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Music therapy and dementia with Alexis Baker
**Morgan Roe:** Alexis, welcome to Zeitgeist Radio. **Alexis Baker:** Thank you so much. It's great to be here. **Morgan Roe:** I'm so...
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May 17, 202335 min read


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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May 8, 20235 min read


Musical Theater with Brooke Trumm
Listen to the episode *Morgan:** Welcome to Zeitgeist Radio. I'm your host, Morgan Roe, founder of the Zeitgeist Academy. Zeitgeist means...
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May 3, 202343 min read


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 24, 20237 min read


Songwriting with Ed Kopp
**Morgan:** Ed, welcome to Zeitgeist Radio. **Ed:** Great to be here. Thanks so **Morgan:** much. Oh, I'm so excited to have you on. So...
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Apr 19, 202340 min read


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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Apr 10, 20236 min read


Milo Nieves
**Morgan:** [00:00:00] Milo, welcome to Zeitgeist Radio. Thank you. **Milo:** I'm very **Morgan:** excited to **Milo:** have you here. I,...
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Apr 5, 202334 min read


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 27, 20234 min read


5. Dave a.k.a. Warrior Bob
**Morgan:** [00:00:00] Dave, welcome to Zeitgeist Radio. Hey, **Dave:** how do you do Morgan? Thank you. Hello. **Morgan:** I'm so...
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Mar 22, 202346 min read


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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Mar 13, 20233 min read


4. Ian Boswell
# Ian Boz **Morgan:** [00:00:00] Ian, welcome to Zeitgeist Radio. **Ian:** No, thanks Morgan. Thanks for having me, . **Morgan:** I'm so...
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Mar 8, 202345 min read


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 27, 20233 min read


3. Christopher Steig
**Morgan:** [00:00:00] So there's one other project that I wanted to talk to you about which you've been working on for a very long time....
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Feb 22, 202319 min read


2. Jaqal the Hybrid
**Morgan:** [00:00:00] No, do you perform live too? What, what is your, what do you look like right now as a musician? Like what are you,...
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Feb 22, 202318 min read


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 13, 20235 min read


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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Feb 6, 20233 min read


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 30, 20235 min read


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 23, 20233 min read


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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Jan 18, 20232 min read


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 27, 20226 min read
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