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ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 89: Sorrel Stone
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Carly "Car" Reigger."Carly “Car” Riegger is a chronically ill and disabled artist, writer, curator, and advocate from Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. They utilize porcelain and installation artworks to express inner feelings and narratives of disability. Riegger has organized several important exhibitions for artists with disabilities through the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) including #CripClay in Cincinnati, OH in 2023, and Outpour in Detroit, MI in 2026. Riegger is also the recipient of the 2024 Midw...
2026-01-02
28 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 88: Carly "Car" Riegger
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest, and our next guest host, is Carly Riegger.Carly “Car” Riegger is a chronically ill and disabled artist, writer, curator, and advocate from Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. They utilize porcelain and installation artworks to express inner feelings and narratives of disability. Riegger has organized several important exhibitions for artists with disabilities through the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) including #CripClay in Cincinnati, OH in 2023, and Outpour in Detroit, MI in 2026. Riegger is also the reci...
2025-12-16
18 min
Teaching Today
How Accessible Arts Practices Transform Learning for All Students
What if strategies designed to support students with disabilities could transform learning for everyone? In this episode, Dr. Rhoda Bernard, Founding Director of the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education and author of Accessible Arts Education, shares how predictability, structure, and universal design principles make arts education accessible to neurodiverse learners—and benefit all students in the process. From visual schedules to advance notice, discover practical strategies that apply far beyond the arts classroom and learn why we can't separate a student's identity from their individuality when creating truly inclusive learning spaces. Dr. Bernard's book: Accessible Arts Education: Principles, Habits, an...
2025-12-09
46 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 87: Andrew Dell'Antonio
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host, is Tara Allen.Tara Allen (she/her) identifies as a queer, neurodivergent, and disabled music psychologist, music educator, advocate, and bass clarinetist. She holds a BM in instrumental music education with concentrations in instrumental wind band and bass clarinet from the Crane School of Music (2021), and an MA in psychology of music from the University of Sheffield (2022). Her master’s thesis, “The Bees Are Too Loud!: ADHD’ers Sound Preferences as an Aid Daily Task Completion"" focused on how...
2025-12-01
50 min
Pass the Baton: Empowering Students in Music Education, a Podcast for Music Teachers
102 - Proactive Inclusion: Creating Accessible Music Learning Environments, featuring Rhoda Bernard
In episode 102 Theresa and Kathryn talk with Dr. Rhoda Bernard—singer, pianist, educator, and founding Managing Director of the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education—to explore what truly accessible music education looks like in today’s classrooms. Rhoda shares her journey through music teacher identity and her deep work in designing arts education programs that meaningfully include learners with disabilities. She breaks down common barriers students face—both visible and invisible—and offers powerful mindset shifts to help teachers move from deficit-based thinking to asset-based, student-centered instruction.Throughout the conversation, Rhoda provides practical, immediatel...
2025-12-01
46 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 86: Andrew Wang
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host, is Tara Allen.Tara Allen (she/her) identifies as a queer, neurodivergent, and disabled music psychologist, music educator, advocate, and bass clarinetist. She holds a BM in instrumental music education with concentrations in instrumental wind band and bass clarinet from the Crane School of Music (2021), and an MA in psychology of music from the University of Sheffield (2022). Her master’s thesis, “The Bees Are Too Loud!: ADHD’ers Sound Preferences as an Aid Daily Task Completion"" focused on how...
2025-11-16
37 min
Music Ed Insights
Unleashing Creativity: Accessible Music Education for All Students with Dr. Rhoda Bernard
Steve and Alan have an enlightening conversation with Dr. Rhoda Bernard, Founding Managing Director of the Institute for Accessible Arts Education. Rhoda shares groundbreaking insights into creating inclusive music classrooms. She discusses the challenges educators face in reaching students with diverse learning needs, offering practical strategies to remove barriers and unleash creativity. From understanding processing differences to implementing peer-assisted learning, Bernard provides a compassionate and innovative approach to music education that empowers every student to participate meaningfully. Whether you're teaching elementary general music or leading a high school ensemble, this episode offers transformative ideas to make your classroom more...
2025-11-11
44 min
Music Ed Insights
Quick Pro Tip: The Macro-Rehearsal Structure That Works for Everyone
Steve asks Alan about a rehearsal strategy that works especially well for students with anxiety, ADHD, or autism—and Alan explains why a clear and consistent rehearsal structure actually helps all students thrive. This tip sets the stage for our upcoming full episode with Dr. Rhoda Bernard, who will explain how universal design in music education lifts the floor for everyone, not just those who need accommodations.
2025-11-03
09 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 85: Ethan Atterson
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host, is Tara Allen.Tara Allen (she/her) identifies as a queer, neurodivergent, and disabled music psychologist, music educator, advocate, and bass clarinetist. She holds a BM in instrumental music education with concentrations in instrumental wind band and bass clarinet from the Crane School of Music (2021), and an MA in psychology of music from the University of Sheffield (2022). Her master’s thesis, “The Bees Are Too Loud!: ADHD’ers Sound Preferences as an Aid Daily Task Completion" focused on how...
2025-11-03
31 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 84: Sarah Lucas-Page
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host, is Tara Allen.Tara Allen (she/her) identifies as a queer, neurodivergent, and disabled music psychologist, music educator, advocate, and bass clarinetist. She holds a BM in instrumental music education with concentrations in instrumental wind band and bass clarinet from the Crane School of Music (2021), and an MA in psychology of music from the University of Sheffield (2022). Her master’s thesis, “The Bees Are Too Loud!: ADHD’ers Sound Preferences as an Aid Daily Task Completion" focused on how...
