Send us a text Feeling stuck in the mid-year slump and wondering if technology is just one more thing to manage? In this episode, Bryson is joined by veteran music educator and technology expert Amy Burns to talk about how tech can actually make your life easier in the music classroom, not harder Together, they unpack common misconceptions about music techno ... Show More
Jan 28
214 | Engaging the Reluctant Learner: 5 Ways to Reach Unmotivated Music Students
Send us a textWe all know that student, the one who shows up to music because they have to, sits with arms crossed, and makes it very clear they’re not impressed. In this episode, Bryson digs into what’s really going on beneath that disengagement and why most “reluctant learners” ... Show More
15m 2s
Jan 14
212 | Are Things Really Working? A Classroom Self-Audit for Music Teachers
Send us a textTwo weeks into January, the “new year energy” can already feel like it’s fading. Routines that felt solid in August may suddenly feel clunky or exhausting, and it’s easy to blame student behavior when things start to feel off. In this episode of That Music Podcast, ... Show More
8m 6s
Jan 2022
Carol J. Oja and Charles Garrett, "Sounding Together: Collaborative Perspectives on U. S. Music in the 21st Century" (U Michigan Press, 2021)
Edited by Charles Hiroshi Garrett and Carol J. Oja, Sounding Together: Collaborative Perspectives on U.S. Music in the Twenty-21st Century (University of Michigan Press, 2021) is a multi-authored, collaboratively conceived book of essays that tackles key challenges facing scholar ... Show More
43m 39s
Sep 2024
Ben Laude, Professor of Music (Piano Literature & Aural Skills) at Utah State University
Ben Laude, a concert pianist and music educator, joins Behind the Tech to discuss his journey from a suburban childhood in Austin, Texas to becoming a world-renowned classical pianist and YouTube creator. Ben shares his early inspirations—including his father's dabbling in piano ... Show More
1h 27m
Oct 2022
The Clarinet in Arabic Music | Kinan Azmeh
<p>Kinan performed three musical pieces and spoke about his work as a composer.</p><p>Originally from Damascus, Syria Kinan Azmeh is a soloist, composer, and improvisor. He has performed in places such as the Opera Bastille, Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, Damascus Opera House, and mo ... Show More
1 h
Dec 2021
MDLBEAST STORM SHAKER - TAMARA
Born in Kuwait, Tamara's journey began with the flute at the age of 8. Over time her love of sound pushed her towards learning trumpet, bass guitar, and eventually mixing.
In 2018 she joined forces with her soul sister Dali to create the DJ duo group D&Tonic. That year she added ... Show More
1h 31m
Apr 2021
Richard C. Jankowsky, "Ambient Sufism: Ritual Niches and the Social Work of Musical Form" (U Chicago Press, 2021)
Ambient Sufism: Ritual Niches and the Social Work of Musical Form (University of Chicago Press, 2021) by Richard C. Jankowsky (an Associate Professor of music at Tufts University) is a rich ethnographic study of the sonic and ritual landscapes of complex religious communities in ... Show More
59m 58s