Episode seven of season two, during which we chat with Megan Lyons (University of Connecticut) about her dissertation on the art songs of Amy Beach, Beach's controversial politics, how to analyze art song, and a whole lot of theory pedagogy!
No Stupid Questions
Timestamps:
Megan's background: 2:32
Should written skills and aural skills be the same class? 14:24
How Megan picked her dissertation topic: 21:24
Amy Beach's racist (and sexist?) background: 29:19
Listening to and discussing "After:" 45:15
Analyzing art song and text painting: 57:40
Emily takes a pop quiz (spoiler: always write flat three!): 1:05:32
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