2025-10-15
24 min
The Crescendo Music Education Podcast
Dr. Rhoda Bernard’s Vision for Arts Education (Part 1) | 159
Welcome back to the podcast! Today we continue our inspiring conversation with Dr. Rhoda Bernard, the Founding Managing Director of the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education and Assistant Chair of the Music Education Department at Berklee College of Music.In Part 1, Dr. Bernard shared her incredible journey in music education, her vision for accessible arts education, and a behind-the-scenes look at her upcoming book. If you haven’t listened to that episode yet, we highly recommend starting there—it sets the stage for today’s discussion.In this second...
2025-10-05
27 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 83: Tara Allen
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest, and our next guest host, is Tara Allen.Tara Allen (she/her) identifies as a queer, neurodivergent, and disabled music psychologist, music educator, advocate, and bass clarinetist. She holds a BM in instrumental music education with concentrations in instrumental wind band and bass clarinet from the Crane School of Music (2021), and an MA in psychology of music from the University of Sheffield (2022). Her master’s thesis, “The Bees Are Too Loud!: ADHD’ers Sound Preferences as an Aid Daily...
2025-10-01
27 min
The Crescendo Music Education Podcast
Dr. Rhoda Bernard’s Vision for Arts Education (Part 1) | 158
Welcome back to the podcast! Today, we are thrilled to be joined by a very special guest, Dr. Rhoda Bernard.Dr. Bernard is the Founding Managing Director of the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education and the Assistant Chair of the Music Education Department at Berklee College of Music. Her academic journey is extraordinary — she earned a Bachelor of Arts in government from Harvard University, a Bachelor of Music in jazz voice from New England Conservatory, and both her Master of Education and Doctor of Education de...
2025-09-28
35 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 82: Sarah Lianne Lewis
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Ben Lunn. Ben Lunn is a music composer, conductor, musicologist, teacher and associate artist for Drake Music and Drake Music Scotland. As a composer, Lunn’s music reflects the material world around him, connecting to his North-Eastern heritage or how disability impacts the world around him or his working-class upbringing. Alongside this, he has become renowned for his championship of others, which have seen him creating unique collaborations with musicians from across the globe and developing unique concert ex...
2025-09-15
39 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 81: Nicholas McCarthy
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Ben Lunn. Ben Lunn is a music composer, conductor, musicologist, teacher and associate artist for Drake Music and Drake Music Scotland. As a composer, Lunn’s music reflects the material world around him, connecting to his North-Eastern heritage or how disability impacts the world around him or his working-class upbringing. Alongside this, he has become renowned for his championship of others, which have seen him creating unique collaborations with musicians from across the globe and developing un...
2025-09-01
36 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 80: Clare Johnston
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Ben Lunn. Ben Lunn is a music composer, conductor, musicologist, teacher and associate artist for Drake Music and Drake Music Scotland. As a composer, Lunn’s music reflects the material world around him, connecting to his North-Eastern heritage or how disability impacts the world around him or his working-class upbringing. Alongside this, he has become renowned for his championship of others, which have seen him creating unique collaborations with musicians from across the globe and developing unique concert ex...
2025-08-15
42 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 79: Ben Lunn
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest and our next guest host is Ben Lunn. Ben Lunn is a music composer, conductor, musicologist, teacher and associate artist for Drake Music and Drake Music Scotland. As a composer, Lunn’s music reflects the material world around him, connecting to his North-Eastern heritage or how disability impacts the world around him or his working-class upbringing. Alongside this, he has become renowned for his championship of others, which have seen him creating unique collaborations with musicians from across the globe an...
2025-08-01
24 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 78: Teddy Cosmo
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Briana Raucci.Briana is a Connecticut-based artist, writer, and photographer with multiple disabilities, including cerebral palsy, epilepsy. endometriosis, ADHD, and more. Over the years, Briana has self-described as a photographer, photojournalist, writer, graphic designer, UX & product designer, social media manager, artist, etc., but feels none of those titles alone fully embody the creativity she is constantly trying to express in new ways. After in-depth creative exploration, doing both full-time and freelance work for over 13 years, Briana...
2025-07-15
51 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 77: Ash Marnich
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Briana Raucci.Briana is a Connecticut-based artist, writer, and photographer with multiple disabilities, including cerebral palsy, epilepsy. endometriosis, ADHD, and more. Over the years, Briana has self-described as a photographer, photojournalist, writer, graphic designer, UX & product designer, social media manager, artist, etc., but feels none of those titles alone fully embody the creativity she is constantly trying to express in new ways. After in-depth creative exploration, doing both full-time and freelance work for over 13 years, Briana...
2025-07-01
34 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 76: Akes
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Briana Raucci.Briana is a Connecticut-based artist, writer, and photographer with multiple disabilities, including cerebral palsy, epilepsy. endometriosis, ADHD, and more. Over the years, Briana has self-described as a photographer, photojournalist, writer, graphic designer, UX & product designer, social media manager, artist, etc., but feels none of those titles alone fully embody the creativity she is constantly trying to express in new ways. After in-depth creative exploration, doing both full-time and freelance work for over 13 years, Briana is now ...
2025-06-15
36 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 75: Christina Lucille
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Briana Raucci.Briana is a Connecticut-based artist, writer, and photographer with multiple disabilities, including cerebral palsy, epilepsy. endometriosis, ADHD, and more. Over the years, Briana has self-described as a photographer, photojournalist, writer, graphic designer, UX & product designer, social media manager, artist, etc., but feels none of those titles alone fully embody the creativity she is constantly trying to express in new ways. After in-depth creative exploration, doing both full-time and freelance work for over 13 years, Briana is now ...
