Music Speaks

We sat down with a previous guest Valerie Nuzzolo to come to reality with the impact of COVID-19 on Music Education.

In this deep dive, we sat down with previous guest Amy Zuidema to tackle the responsibilities as a musician and the impostor syndrome.

In this episode, we dissect the early career of Louis Armstrong in part 2 of a 5 part series with saxophonist, historian, lecturer, and music educator, Chris Coulter.

A link to the songs we discussed in this segment: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2pmLXVxdjtr3KCQLXlLqHW?si=3hhWPeExRPi7Me7RHDh-mg

We sat down with saxophonist and singer, Jessica Small. We discussed why she became a saxophone player; her love of singing and karoake; and her recent move to Florida for her DMA.

We sat down with Nora and Darlene from "Coloring in the Melody" podcast. We discussed their experiences with music education, and we explored themes presented in their podcast, "Our mission is contributing a different voice in topics such as, music, education, faith, and multiculturalism."

Shaun Rimkunas, your co-host, in this deep dive talks about the influential works of Igor Stravinsky and why he left such a large legacy in classical music.

Here is the link to the playlist with the songs we discussed:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/79GjEYmTa2CbVDKRHGaNDL?si=-NrwmRYUQzWAqUlTRCwKuQ

We sat down with arranger, composer, saxophonist, and band leader Mike Titlebaum. We discussed his role as a professor of jazz at Ithaca College; the way he was introduced to jazz at a young age; and his take on big questions in the music world.

We sat down with vocalist, Katerina Burton. We explored her time at the Metropolitan Opera; her recent performance of Porgy and Bess (at the Met); and her thoughts on recent events regarding racism, COVID-19, and Cancel Culture.

Here is a Spotify Playlist of her picks: 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1sRSZecJKAUsWNkjCwIKpS?si=YkrndqY_QR-UGMMPKeL2jg

In this podcast, we sat down with Dan Monte, who recently graduated with his master's degree from Rutgers in percussion performance. We discussed the roles of Afro-Cuban and non western music traditions. 

We sat down with drummer, arranger, producer, and writer Kevin Goren. We discussed his love of being a drummer in a band; what is like to be a successful drummer; and his interesting take on music if it was food...... hypothetically.

To hear his picks, listen hear: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6MThL3NhGtyk68Y9CJEarz?si=3VnvIqn3RzSmELJ70AA7mg