Paul, Jenn, and Ben talk with Dr. Sean Powell, Professor of Music Education and Chair of the Division of Music Education at the University of North Texas, about his new book "The Ideology of Competition in School Music."

Paul, Jenn, and Ben kick off season 4 by welcoming onto the podcast Dr. Nancy Rogers, Professor of Music Theory at Florida State University. Co-author of the popular textbook "Music for Sight Singing", Dr. Rogers explains the process of curating such a collection and provides practical advice for teaching aural skills.

Paul, Jenn, and Ben finish our first ever Note Doctors Summer Book Club by discussing the last two chapters of Philip Ewell's "On Music Theory, and Making Music More Welcoming for Everyone."

Paul, Jenn, and Ben discuss chapters 4 and 5 of Philip Ewell's "On Music Theory, and Making Music More Welcoming for Everyone."

Paul, Jenn, and Ben continue discussing Philip Ewell's "On Music Theory, and Making Music More Welcoming for Everyone." Chapters 2 and 3 feature topics related to white mythologies, the Western canon, and Heinrich Schenker's legacy.

In this bonus summer short, Jenn talks with us about her amazing experience attending the Workshops in Music Theory Pedagogy held at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.

Paul, Jenn, and Ben begin our summerlong bookclub by discussing the Intro and Chapter 1 of Philip Ewell's "On Music Theory, and Making Music More Welcoming for Everyone."

Paul, Jenn, and Ben discuss how they deal with three common challenges theory and aural skills teachers face: cell phones in the classroom, lesson planning, and student accommodations.

Paul, Jenn, and Ben kick off the summer by playing Au Contraire Mon Frère/Ma Soeur, a game where Jenn and Ben see who can best defend or refute some of our favorite music theory hot takes from past podcast episodes.

Paul, Jenn, and Ben talk with Dr. Timothy Chenette, associate professor of music at Utah University State, about how we can improve the way we teach aural skills. Dr. Chenette is also the author of the newly released free online textbook "Foundations of Aural Skills."