Everyday Musicality

By Heather Nelson Shouldice

This is a music education podcast that discusses Edwin E. Gordon's Music Learning Theory (MLT) and its applications to music teaching and learning. Topics include audiation, music aptitude, sequential... more

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September 15, 2020E01.12: Mixolydian Meanderings
In this episode, I focus on building audiation in Mixolydian tonality.
E01.12: Mixolydian Meanderings
Mentioned in this episode:
GIA Publications (www.giamusic.com)
Tonalities handout (https://everydaymusicality.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/shouldice-tonalities-session-handout.pdf)
“Uptight” by Stevie Wonder (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDbyOLzEyfk)
“No Rain” by Blind Melon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjN4dMvC0Gs)
“Born This Way” by Lady Gaga (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbxm3NysOlQ)
“Royals” by Lorde (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlcIKh6sBtc)
“Mirrorball” by Chanticleer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VQ32wUAHr8)
Crowd-sourced List of Recorded Music in Various Tonalities (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1c1j-28tVhi4AJ0odjB09ByPIJ9e4SdmPzVTiNRdCxKk/edit?usp=sharing
Tonal pattern conversation/Song conversation (https://youtu.be/HinHHPqSb-8)
Link to Music Play 2 (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/music-play-2-bundle-print-gj383)
Support the podcast by becoming a patron on Patreon!
Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice
Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning
Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom
Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice
If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, email them to [email protected]!
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37min
September 01, 2020E01.11: MLT Resources
In this episode, I share an overview of available MLT-related resources.
E01.11: MLT Resources
Mentioned in this episode:
GIA Publications (www.giamusic.com)
Learning Sequences in Music (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/learning-sequences-in-music-2012-edition-book-g2345)
Learning Sequences in Music lecture CDs (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/learning-sequences-in-music-lecture-cds-8cd-set-recording-g2345cd)
The Ways Children Learn Music by Eric Bluestine (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/ways-children-learn-music-book-g5480)
The Development and Practical Application of Music Learning Theory (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/the-development-and-practical-application-of-music-learning-theory-book-g6656)
Music Learning Theory for Newborn and Young Children (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/music-learning-theory-for-newborn-and-young-children-2013-edition-book-g3487)
Music Play (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/music-play-book-gj236)
Experimental Songs and Chants (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/experimental-songs-and-chants-book-1-book-g4074)
Jump Right In: The General Music Series (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/jump-right-in-grade-1-teachers-guide-book-gj238t)
Navigating Music Learning Theory (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/applying-music-learning-theory-in-elementary-general-music-book-g9691)
Together in Harmony (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/together-in-harmony-print-g6496)
Recycle Your Literature (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/sprinkle-your-literature-throughout-the-years-with-orff-schulwerk-and-music-learning-theory-book-g9883)
Jump Right In: The Instrumental Series (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/jump-right-in-teachers-guide-for-books-1-2-soprano-recorder-book-gj235)
Developing Musicianship Through Improvisation (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/developing-musicianship-through-improvisation-book-1-vocal-edition-book-g6819)
Music Moves for Piano (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/music-moves-for-piano-book-1-teachers-lesson-plans-book-g6440)
Inside the Choral Rehearsal (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/inside-the-choral-rehearsal-print-g9293)
Ear Training Immersion Exercises for Choir (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/ear-training-immersion-exercises-for-choirs-conductors-edition-with-cd-book-g6429)
Gordon Institute for Music Learning (www.giml.org)
Alliance for Active Music Making (https://www.allianceamm.org)
Musicianship-focused Curriculum and Assessment (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/musicianshipfocused-curriculum-and-assessment-book-g8919)
Ready, Set, Improvise! (https://global.oup.com/academic/product/ready-set-improvise-9780190675929?lang=en&cc=us)
Research to Real Life blog (https://everydaymusicality.com/research-to-real-life/)
Support the podcast by becoming a patron on Patreon!
Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice
Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning
Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom
Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice
If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, email them to [email protected]!
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27min
June 09, 2020E01.10: An Impromptu Episode
In this episode, I reflect a bit about recent events and share some thoughts on what we can do as music educators and MLT practitioners.