2025-06-01
25 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 74: Briana Raucci
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest and our next guest host is Briana Raucci. Briana is a Connecticut-based artist, writer, and photographer with multiple disabilities, including cerebral palsy, epilepsy. endometriosis, ADHD, and more. Over the years, Briana has self-described as a photographer, photojournalist, writer, graphic designer, UX & product designer, social media manager, artist, etc., but feels none of those titles alone fully embody the creativity she is constantly trying to express in new ways. After in-depth creative exploration, doing both full-time and freelance work for over 1...
2025-05-15
17 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 73: Gaelynn Lea
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Rivky Grossman.Rivky’s musical career took off last year, with the writing and recording of her first Album-EP, Angel Sings the Blues. Raised in Brooklyn, New York, Rivky's music combines unique beat structure, a folksy blues style, and the influence of her Hassidic culture upbringing. Rivky's work has been compared to Jacques Brel, Laura Nyro, Billy Joel, Sara McLachlan, and early Regina Spektor. A self-taught musician, Rivky lives with Schizo-affective disorder, which, she says, plays li...
2025-05-02
1h 02
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 72: Colin Farish
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Rivky Grossman. Rivky’s musical career took off last year, with the writing and recording of her first Album-EP, Angel Sings the Blues. Raised in Brooklyn, New York, Rivky's music combines unique beat structure, a folksy blues style, and the influence of her Hassidic culture upbringing. Rivky's work has been compared to Jacques Brel, Laura Nyro, Billy Joel, Sara McLachlan, and early Regina Spektor. A self-taught musician, Rivky lives with Schizo-affective disorder, which, she says, plays like a fuzzy, bac...
2025-04-15
28 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 71: Kemal Gorey
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Rivky Grossman. Rivky’s musical career took off last year, with the writing and recording of her first Album-EP, Angel Sings the Blues. Raised in Brooklyn, New York, Rivky's music combines unique beat structure, a folksy blues style, and the influence of her Hassidic culture upbringing. Rivky's work has been compared to Jacques Brel, Laura Nyro, Billy Joel, Sara McLachlan, and early Regina Spektor. A self-taught musician, Rivky lives with Schizo-affective disorder, which, she says, plays like a fuzz...
2025-04-01
44 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 70: Dr. Cynthia George
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Rivky Grossman.Rivky’s musical career took off last year, with the writing and recording of her first Album-EP, Angel Sings the Blues. Raised in Brooklyn, New York, Rivky's music combines unique beat structure, a folksy blues style, and the influence of her Hassidic culture upbringing. Rivky's work has been compared to Jacques Brel, Laura Nyro, Billy Joel, Sara McLachlan, and early Regina Spektor. A self-taught musician, Rivky lives with Schizo-affective disorder, which, she says, plays li...
2025-03-17
53 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 69: Mx Enigma
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Rivky Grossman.Rivky’s musical career took off last year, with the writing and recording of her first Album-EP, Angel Sings the Blues. Raised in Brooklyn, New York, Rivky's music combines unique beat structure, a folksy blues style, and the influence of her Hassidic culture upbringing. Rivky's work has been compared to Jacques Brel, Laura Nyro, Billy Joel, Sara McLachlan, and early Regina Spektor. A self-taught musician, Rivky lives with Schizo-affective disorder, which, she says, plays like a fuz...
2025-03-01
33 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 68: Rich Courage
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Rivky Grossman.Rivky’s musical career took off last year, with the writing and recording of her first Album-EP, Angel Sings the Blues. Raised in Brooklyn, New York, Rivky's music combines unique beat structure, a folksy blues style, and the influence of her Hassidic culture upbringing. Rivky's work has been compared to Jacques Brel, Laura Nyro, Billy Joel, Sara McLachlan, and early Regina Spektor. A self-taught musician, Rivky lives with Schizo-affective disorder, which, she says, plays li...
2025-02-15
29 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 67: Rivky Grossman
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest is Rivky Grossman, who will also be our next guest host.Rivky’s musical career took off last year, with the writing and recording of her first Album-EP, Angel Sings the Blues. Raised in Brooklyn, New York, Rivky's music combines unique beat structure, a folksy blues style, and the influence of her Hassidic culture upbringing. Rivky's work has been compared to Jacques Brel, Laura Nyro, Billy Joel, Sara McLachlan, and early Regina Spektor. A self-taught musician, Rivky lives with Schiz...
2025-02-02
23 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 66: Bruce Horak
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is John Bramblitt. John Bramblitt is an artist living in Denton Texas, his art has been sold in over one hundred and twenty countries and he has appeared internationally in print, TV and radio. He has appeared on CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, ABC, NBC, FOX, Discovery Channel and BBC Radio and TV to name a few outlets, and he's been featured in The New York Times and Psychology Today as well as designed the artwork for numerous...
2025-01-16
30 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 65: Heather Bergerson
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is John Bramblitt. John Bramblitt is an artist living in Denton Texas, his art has been sold in over one hundred and twenty countries and he has appeared internationally in print, TV and radio. He has appeared on CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, ABC, NBC, FOX, Discovery Channel and BBC Radio and TV to name a few outlets, and he's been featured in The New York Times and Psychology Today as well as designed the artwork for num...
