Category: Music
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Mariusz Kozak, Columbia University – Music as a Structure of our Movements and Emotions
Music could be one way to heal after the pandemic. Mariusz Kozak, associate professor of music at Columbia University, discusses why it brings us together. Mariusz Kozak is an Associate Professor of Music at Columbia University, and the author of Enacting Musical Time: The Bodily Experience of New Music. His research focuses on the relationship…
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Ryan Romine, Shenandoah University – A Radical Investment in Learning through Collaborative Exploration in the Arts
Positive student outcomes can be achieved in many different ways. Ryan Romine, associate professor of bassoon at Shenandoah University, examines one. Bassoonist, educator, and administrator Ryan D. Romine is Assistant Dean for Recruitment at Shenandoah Conservatory (Winchester, VA, USA), where in the past three years he has overseen the recruitment of three of the largest…
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Joshua Albrecht, Kent State University – Music and the Language of Emotion
On Kent State University’s Brain Health Research Institute Week: Music can affect us all in many ways. Joshua Albrecht, assistant professor in the school of music, wonders why. Dr. Joshua Albrecht joined the Kent State University School of music’s theory faculty in 2019. Previously, he taught at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor for seven years…
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Martha Gonzalez, Scripps College – Participatory Music Practices
On Scripps College Week: How has music been affected by commoditization? Martha Gonzalez, associate professor of chicanx-latinx studies, looks into this question. Martha Gonzalez is a Chicana artivista (artist/activist) musician, feminist music theorist and Assistant Professor in the Intercollegiate Department of Chicana/o Latina/o Studies at Scripps/Claremont College. A Fulbright (2007-2008), Ford (2012-2013) and Woodrow Wilson…
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Robert Simon, Kennesaw State University – Fado
On Kennesaw State University Week: Messages of protest can be hidden in seemingly innocuous places. Robert Simon, professor of Spanish and Portuguese, examines one such instance from another culture. Robert Simon, Ph.D., is Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at Kennesaw State University. His publications include: From Post-Mortem to Post-Mystic: Blanca Andreu, Galicia, and the New…
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Katelyn Knox, University of Central Arkansas – Race and National Identity in Contemporary France
How do you fight racism in a supposed post-racial society? Katelyn Knox, associate professor in the department of languages, linguistics, literatures and cultures at the University of Central Arkansas, examines one instance in Europe. I’m an Associate Professor of French at the University of Central Arkansas, where I specialize in 20th- and 21st-century French and…
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Lisa Koops, Case Western Reserve University – Parenting Musically
There’s no one right way to parent musically. Lisa Koops, professor of music education at Case Western Reserve University, explores the various methods families choose to make music meaningful to them. Lisa Huisman Koops, Ph.D., professor of music education at Case Western Reserve University, specializes in early childhood music, elementary general music, and world music…
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Lisa Koops, Case Western Reserve University – Families and Music
Music can help break down hierarchical barriers in a family. Lisa Koops, professor of music education at Case Western Reserve University, says bringing everyone together is a hallmark of music. Lisa Huisman Koops, Ph.D., professor of music education at Case Western Reserve University, specializes in early childhood music, elementary general music, and world music education.…
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Pablo Palomino, Oxford College of Emory University – Latin American Music
On Oxford College of Emory University Week: Music can give an area a cultural identity. Pablo Palomino, assistant professor of Latin American & Caribbean studies, details one region where it has become a powerful symbol. Pablo Palomino is a cultural historian of modern Latin America. He is Licenciado from the University of Buenos Aires and…
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Dan Lloyd, Trinity College – Music As The Language of the Brain
On Trinity College Week: Does your brain speak in music? Dan Lloyd, professor of philosophy, discusses how repetition is shared between the language of music and our brains. Dan Lloyd wonders how our gray and squishy brains could be the location of the symphonic kaleidoscope of human consciousness. For centuries this question was the province…