E01.10: An Impromptu Episode
Mentioned in this episode:
Summary of study on race and teachers’ perceptions of student misbehavior (https://everydaymusicality.com/2020/06/03/race-and-perceptions-of-student-misbehavior/)
Study on race and principals’ perceptions of student misbehavior (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1948550619875150)
Implicit bias info:
http://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/curbing-implicit-bias-what-works-and-what-doesnt
http://kirwaninstitute.osu.edu/research/understanding-implicit-bias/
Harvard Implicit Bias Tests (https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html)
Decolonizing the Music Room
https://decolonizingthemusicroom.com
https://www.facebook.com/groups/decolonizingthemusicroom/
Webinar on choosing repertoire: https://vimeo.com/419122217
Woke Kindergarten
www.wokekindergarten.org
https://www.facebook.com/WokeKindergarten/
“Hell You Talmbout” by Janelle Monae (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHIUve8V2zo)
Video of student composition (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry-hRjx5b84)
The Score Podcast (https://podthescore.buzzsprout.com)
“Music Education for Social Change” by Juliet Hess (https://www.routledge.com/Music-Education-for-Social-Change-Constructing-an-Activist-Music-Education/Hess/p/book/9781138322530)
“Marginalized Voices in Music Education” edited by Brent Talbot (https://www.routledge.com/Marginalized-Voices-in-Music-Education/Talbot/p/book/9780415788335)
Anti-racist resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PrAq4iBNb4nVIcTsLcNlW8zjaQXBLkWayL8EaPlh0bc/mobilebasic
Support the podcast by becoming a patron on Patreon!
Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice
Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning
Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom
Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice
If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, email them to [email protected]!
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21min
May 12, 2020E01.09: Intro to Skill Learning Sequence
In this episode, I give an overview of Gordon’s Skill Learning Sequence framework.
E01.09: Intro to Skill Learning Sequence
Mentioned in this episode:
Skill Learning Sequence chart (https://everydaymusicality.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sls-chart.pdf)
Gordon’s “Quick and Easy Introductions” for only $.01! (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/quick-and-easy-introductions-book-g8418)
GIA Publications (www.giamusic.com)
Gordon Institute for Music Learning (www.giml.org)
The Ways Children Learn Music by Eric Bluestine (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/ways-children-learn-music-book-g5480)
Support the podcast by becoming a patron on Patreon!
Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice
Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning
Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom
Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice
If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, email them to [email protected]!
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38min
April 28, 2020E01.08: Basics of Pattern Instruction
In this episode, we talk about the basics of pattern instruction: what it is, why it’s helpful, and how to get started.
E01.08: Basics of Pattern Instruction
Mentioned in this episode:
Crowd-sourced List of Recorded Music in Various Tonalities (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1c1j-28tVhi4AJ0odjB09ByPIJ9e4SdmPzVTiNRdCxKk/edit?usp=sharing)
Crowd-sourced List of Recorded Music in Various Meters (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15lCZ5r7jTom5nKSbFEkD5ZErzGz0eB0mQ_uhc49exvo/edit?usp=sharing)
GIA Publications (www.giamusic.com)
The Ways Children Learn Music by Eric Bluestine (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/ways-children-learn-music-book-g5480)
Grutzmacher, P. A. (1987). The effect of tonal pattern training on the aural perception, reading recognition, and melodic sight-reading achievement of first-year instrumental music students. Journal of Research in Music Education, 35(3), 171-181. (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.2307/3344959
Summary of Azzara’s study of the effects of pattern instruction and improvisation in young instrumentalists’ music achievement (https://everydaymusicality.com/2019/02/06/audiation-based-improvisation-techniques-and-elementary-instrumental-students-music-achievement-azzara-1993)
“Learning from Young Children” book, which includes chapter on study by Velez (https://rowman.com/isbn/9781607093237/learning-from-young-children-research-in-early-childhood-music)
Gordon’s “Quick and Easy Introductions” for only $.01! (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/quick-and-easy-introductions-book-g8418)
Tonal pattern instruction via a Learning Sequence Activity (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5Qco-vLFFU)
Rhythm pattern instruction via a Learning Sequence Activity (https://youtu.be/cnZyLe3rzFU)
GIVEAWAY #2: If you would like to enter to win a copy of “The Ways Children Learn Music” by Eric Bluestine, share your favorite episode of this podcast so far on social media and add the hashtags #everydaymusicalitypodcast and #giapublications. You can do this on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Just remember to set the post privacy to “public” or tag Everyday Musicality Podcast on FB so that I’ll be able to see it when I search for the hashtags. Winner will be announced on May 12, so enter by May 5!