2025-01-01
30 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices EP 64: Krista Webb
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is John Bramblitt. John Bramblitt is an artist living in Denton Texas, his art has been sold in over one hundred and twenty countries and he has appeared internationally in print, TV and radio. He has appeared on CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, ABC, NBC, FOX, Discovery Channel and BBC Radio and TV to name a few outlets, and he's been featured in The New York Times and Psychology Today as well as designed the artwork for nu...
2024-12-16
37 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 63: John Bramblitt
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest is John Bramblitt, who will also be our next guest host. John Bramblitt is an artist living in Denton Texas, his art has been sold in over one hundred and twenty countries and he has appeared internationally in print, TV and radio. He has appeared on CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, ABC, NBC, FOX, Discovery Channel and BBC Radio and TV to name a few outlets, and he's been featured in The New York Times and Psychology Today as...
2024-12-02
24 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 62: Kaedyn Nedopak
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Jeremy Andrew Davis. Jeremy Andrew Davis is a multi-hyphenate writer and film director, disability activist and representation consultant, entrepreneur, and social media content creator. Davis’s mission is to transform disability representation, shaping the cultures of tomorrow through the stories told today. He works to create and educate through nuance, weaving humor and joy through the sharing of adversities people with disabilities face. Today Jeremy will be speaking with Kaedyn Nedopak. Kaedyn Nedopak, known as Trans Fa...
2024-11-13
35 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 61: Cashmere Jasmine
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Jeremy Andrew Davis. Jeremy Andrew Davis is a multi-hyphenate writer and film director, disability activist and representation consultant, entrepreneur, and social media content creator. Davis’s mission is to transform disability representation, shaping the cultures of tomorrow through the stories told today. He works to create and educate through nuance, weaving humor and joy through the sharing of adversities people with disabilities face. Today Jeremy will be speaking with Cashmere Jasmine. Cashmere Jasmine is a first-gene...
2024-11-02
34 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 60: Jeremy Hsing
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Jeremy Andrew Davis.Jeremy Andrew Davis is a multi-hyphenate writer and film director, disability activist and representation consultant, entrepreneur, and social media content creator. Davis’s mission is to transform disability representation, shaping the cultures of tomorrow through the stories told today. He works to create and educate through nuance, weaving humor and joy through the sharing of adversities people with disabilities face. Today Jeremy will be speaking with Jeremy Hsing.Jeremy Hsing is a...
2024-10-15
25 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 59: Miles Levin
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Jeremy Andrew Davis.Jeremy Andrew Davis is a multi-hyphenate writer and film director, disability activist and representation consultant, entrepreneur, and social media content creator. Davis’s mission is to transform disability representation, shaping the cultures of tomorrow through the stories told today. He works to create and educate through nuance, weaving humor and joy through the sharing of adversities people with disabilities face. Today Jeremy will be speaking with Miles Levin.Miles Levin is a...
2024-10-01
30 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 58: Jeremy Andrew Davis
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest is Jeremy Andrew Davis, who will also be our next guest host. Jeremy Andrew Davis is a multi-hyphenate writer and film director, disability activist and representation consultant, entrepreneur, and social media content creator. Davis’s mission is to transform disability representation, shaping the cultures of tomorrow through the stories told today. He works to create and educate through nuance, weaving humor and joy through the sharing of adversities people with disabilities face. The ABLE Voices podcast is produced an...
2024-09-16
45 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices EP 57: Tabitha Jacques
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Kellie Martin.Kellie Martin is a queer, non-binary, deaf artist. Kellie has worked with arts, culture and theater organizations for over 8 years and loves to collaborate with other disabled artists. Currently working with Deaf Spotlight, Kellie is the art and design program director. Deaf Spotlight supports deaf artists by helping them raise their professional level and help them transition into the creative arts world. Today, Kellie will be interviewing Tabitha Jacques.Tabitha Jacques is...
2024-09-01
22 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 56: Patty Liang
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Kellie Martin.Kellie Martin is a queer, non-binary, deaf artist. Kellie has worked with arts, culture and theater organizations for over 8 years and loves to collaborate with other disabled artists. Currently working with Deaf Spotlight, Kellie is the art and design program director. Deaf Spotlight supports deaf artists by helping them raise their professional level and help them transition into the creative arts world. Today, Kellie will be interviewing Patty Liang.Patty Liang is...
2024-08-15
37 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 55: Jennifer Harris
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Kellie Martin. Kellie Martin is a queer, non-binary, deaf artist. Kellie has worked with arts, culture and theater organizations for over 8 years and loves to collaborate with other disabled artists. Currently working with Deaf Spotlight, Kellie is the art and design program director. Deaf Spotlight supports deaf artists by helping them raise their professional level and help them transition into the creative arts world. Today, Kellie will be interviewing Jennifer Harris. Jennifer is an architect...
2024-08-01
17 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 54: Kellie Martin
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest and our next guest host, is Kellie Martin. Kellie Martin is a queer, non-binary, deaf artist. Kellie has worked with arts, culture and theater organizations for over 8 years and loves to collaborate with other disabled artists. Currently working with Deaf Spotlight, Kellie is the art and design program director. Deaf Spotlight supports deaf artists by helping them raise their professional level and help them transition into the creative arts world. The ABLE Voices podcast is produced and edite...
2024-07-15
23 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 53: Rae Brazill
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Kace Valentine. Kace Valentine is an autistic artist and influential voice in the alternative music and fashion world and a disability advocate. Kace's social media content covers a wide variety of topics including autism, music, fashion and comedy. For today's episode, Kace will be interviewing Rae Brazill. Rae Brazill is a songwriter, designer, and director from Leeds, UK. As the front-person of Alt-Rock quartet Artio, they write compelling and breakneck music. With their debut album ‘Babyface’, alongsi...
