Her Music Academia

In this episode, I chat with Dr. Cora Palfy (Washington and Jefferson College) about her musical upbringing as a singer, her time studying music theory and cognition at Northwestern, and her music theory pedagogy article on "the hidden curriculum." We also dive into her 2022 book Musical Agency and The Social Listener, which discusses music as an agent that acts upon the listener through narrative. Join us for our next HMA book club meeting in May! Sign up at hermusicacademia.com/book-club [https://www.hermusicacademia.com/book-club] to get all of the information about the next meeting! Cora on Academia.edu [https://washjeff.academia.edu/CoraPalfy] Musical Agency and The Social Listener [https://www.routledge.com/Musical-Agency-and-the-Social-Listener/Palfy/p/book/9780367770853?srsltid=AfmBOoqnOw5yu6FyVAcrgpiEOETaaQMs3D3Q-_1vH8K4TVqLH8ogwvSU] Robert Hatten's A Theory of Virtual Agency for Western Art Music [https://iupress.org/9780253037985/a-theory-of-virtual-agency-for-western-art-music/] Arnie Cox's "Embodying Music: Principles of the Mimetic Hypothesis" [https://mtosmt.org/issues/mto.11.17.2/mto.11.17.2.cox.html] Hidden Brain podcast with Nicholas Epley [https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/you-2-0-the-gift-of-other-people/] My episode on Suzanne Cusick [https://open.spotify.com/episode/0HD89JQgIuvWxWUB6DqQWP?si=9d20dbe710a34ffe] My episode with Vivian Luong [https://open.spotify.com/episode/0TphynWk7GXG5fYkUPuqEb?si=02baea69db3447f6] Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com

In this episode, I chat with Lee Thomas Richardson about Beyoncé's eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter, including its reception by the Beyhive, our favorite (and least favorite) tracks, the nominations and awards the album received at the 2024 Grammys, and Beyoncé's new products that further expand her brand. Join us for our next book club meeting on Sunday, April 27th at 1:30 pm EST! Sign up for the ⁠Substack newsletter⁠ [https://www.hermusicacademia.com/book-club] and join the HMA Discord for more information! ⁠My episode on Renaissance with ismatu gwendolyn⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3dQkUTYIuB0NzSUve3LJEa?si=e996140e3aa64dc9] ⁠My episode on TikTok music criticism with @hennyondatok⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3FDQeinD29GT9iLGn6V5Nk?si=88f9d9acb6584635] ⁠My episode on timbre in 1980s pop music with Megan Lavengood⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/episode/2IhoWq6QeZRAhpQDfb68nm?si=ba00d0c4c9f74ceb] ⁠Eric Harvey on pop music consumption⁠ [https://www.flowjournal.org/2024/11/strongand-you-love-the-game/] ⁠Vibe Check's review of Cowboy Carter⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Grqbd8vg7GAlSsNXff7Ub?si=h2_OpAQjRXqwUjTv3pItgA] ⁠Top Four⁠ [https://www.relay.fm/topfour] Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com

In this episode, I chat with Lee Thomas Richardson (Columbia University) about his musical upbringing as a saxophonist and a vocalist, his path to music theory, and the start of his research on Beyoncé and fandom. We also discuss Beyoncé's eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter. Stay tuned for part two of our conversation! Join us for our next book club meeting on Sunday, April 27th at 1:30 pm EST! Sign up for the Substack newsletter [https://www.hermusicacademia.com/book-club] and join the HMA Discord for more information! My episode on Renaissance with ismatu gwendolyn [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3dQkUTYIuB0NzSUve3LJEa?si=e996140e3aa64dc9] My episode on TikTok music criticism with @hennyondatok [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3FDQeinD29GT9iLGn6V5Nk?si=88f9d9acb6584635] My episode on timbre in 1980s pop music with Megan Lavengood [https://open.spotify.com/episode/2IhoWq6QeZRAhpQDfb68nm?si=ba00d0c4c9f74ceb] Eric Harvey on pop music consumption [https://www.flowjournal.org/2024/11/strongand-you-love-the-game/] Vibe Check's review of Cowboy Carter [https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Grqbd8vg7GAlSsNXff7Ub?si=h2_OpAQjRXqwUjTv3pItgA] Top Four [https://www.relay.fm/topfour] Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com

In this episode, I chat with Dr. Shannon Draucker (Siena College) about her musical upbringing as a clarinetist, her experience in an English PhD program at Boston University, and her current pedagogical practices at Siena. We also discuss her recent book Sounding Bodies: Acoustical Science and Musical Erotics in Victorian Literature, as well as her current research on orchestra culture and concert etiquette. The next HMA book club meeting takes place on Sunday, March 2 at 3:00 pm EST! Sign up for the book club newsletter at hermusicacademia.com/book-club [https://www.hermusicacademia.com/book-club]. Sounding Bodies [https://sunypress.edu/Books/S/Sounding-Bodies] Shannon's website [https://shannondraucker.com/] My episode with Candace Bailey [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unbinding-gentility-with-dr-candace-bailey/id1562909620?i=1000649554842] Natural Beauty [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/718580/natural-beauty-by-ling-ling-huang/] The Violin Conspiracy [https://www.brendanslocumb.com/the-violin-conspiracy] Symphony of Secrets [https://www.brendanslocumb.com/symphony-of-secrets] Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com

In this episode, I chat with Dr. Kristin Franseen (Western University) about her musical upbringing as a bassist, her early interest in becoming an orchestral librarian, and her time at McGill University earning a PhD in musicology. We also chat about her first book, Imagining Musical Pasts, and her current research on the intersection of music and gossip, specifically within the supposed feud between Mozart and Salieri. The HMA book club meets this Sunday, January 26th at 3:00 pm EST! Sign up on Substack [https://www.hermusicacademia.com/book-club] to get the book and book club emails! Imagining Musical Pasts [https://libraries.clemson.edu/press/books/imagining-musical-pasts/] Kristin's website [https://imaginingmusicalpasts.hcommons.org/] Kristin's article "Have Quotes about Salieri" [https://contingentmagazine.org/2025/01/10/have-quotes-about-salieri/] Kristin's article "The Salieri Rumor and Why Gossip Matters" [https://contingentmagazine.org/2022/01/16/the-salieri-rumor-and-why-gossip-matters/] Kristin's article "The Song of the Dying Composer" [https://contingentmagazine.org/2022/12/29/the-song-of-the-dying-composer/] Jazz by Toni Morrison [https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/jazz_toni-morrison/252133/item/10222853/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_new_condition_books_high_14637440387&utm_adgroup=&utm_term=&utm_content=545820941237&gad_source=4&gclid=Cj0KCQiAv628BhC2ARIsAIJIiK8eGvWuED0QyMJzRG6xdb73T1w_JIP8npRLSJWltOLQbnlaTGLpbTgaAsKGEALw_wcB#idiq=10222853&edition=4140446] My episode with Jair Gallardo [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/audio-engineering-with-jair-gallardo/id1562909620?i=1000662961800] My episode with Brad Osborn [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1990s-hip-hop-music-videos-with-dr-brad-osborn/id1562909620?i=1000663662381] My episode with Patrick Nickleson [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/minimalist-music-with-dr-patrick-nickleson/id1562909620?i=1000632258455] Patrick Nickleson's The Names of Minimalism [https://press.umich.edu/Books/T/The-Names-of-Minimalism2] Get in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com