Support the podcast by becoming a patron on Patreon!
Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice
Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning
Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom
Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice
If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, email them to [email protected]!
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26min
April 14, 2020E01.07: Menu of Meters
In this episode, we discuss rhythmic context, or meter, and run through an overview of a variety of meters.
E01.07: Menu of Meters
Mentioned in this episode:
GIA Publications (www.giamusic.com)
The Ways Children Learn Music by Eric Bluestine (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/ways-children-learn-music-book-g5480)
“Niska Banja” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z_0HNGaXZ0)
Learning Sequences in Music by Edwin E. Gordon (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/learning-sequences-in-music-2012-edition-book-g2345)
Rhythm: Contrasting the Implications of Audiation and Notation (https://www.giamusic.com/products/P-5511.cfm)
Meter flowchart (https://everydaymusicality.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/meter-flowchart.pdf)
Summary of Hedden & Trehub’s study of rhythmic perception in babies and adults (https://everydaymusicality.com/2020/04/01/rhythmic-perception-in-babies-vs-adults-hannon-trehub-2005/)
“Research to Real Life” blog (https://everydaymusicality.com/research-to-real-life/)
Music Play by Valerio, Reynolds, Bolton, Taggart, & Gordon ( https://www.giamusic.com/products/P-426.cfm)
Experimental Songs and Chants by Gordon, Bolton, Valerio, & Taggart (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/experimental-songs-and-chants-book-1-book-g4074)
Crowd-sourced List of Recorded Music in Various Meters (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15lCZ5r7jTom5nKSbFEkD5ZErzGz0eB0mQ_uhc49exvo/edit?usp=sharing)
GIVEAWAY #2: If you would like to enter to win a copy of “The Ways Children Learn Music” by Eric Bluestine, share the podcast on social media and add the hashtags #everydaymusicalitypodcast and #giapublications. You can do this on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Just remember to set the post privacy to “public” or tag Everyday Musicality Podcast on FB so that I’ll be able to see it when I search for the hashtags.
All tunes in this episode were composed by Heather Shouldice and will be published in her forthcoming book.
Support the podcast by becoming a patron on Patreon!
Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice
Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning
Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom
Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice
If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, email them to [email protected]!
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41min
March 31, 2020E01.06: Taste of Tonalities!
In this episode, we talk about tonal context and run through an overview of a variety of tonalities.
E01.06: Taste of Tonalities
Mentioned in this episode:
GIML Webinar: Saturday, April 4, 9am-noon Eastern time. (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/more-bang-for-your-buck-tickets-98711937061?fbclid=IwAR09lV-6FQVFTCLMCA6Jo4n_hj9nc7GVWyPMHnV6iE-K9KDHhgXSgfzEcvI)
GIA Publications (www.giamusic.com)
The Ways Children Learn Music by Eric Bluestine (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/ways-children-learn-music-book-g5480)
Gordon’s Quick and Easy Introductions for only $.01! (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/quick-and-easy-introductions-book-g8418)
Music Play by Valerio, Reynolds, Bolton, Taggart, & Gordon (https://www.giamusic.com/products/P-426.cfm)
Experimental Songs and Chants by Gordon, Bolton, Valerio, & Taggart (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/experimental-songs-and-chants-book-1-book-g4074)
Tonalities area on my website (https://everydaymusicality.com/beyond-major-and-minor/)
Tonality flowchart (https://everydaymusicality.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tonality-flowchart.pdf)
Crowd-sourced list of recorded music in various tonalities (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1c1j-28tVhi4AJ0odjB09ByPIJ9e4SdmPzVTiNRdCxKk/edit?usp=sharing)
GIVEAWAY #2: If you would like to enter to win a copy of “The Ways Children Learn Music” by Eric Bluestine, share your favorite episode of this podcast so far on social media and add the hashtags #everydaymusicalitypodcast and #giapublications. You can do this on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Just remember to set the post privacy to “public” or tag Everyday Musicality Podcast on FB so that I’ll be able to see it when I search for the hashtags.
