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Posted onApril 12, 2022Blog Posts

DEI Talks: An Interview with the Black Leaders in Art Collective

by Michaela FranzenLeave a comment on DEI Talks: An Interview with the Black Leaders in Art Collective

As a graduate-student-led journal at the University of Michigan, the editors of Music & Politics in the Moment are particularly eager to learn more about…

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Posted onFebruary 18, 2022Blog Posts

DEI Talks: An Interview with the Composers of Color Resource Project

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During the summer of 2020, the way we live our lives changed. Not only did we lose our ability to move around the world freely…

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Posted onFebruary 8, 2022February 18, 2022Blog Posts

DEI Talks: An Interview with Dr. Louise Toppin on Videmus and the African Diaspora Music Project

by Rhianna NissenLeave a comment on DEI Talks: An Interview with Dr. Louise Toppin on Videmus and the African Diaspora Music Project

Dr. Louise Toppin is a noted performer, scholar and professor who specializes in the concert repertoire of African American composers. Over the span of her career,…

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Posted onOctober 20, 2021October 21, 2021Blog Posts

DEI Talks: An Interview with Tiffany Ng on Diversifying Carillon Repertoire

by Yiqing MaLeave a comment on DEI Talks: An Interview with Tiffany Ng on Diversifying Carillon Repertoire

As defined by the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America (GCNA), a carillon is a musical instrument composed of at least 23 carillon bells, arranged…

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Posted onMay 6, 2021May 6, 2021Blog Posts

DEI Talks: An Interview with Paula Maust on “Expanding the Music Theory Canon”

by Sylvie TranLeave a comment on DEI Talks: An Interview with Paula Maust on “Expanding the Music Theory Canon”

In my experience teaching core music theory classes, I’ve found that it’s only too easy to introduce harmonic concepts using the same musical examples I…

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Posted onApril 9, 2021Blog Posts

DEI Talks: An Interview with the Music Theory Examples by Women Project

by Anna Rose NelsonLeave a comment on DEI Talks: An Interview with the Music Theory Examples by Women Project

I am a woman pursuing a PhD in music theory, and even in 2021, I am something of an anomaly. In my sophomore year, when…

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Posted onMarch 5, 2021March 8, 2021Blog Posts

DEI Talks: An Interview with the Music by Black Composers Project

by Anna Rose NelsonLeave a comment on DEI Talks: An Interview with the Music by Black Composers Project

When I was a young, aspiring musician, I played violin in a well-renowned youth orchestra in Milwaukee, WI. Participation in this organization afforded me many…

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Posted onDecember 21, 2020December 22, 2020Blog Posts

Music and Nostalgia to Drive the Dark Away

by Rhianna NissenLeave a comment on Music and Nostalgia to Drive the Dark Away

Recently, there’s been much ado about the “War on Christmas”: the idea is that commercialization and secularization are threatening to erase the religious meaning of…

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  • DEI Talks: An Interview with the Black Leaders in Art Collective April 12, 2022
  • DEI Talks: An Interview with the Composers of Color Resource Project February 18, 2022
  • DEI Talks: An Interview with Dr. Louise Toppin on Videmus and the African Diaspora Music Project February 8, 2022
  • DEI Talks: An Interview with Tiffany Ng on Diversifying Carillon Repertoire October 20, 2021
  • DEI Talks: An Interview with Paula Maust on “Expanding the Music Theory Canon” May 6, 2021

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