2024-07-01
43 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices EP 52: Matt Graham
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Kace Valentine. Kace Valentine is an autistic artist and influential voice in the alternative music and fashion world and a disability advocate. Kace's social media content covers a wide variety of topics including autism, music, fashion and comedy. For today's episode, Kace will be interviewing Matt Graham. Matt Graham is a California based multi-instrumentalist and recording artist who is also autistic. Matt is also known by his stage name, Mattstagraham, a humorous play on words of his name a...
2024-06-25
40 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 52: Matt Graham
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Kace Valentine. Kace Valentine is an autistic artist and influential voice in the alternative music and fashion world and a disability advocate. Kace's social media content covers a wide variety of topics including autism, music, fashion and comedy. For today's episode, Kace will be interviewing Matt Graham.Matt Graham is a California based multi-instrumentalist and recording artist who is also autistic. Matt is also known by his stage name, Mattstagraham, a humorous play on words of his na...
2024-06-18
41 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 51: Jessica Ansell
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Kace Valentine. Kace Valentine is an autistic artist and influential voice in the alternative music and fashion world and a disability advocate. Kace's social media content covers a wide variety of topics including autism, music, fashion and comedy. For today's episode, Kace will be interviewing Jessica Ansell of alternative rock band Mallavora. Jessica is a vocalist and disability advocate from the UK and member of the alternative rock band, Mallavora. Living with chronic illness, Jessica's lived experienc...
2024-06-02
43 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 50: Kace Valentine
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest, Kace Valentine, will also be our next upcoming guest host. Kace Valentine is an autistic artist and influential voice in the alternative music and fashion world and a disability advocate. Kace's social media content covers a wide variety of topics including autism, music, fashion and comedy. The ABLE Voices podcast is produced and edited by BIAAE Operations Coordinator, Daniel Martinez del Campo. The introduction music was written by Kai Levin and the ending song was written...
2024-05-15
15 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 49: Lindsey Holcomb
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Alexis Neumann. Alexis Neumann is an installation and research artist and disabilities advocate. Alexis’ work focuses on the drawing attention to the complexities of the human experience while engaging disabilities studies, theology, cultural studies, and intersectionality. She lives with multiple invisible disabilities including Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and mental illness. Today, Alexis will be interviewing Lindsey Holcomb. Lindsey Holcomb is a self-taught interdisciplinary artist, speaker and the founder of the #colorsofMS project. Lindsey holds a BA from the ...
2024-05-01
30 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 48: Torea Frey
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Alexis Neumann. Alexis Neumann is an installation and research artist and disabilities advocate. Alexis’ work focuses on the drawing attention to the complexities of the human experience while engaging disabilities studies, theology, cultural studies, and intersectionality. She lives with multiple invisible disabilities including Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and mental illness. Torea Frey is a Portland based collage and mixed-media artist creating contemporary works using found and gleaned materials to explore language, identity, and memory. The ABLE Voice...
2024-04-16
22 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 47: Marie Conner
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Alexis Neumann. Alexis Neumann is an installation and research artist and disabilities advocate. Alexis’ work focuses on the drawing attention to the complexities of the human experience while engaging disabilities studies, theology, cultural studies, and intersectionality. She lives with multiple invisible disabilities including Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and mental illness. Today, Alexis will be interviewing Marie Conner.Marie Conner is a Portland based sculptor and mixed media artist, arts leader, and non-fiction writer. She has exhibited and publis...
2024-04-01
36 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 46: Alexis Neumann
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest, Alexis Neumann, will also be our next upcoming guest host.Alexis Neumann is an installation and research artist and disabilities advocate. Alexis’ work focuses on the drawing attention to the complexities of the human experience while engaging disabilities studies, theology, cultural studies, and intersectionality. She lives with multiple invisible disabilities including Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and mental illness. The ABLE Voices podcast is produced and edited by BIAAE Operations Coordinator, Daniel Martinez del Campo. The introduction music was writte...
2024-03-15
16 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 45: Larli Davies
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is, Ella Bouvard.Ella Bouvard is a paraathlete and musician. Ella's main sports are triathalon, wheelchair rugby and rugby. An active gigging musician, Ella is a self taught guitarist and singer and often performs at pub shows and summer festivals. Today, she will be interviewing Larli Davies.Larli Davies is an Australian musician, currently studying at the Royal College of Music in London. As a recorder player, she enjoys exploring music of all styles of...
2024-03-02
13 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 44: Ella Bouvard
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest, Ella Bouvard, will also be our next upcoming guest host. Ella Bouvard is a paraathlete and musician. Ella's main sports are triathalon, wheelchair rugby and rugby. An active gigging musician, Ella is a self taught guitarist and singer and often performs at pub shows and summer festivals.The ABLE Voices podcast is produced and edited by BIAAE Operations Coordinator, Daniel Martinez del Campo. The introduction music was written by Kai Levin and the ending song was...
2024-02-15
20 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 43: Jennifer Msumba
Today's guest is Jennifer Msumba, an autistic filmmaker, author and award winning solo musician originally from Boston. Jennifer has become a prolific writer of both story and song. As author of the memoir Shouting At Leaves, Jennifer uses her pen to express those feelings that we all share but often find hard to express. Her work is positive, fun and upbeat while weaving a baseline of grit and strength born through adversity. It is worth noting that she is a member of American Mensa and is a Sundance Institute Fellow. The ABLE Voices podcast is produced and edited b...
