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500 years of emotion
“There’s this idea that the fruition of Western music happened in the middle of the 19th century or something,” Paul says in our...
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- Jul 31
- 3 min
Whooping preaching and the roots of Black American music
"We about to get a little black history lesson in here," laughs Takenya Freeney Battle in our conversation on Zeitgeist Radio after I...
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- Jul 17
- 4 min
How to not get the cops called on your practice session
"It was like 3pm, and we were practicing jazz... and the cops show up at our house," says Billy in our interview on Zeitgeist Radio. "It...
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- Jul 3
- 4 min
Belly dance: Shattering the Patriarchy through Self-Expression and Body Positivity
In my conversation with Larissa a.k.a. Zaara on Zeitgeist Radio, she mentions the "exoticism of orientalism" that can happen in the...
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- Jun 19
- 7 min
So you're going to your first contra dance
Lindsey Dono is a contra dance caller based out of Washington State, and we had an awesome conversation on Zeitgeist Radio. As Lindsey...
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- Jun 5
- 7 min
Childhood Music and the Shaping of Identity
This is a guest post by Beth Cook, a writer living in Portland, OR. Listen to our conversation on Zeitgeist Radio HERE. I’ve been...
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- May 22
- 6 min
7 Ways to Use Music at Home with Your Aging Loved One
This is a guest post by Alexis Baker, music therapist at Bridgetown Music Therapy Did you know that music can be a daily activity for you...
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- May 8
- 5 min
A conundrum of numbers: the complex, hidden role of music assistant in musical theater
If you ask most folks what important roles are involved to put on a musical, they’ll likely mention the composer, conductor, director,...
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- Apr 24
- 7 min
How to write a song
“The best songs are the ones where you feel like you've dialed into the cosmic radio and they're there already,” Ed Kopp tells me on...
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- Apr 10
- 6 min
Tooth and nail: talented women composers in classical music history
If you go to a classical music concert, chances are you’ll see a some amazing pieces performed… and chances are the entire concert will...
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- Mar 27
- 4 min
The 90s called and want your music program back
In Episode 5 of Zeitgeist Radio, guest Dave a.k.a. Warrior Bob describes his early musical journey with a type of software called...
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- Mar 13
- 3 min
Sing with Gusto! Sacred Harp Shape Note Singing
Shape note singing, also known as Sacred Harp singing, is an American practice of singing and reading music. It has its roots in colonial...
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- Feb 27
- 3 min
What the heck is a symphony?
My friend, performer and transcriber Christopher Steig, calls the symphony "the pinnacle of instrumental music in the classical idiom."...
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- Feb 13
- 5 min
You're not tone deaf!
If I had a dollar for every time someone told me they were tone deaf..... Well, I'd have enough to buy myself a few lovely lattes--the...
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- Feb 6
- 3 min
Owning the masters: how the legal system fails artists
"Owning the masters," in addition to being a phrase that feels like Game-of-Thrones-level badassery, is a really, really important...
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- Jan 30
- 5 min
8 steps to make time for singing when you’re busy
Let's be honest: almost none of us practice as much as we want to. And for adults learning music for fun, it can be doubly hard to make...
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- Jan 23
- 3 min
A Brief History of Recording Technology
I could argue that the earliest "recordings" of music were inscribed in clay tablets--the earliest written music. Notation brought with...
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- Jan 18
- 2 min
Welcome to Zeitgeist Radio
I'm excited to announce that in 2023 we will welcome Zeitgeist Radio to the Zeitgeist Academy! Zeitgeist Radio musical podcast where each...
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- Dec 27, 2022
- 6 min
Setting your musical resolutions up for success
The new year comes with all kinds of wishes for change. It's the time where people at least temporarily commit to more of this, less of...
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- Dec 19, 2022
- 4 min
On again/off again: the reality of adults learning music
TLDR: you’re badass and deserve to do things just for you, for no other reason than you want to. I know my place in the world of...
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