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Music TalkEpisode 8: SanDeep PrakashIn this episode I speak with my friend Sandeep Prakash about his journey with music. We talk about where his musical experiences came from, we look at trance music in communities healing from slavery, and we dig deeper into the performative nature vs. the improvisatory nature of music!
Sandeep Prakash is a psychologist, with an MA in East-West Psychology form the California Institute of Integral Studies, where he is currently a PhD candidate. His training involved both western psychology and Indian philosophical traditions–yoga and advaita vedanta. He has done research that challenges conventional boundaries of psychology and shamanism, such as ta...2020-09-2928 minMusic TalkEpisode 7: SanDeep listeningIn this episode I speak with my friend Sandeep Prakash about his journey with music. We talk about where his musical experiences originated and the future of music education. There is a brief deep listening exercise in this episode, so feel free to participate! We connected what we learned with deep listening to how we listen to and perceive music.
Keep an eye out for the next episode when we dig deeper into the performative nature vs. the improvisatory nature of music!
Sandeep Prakash is a psychologist, with an MA in...2020-07-2829 minMusic TalkEpisode 6: Jarrod Lee Finally!Jarrod Lee came to JSU a few weeks?Months? I can't remember now...He came to JSU awhile ago to hear some of us sing and give us some feedback. Afterwards he stayed and gave us some very sound advice. When I started my podcast, he was one of the first people that came to mind who I wanted to interview because he was someone from JSU that was currently doing the thing I want to do! What an inspiration! #MusicTalk is finally back with more content. This is the SECOND HALF of the episode.
In...2020-07-1550 minMusic TalkDr.Gordon Bonus Episode!Dr. Gordon gave this speech at a cNAFME event hosted by JSU's cNAFME in 2015. This message is for those apart of that incoming class who have graduated or are about to graduate. I hope you enjoy.
"If you can teach sweaty 6th graders in an unairconditioned bandroom and go home and smile about it, you ought to be in this profession."
A special thanks to Nate Burch for recording this episode so many years ago. This episode would not be possible without him.
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Music TalkEpisode 5: Jarrod the Dreamer (I hope that rhymes as it did in my head)Jarrod Lee came to JSU a few weeks?Months? I can't remember now...He came to JSU awhile ago to hear some of us sing and give us some feedback. Afterwards he stayed and gave us some very sound advice. When I started my podcast, he was one of the first people that came to mind who I wanted to interview because he was someone from JSU that was currently doing the thing I want to do! What an inspiration! #MusicTalk is finally back with more content. This is the FIRST HALF of the episode.
In this...2020-05-2142 minMusic TalkEpisode 4: Opera Singer or Disney Princess?Demi VanderWerff is pursuing her Master of Music in Voice Performance at University of Mobile. She works as an active performer, director, and teacher in the Southeastern region. Demi has a passion for working with singers of all levels to promote a holistic lifestyle and is the founder of NamaSing, a meditative approach to vocal coaching and performance anxiety. Her favorite roles include Hansel (Hansel & Gretel), Kate (Madama Butterfly), Stephano (Romeo et Juliette), Mary (The Nativity According to St. Luke), and Musetta (La Boheme). Demi has been engaged with Mississippi Opera, University of Mobile Opera, Ars Nova School...2020-04-2859 minMusic TalkEpisode 3: BAND! BAND! BAND!BAND!BAND!BAND! Kayla talks about her experience in the Marching Southerners, going to Italy, freshman year as a music major, piano proficiency, juries, singing, conquering nerves, and perfectionism! Kayla is an Instrumental Music Education major at Jacksonville State University. She is from Grovetown High School in Georgia where she participated in the marching band for four years.
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We covered the affect of COVID-19 on the popular music business, vocal technique, and the German Fach system used in the popular music world. Nate is a Vocal Music Education Major at Jacksonville State University and he has been in the church music ministry for quite some time. He also has been teaching private voice since 2017. Mr. Burch gives accounts of his own experience with transitioning from popular singing to classical singing as well as his...2020-03-2957 minMusic TalkEpisode 1: Snot BubblesThis is my pilot episode! I talk with a colleague of mine, Connor Griffith, about his experience with the Coronavirus and how it has impacted his life as a vocal major. We discussed his performance in the The Hunchback fo Notre Dame with CharACTers Entertainment, Choir for homeschoolers, and Vocal Pedagogy. Most importantly, he explained why he decided to become a music major. Near the end of the episode you’ll see why I called it “snot bubbles”.
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