2024-02-01
16 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 42: Emma Maclean
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Anna Cowley Ford. Anna Cowley Ford is a post disciplinary artist from rural West Texas. Using her experiences living with chronic health conditions as a touchstone, Anna explores the often bizarre world of living with chronic pain and disabilities. Along with manifesting sensory experiences, her artwork conveys the social and domestic impacts of health conditions on a chronic scale. Ford's practice includes but is not limited to functional and sculptural ceramics, textiles, large scale installations, video...
2024-01-16
37 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices EP 41: May Ling Kopecky
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Anna Cowley Ford. Anna Cowley Ford is a post disciplinary artist from rural West Texas. Using her experiences living with chronic health conditions as a touchstone, Anna explores the often bizarre world of living with chronic pain and disabilities. Along with manifesting sensory experiences, her artwork conveys the social and domestic impacts of health conditions on a chronic scale. Ford's practice includes but is not limited to functional and sculptural ceramics, textiles, large scale installations, video...
2024-01-02
29 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 40: Finnegan Shannon
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Anna Cowley Ford. Anna Cowley Ford is a post disciplinary artist from rural West Texas. Using her experiences living with chronic health conditions as a touchstone, Anna explores the often bizarre world of living with chronic pain and disabilities. Along with manifesting sensory experiences, her artwork conveys the social and domestic impacts of health conditions on a chronic scale. Ford's practice includes but is not limited to functional and sculptural ceramics, textiles, large scale installations, video, and accum...
2023-12-15
28 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 39: Anna Cowley Ford
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest, Anna Cowley Ford, will also be our next upcoming guest host. Anna Cowley Ford is a post disciplinary artist from rural West Texas. Using her experiences living with chronic health conditions as a touchstone, Anna explores the often bizarre world of living with chronic pain and disabilities. Along with manifesting sensory experiences, her artwork conveys the social and domestic impacts of health conditions on a chronic scale. Ford's practice includes but is not limited to functional and sculptural...
2023-12-01
20 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 38: Cherylee Houston
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Laurence Clark. Laurence Clark is an award winning stand up comedian, actor, a performer, screenwriter and playwright who is based in the UK. Laurence is also the chair of Triple C, a community interest company led by disabled artists. Triple C aims to drive up the role of disabled people in the performing arts, and the role of the performing arts in the lives of disabled people. Triple C also runs the disabled artists network community (DANC) pro...
2023-11-15
37 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 37: Melissa Johns
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Laurence Clark. Laurence Clark is an award winning stand up comedian, actor, a performer, screenwriter and playwright who is based in the UK. Laurence is also the chair of Triple C, a community interest company led by disabled artists. Triple C aims to drive up the rol...
2023-11-01
28 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 36: Annalisa Dinella
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Laurence Clark. Laurence Clark is an award winning stand up comedian, actor, a performer, screenwriter and playwright who is based in the UK. Laurence is also the chair of Triple C, a community interest company led by disabled artists. Triple C aims to drive up the role of di...
2023-10-15
28 min
Everything Music Ed
Episode 10 - Dr. Rhoda Bernard - Director of the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education discusses educating students with special needs
Dr. Rhoda Bernard is the founder and Managing Director of the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education. In this episode we talk about how this division at Berklee School of Music came to be, what teachers can do to have success teaching students with special needs or disabilities and how to access free resources regarding accessibility in music education. Visit this website for more information:https://college.berklee.edu/BIAAE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-10-12
43 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 35: Laurence Clark
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest, Laurence Clark, will also be our next upcoming guest host. Laurence Clark is an award winning stand up comedian, actor, a performer, screenwriter and playwright who is based in the UK. Laurence is also the chair of Triple C, a community interest company led by disabled artists. Tr...
2023-10-01
33 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voice Ep 34: Taylor Grace
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is UK based musician, Alex James Kennedy. Alex James is a singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and teacher from the northeast of England. Alex lives with a rare genetic muscle wasting condition called Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). For today's episode, Alex will be speaking with Taylor Grace. Taylor Gra...
2023-09-15
36 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices EP 33: Sanjeev Mann
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Alex James. Alex James is a singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and teacher from the northeast of England. Alex suffers from a rare muscle wasting condition known as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), but turns this into a positive, channelling his pain into writing music. Alex is also the singe...
2023-09-01
26 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 32: Miss Jacqui
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is UK based musician, Alex James Kennedy. Alex James is a singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and teacher from the northeast of England. Alex lives with a rare genetic muscle wasting condition called Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). For today's episode, Alex will be speaking with Miss Jacqui. Miss Jacqui is a...
2023-08-15
32 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 31: Alex James Kennedy
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest, Alex James Kennedy, will also be our next upcoming guest host. Alex James is a singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and teacher from the northeast of England. Alex suffers from a rare muscle wasting condition known as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), but turns this into a positive, channelling his pain into w...
2023-08-07
18 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 30: Danny Spivak
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Jay Manuel. Jay Manuel is a full time music producer, content creator and actor. He has worked with companies such as Coca Cola and Snap Chat and his beats have been used by thousands of recording artists worldwide. Despite being hard of hearing and living with a rare bri...
2023-07-16
30 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 29: Sabeerah Najee
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Jay Manuel. Jay Manuel is a full time music producer, content creator and actor. He has worked with companies such as Coca Cola and Snap Chat and his beats have been used by thousands of recording artists worldwide. Despite being hard of hearing and living with a rare bri...
2023-07-05
30 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 28: Tyler Roy
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Jay Manuel. Jay Manuel is a full time music producer, content creator and actor. He has worked with companies such as Coca Cola and Snap Chat and his beats have been used by thousands of recording artists worldwide. Despite being hard of hearing and living with a rare brit...