All tunes in this episode were composed by Heather Shouldice and will be published in her forthcoming book.
Support the podcast by becoming a patron on Patreon!
Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice
Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning
Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom
Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice
If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, email them to [email protected]!
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38min
March 17, 2020E01.05: “Whole-Part-Whole” Learning: Context & Content
In this episode, we discuss the “whole-part-whole” learning process in MLT, including the difference between context and content.
Everyday Musicality: Episode 01.05 (“Whole-Part-Whole” Learning: Context & Content)
Mentioned in this episode:
GIA Publications (www.giamusic.com)
The Ways Children Learn Music by Eric Bluestine (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/ways-children-learn-music-book-g5480)
If you would like to enter to win a copy of “The Ways Children Learn Music” by Eric Bluestine, share your favorite episode of this podcast so far on social media and add the hashtags #everydaymusicalitypodcast and #giapublications. You can do this on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Just remember to set the post privacy to “public” or tag Everyday Musicality Podcast on FB so that I’ll be able to see it when I search for the hashtags.
Support the podcast by becoming a patron on Patreon!
Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice
Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning
Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom
Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice
If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, email them to [email protected]!
...more
16min
March 03, 2020 E01.04: Common Misconceptions About MLT
In this episode, we look at some common misconceptions about MLT.
Everyday Musicality: Episode 01.04 (Common Misconceptions About MLT)
Mentioned In This Episode:
GIA Publications (www.giamusic.com)
Navigating Music Learning Theory: A Guide for General Music Teachers by Dr. Jill Reese (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/applying-music-learning-theory-in-elementary-general-music-book-g9691)
Gordon Institute for Music Learning (www.giml.org)
Summary of my study on elementary music teachers’ beliefs about composition (https://everydaymusicality.com/2019/03/06/teachers-beliefs-regarding-composition-in-elementary-general-music-shouldice-2014/)
“Research to Real Life” blog (https://everydaymusicality.com/research-to-real-life/)
“Research to Real Life” Facebook page: (https://www.facebook.com/everydaymusicality/)
Support the podcast by becoming a patron on Patreon!
Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice
Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning
Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom
Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice
If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, email them to [email protected]!
...more
21min
February 18, 2020E01.03: What Is Sequential Music Learning?
In this episode, we examine the third of three core tenets of MLT: Sequential Music Learning.
Everyday Musicality: Episode 01.03 (What Is Sequential Music Learning?)
Mentioned in this episode:
GIA Publications (www.giamusic.com)
Learning Sequences in Music by Edwin E. Gordon (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/learning-sequences-in-music-2012-edition-book-g2345)
Gordon Institute for Music Learning (www.giml.org)
Overview of Gordon’s skill learning sequence (https://giml.org/mlt/lsa-sls/)
Navigating Music Learning Theory: A Guide for General Music Teachers by Dr. Jill Reese (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/applying-music-learning-theory-in-elementary-general-music-book-g9691)
The Ways Children Learn Music by Eric Bluestine (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/ways-children-learn-music-book-g5480)
Video of me singing with my 4-month-old child (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-Ftk0To4LU&t=6s)
GIVEAWAY: If you would like to enter to win a copy of “Navigating Music Learning Theory: A Guide for General Music Teachers” by Jill Reese, post a picture on social media with a description of why you love teaching with MLT with the hashtags #everydaymusicalitypodcast and #giapublications on or before February 25. (Be sure to set the post to “public” or tag the “Everyday Musicality Podcast” Facebook page!)
Support the podcast by becoming a patron on Patreon!
Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice
Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning
Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom
Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice
If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, email them to [email protected]!
...more
17min

FAQs about Everyday Musicality:

How many episodes does Everyday Musicality have?

The podcast currently has 74 episodes available.