2023-06-15
26 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 27: Jay Manuel
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest, Jay Manuel will also be our next upcoming guest host. Jay Manuel is a full time music producer, content creator and actor. He has worked with companies such as Coca Cola and Snap Chat and his beats have been used by thousands of recording artists worldwide. Despite being hard of hear...
2023-05-31
31 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 25: Jeff Kasper
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Megan Bent. Megan is a lens-based artist interested in the malleability of photography and the ways image-making can happen beyond using a traditional camera. This interest started to occur after the diagnosis of a progressive chronic illness. She is drawn to image-making processes that reflect and embrace he...
2023-05-15
31 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices EP 24: Moira Williams
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Megan Bent. Megan is a lens-based artist interested in the malleability of photography and the ways image-making can happen beyond using a traditional camera. This interest started to occur after the diagnosis of a progressive chronic illness. She is drawn to image-making processes that reflect and embrace h...
2023-05-02
37 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 23: Megan Bent
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest, Megan Bent, will also be our next upcoming guest host. Megan Bent is a lens-based artist interested in the malleability of photography and the ways image-making can happen beyond using a traditional camera. This interest started to occur after the diagnosis of a progressive chronic illness. She is drawn to im...
2023-04-18
26 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 22 : Autumn Best
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Grace Everett, an award winning playwright, actress and singer. Grace is a disabilities advocate and was diagnosed with autism as an adult. For today's episode, Grace will be interviewing Autumn Best. Autumn is an tv, film and stage actress, singer and writer based out of New Yor...
2023-04-03
30 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 21: Grace Douglas
We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Grace Everett, an award winning playwright, actress and singer. Grace is a disabilities advocate and was diagnosed with autism as an adult. For today's episode, Grace will be interviewing Grace Douglas. Grace is a blind freshman studying at the University of Souther Illinois to obtain a BFA in musical theater. Grace is a musical theater performer and dancer with an interest in sound design. The ABLE Voices podcast is produced and edited by BIAAE Operations Coordinato...
2023-03-15
27 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 20: Meredith Aleigha Wells
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Grace Everett, an award winning playwright, actress and singer. Grace is a disabilities advocate and was diagnosed with autism as an adult. For today's episode, Grace will be interviewing Meredith Aleigha Wells, Meredith Aleigha Wells is a queer and disabled performer, writer, creator, and educ...
2023-03-01
27 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 19: Grace Everett
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest, Grace Everett, will also be our next upcoming guest host. Grace is an award winning playwright, actress and singer. Grace is a disabilities advocate and was diagnosed with autism as an adult. The ABLE Voices podcast is produced and edited by BIAAE Operations Coordinator, Daniel Martinez del Campo...
2023-02-15
22 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 18: Beatris Hoffmann
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Our guest host for today is Renata Da Costa. Renata is a Brazilian is a children's author, actor, teacher, photographer, artisan and writer. Renata is a disabilities advocate and was diagnosed with autism as an adult. For today's episode, Renata will be interviewing Beatris Hoffmann, a Brazilian author, screenwrite...
2023-02-01
22 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 17: Renata Da Costa
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest, Renata Da Costa, will also be our next upcoming guest host. Renata is a Brazilian is a children's author, actor, teacher, photographer, artisan and writer. Renata is a disabilities advocate and was diagnosed with autism as an adult. The ABLE Voices podcast is produced and edited...
2023-01-15
16 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 16: G. Gordon Gritty
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices and today's host is Noah Britton. Noah is diagnosed with autism and is a comedian, co-founder of the comedy troupe Asperger's Are Us, psychology professor and musician. Our guest for today's episode is Glen Maganzini of G. Gordon Gritty. Glen was diagnosed with autism and is the founder of the Bos...
2023-01-04
32 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Ep 15: Robert Jensen
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices and today's host is Noah Britton. Noah is diagnosed with autism and is a comedian, co-founder of the comedy troupe Asperger's Are Us, psychology professor and musician. Our guest for today's episode is Robert Jensen. Robert is a visual artist of various capacities, a sculpture maker, metal worker, jewellery...
2022-12-15
26 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices EP 14 - Noah Britton
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities.We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices and today's guest, Noah Britton, will also be our next guest host. Noah is diagnosed with autism and is a comedian, co-founder of the comedy troupe Asperger's Are Us, psychology professor and musician.The ABLE Voices podcast is produced and edited by BIAAE Operations Coordinator, Daniel Martinez del Campo...
2022-12-01
23 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices EP 13 - Ellice Patterson
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities.We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices and today's guest host is Adrian Anantawan. Adrian is a world renowned violinist, music educator and disabilities advocate and was born without a right hand. Today's guest is Ellice Patterson. Ellice is the Founder and Executive and Artistic Director of Abilities Dance, a Boston-based dance company that welcomes artists...
2022-11-15
23 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices EP 12: Adrian Anantawan
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices and today's guest, Adrian Anantawan, will also be our next guest host. Adrian is a world renowned violinist, music educator and disabilities advocate and was born with out a right hand. The ABLE Voices podcast is produced and edited by BIAAE Operations Coordinator, Daniel Martinez del Campo. The introductio...
2022-11-01
25 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Episode 11: John Dowling
We are inviting disable artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices and our current guest host is Precious Perez, a blind vocalist, songwriter and disability rights advocate. For today's episode, Precious will be talking with John Dowling Jr., a blind country singer, songwriter and multi -instrumentalist.
2022-10-15
19 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Episode 10: Shane Lowe
We are inviting disable artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices and our current guest host is Precious Perez, a blind vocalist, songwriter and disability rights advocate. For today's episode, Precious will be talking with Shane Lowe, percussionist, host of the "Talking Head Podcast" and founder of Venom, a network of original media, streaming, radio and podcasting.
2022-10-01
26 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Episode 9: Dan Romero and Isaac Malik Wilson
We are inviting disable artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices and our current guest host is Precious Perez, a blind vocalist, songwriter and disability rights advocate. For today's episode, Precious will be talking with Dan Romero (Label) and Isaac Malik Wilson (Question), both blind producers, musicians and rappers. They both currently write and produce music for their collaboration, "Blind and Famous."
2022-09-15
31 min
Notes en Stock · RCF Alsace
Notes en stock- Lundi 12 Septembre
Retour sur les festivals d'été: Goxwiller (Axel Bauer); La Petite Pierre (Rhoda Scott); Colmar (M, Zucchero, Jean Baptiste Guégan, Ben Harper).Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
2022-09-12
28 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Episode 8: Precious Perez
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Arts Education is proud to present and host our debut episode of the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disable artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices and our first next guest is Precious Perez who will also be our next featured guest host on the next upcoming episode releases. Precious is a vocalist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, published children's author, and a disability rights advocate. Precious is a classically trained, pop, R&B a...
2022-09-01
20 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Episode 7: Lucy McCarthy
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Arts Education is proud to present and host our debut episode of the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disable artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices and our current guest host is internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano, Sophia Grech. For today's episode, Sophia will be talking with Lucy McCarthy, a British professional photographer and disability rights advocate with several invisible disabilities including Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome.
2022-08-15
31 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Episode 6: Mark Beer
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Arts Education is proud to present and host our debut episode of the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disable artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices and our current guest host is internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano, Sophia Grech. For today's episode, Sophia will be talking with Mark Beer, a renowned British actor of stage and screen who was born with cerebral palsy.The ABLE Voices podcast is produced and edited b...
2022-08-01
28 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Episode 5: Tony Rudd
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Arts Education is proud to present and host our debut episode of the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disable artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices and our current guest host is internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano, Sophia Grech. For today's episode, Sophia will be talking with Tony Rudd, a British radio host, impressionist, actor, and author with autism.The ABLE Voices podcast is produced and edited by BIAESN Operations Coordinator, D...
2022-07-15
24 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Episode 4: Sophia Grech
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Arts Education is proud to present and host our debut episode of the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disable artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices and our first next guest is Sophia Grech, who will also be our next featured guest host on the next upcoming episode releases.Sophia Grech is an internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano on the autism spectrum. She has performed at leading concert halls, opera houses, a...
2022-07-01
28 min
Inclusion at Work by No Limits Media
Interview with Dr. Rhoda Bernard, Managing Director at Berklee Institute for Arts Education and Special Needs and Assistant Chair, Music Education
This week we sat down with Dr. Rhoda Bernard, the Managing Director of the Berklee Institute for Arts Education and Special Education (the only organization of its kind in the world) and the Assistant Chair of Music Education at Berklee College of Music. Dr. Bernard holds a Bachelor of Arts cum laude in government from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Music with academic honors in jazz voice from New England Conservatory. She earned both her Master of Education and Doctor of Education degrees from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Bernard regularly presents keynote...
2022-06-27
39 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Episode 3: Nick Gusman
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting artists with disabilities to be guest hosts for the ABLE Voices Podcast and our first guest podcast host is Matt Savage, a jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and music educator on the autism spectrum. For episode 3, Matt will be speaking with Nick Gusman.Nick Gusman is a singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist on the autism spectrum. Nick has performed and collaborated with a number of hi...
2022-06-15
26 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Episode 2: Wayne Pearcy
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting artists with disabilities to be guest hosts for the ABLE Voices Podcast. Our first guest podcast host is Matt Savage, a jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and music educator on the autism spectrum. In Episode 2, Matt will be interviewing Wayne Pearcy.Wayne Pearcy is a trumpeter, cornet player, and Berklee alum who has been blind from birth. A professional composer and performer, Wayne records a...
2022-06-01
38 min
ABLE Voices
ABLE Voices Episode 1: Matt Savage
Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Arts Education is proud to present and host our debut episode of the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disable artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices and our first guest is Matt Savage, who are also inviting Matt to be our first guest host in the next upcoming episodes.Matt Savage is a pianist, composer, bandleader and music educator on the autism spectrum who has played professionally since childhood. M...
2022-05-15
25 min
Dyslexics Wanted
Dr. Rhoda Bernard & Larry Rothstein -027
A conversation between Jordan Rich and Dr. Rhoda Bernard, managing director of the Berklee College of Music Institute for Arts Education and Special Needs and Larry Rothstein of No Limits Media. Both guests focus on the impact of art, music, theatre and dance on people of all ages with special needs and learning disabilities. Neuro-diversity is now being recognized understood and promoted with the help of caring educators and advocates like Rhoda and Larry. If you have a story worth sharing on this podcast, write to jordan@chartproductions.com. If you’d like to discover ways to support and become involved...
2019-12-12
28 min
Sounds of Berklee
Inside Berklee: Rhoda Bernard
In this episode of Inside Berklee, Rhoda Bernard discusses how her decade of successful work in educating special-needs students and their teachers has evolved into the Berklee Institute for Arts Education and Special Needs, and where she plans to take this program in the future.
2017-09-12
20 min