The MERFY Podcast

The MERFY Podcast

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The MERFY Podcast episodes

  • Episode 3: The First of Undoubtedly Many Episodes Related to Music Performance Anxiety

    In this episode, I reflect on a 2017 article from Psychology of Music called, “Music performance anxiety in ensemble rehearsals and concerts: A comparison of music and non-music major undergraduate musicians” by Kim E. Robson and Dianna T. Kenny.

    Full Citation:

    Robson, K. E., & Kenny, D. T. (2017). Music performance anxiety in ensemble rehearsals and concerts: A comparison of music and non-music major undergraduate musicians. Psychology of Music, 45(6), 868–885. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735617693472

    See also: Bandura, A. (1997). Self-efficacy. New York: W.H. Freeman and Company.

    14 min
  • Episode 2: One Example of "Caring With" Between Conductor and High School Orchestra

    In this episode, I summarize and reflect on “Fostering Reciprocal and Responsive Musical Relationships in a Youth Instrumental Ensemble: One Guest Conductor’s “Caring With” Approach” by Allen R. Legutki, Karin S. Hendricks, Tawnya D. Smith, and Kristi N. King - a chapter from the 2023 Oxford Handbook of Care in Music Education.

    This piece covers an intrinsic case study focused on conductor Mark Russell Smith. You can learn more about Smith here.

    Learn how to access The Oxford Handbook of Care in Music Education here.

    Full Citation:

    Legutki, A. R., Hendricks, K. S., Smith, T. D., & King, K. N. (2023). Fostering reciprocal and responsive musical relationships in a youth instrumental ensemble. In K. S. Hendricks (Ed.), The oxford handbook of care in music education (pp. 256-267) Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197611654.013.24

    15 min
  • Episode 1: Autonomy-Supportive Music Teaching for Student Well-Being

    THE VERY FIRST MERFY pod episode! I discuss and reflect on a 2020 piece from the Journal of Research in Music Education titled “Teaching Music to Support Students: How Autonomy-Supportive Music Teachers Increase Students’ Well-Being” by Arielle Bonneville-Roussy, Emese Hruska, and Hayley Trower.


    Full Citation:

    Bonneville-Roussy, A., Hruska, E., & Trower, H. (2020). Teaching Music to Support Students: How Autonomy-Supportive Music Teachers Increase Students’ Well-Being. Journal of Research in Music Education, 68(1), 97–119. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022429419897611

    16 min

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Welcome to the MERFY podcast where I find and summarize Music Education Research For You because you're busy! Citations can be found in the show notes. Find me on most socials @themerfypod and send comments, questions, or suggestions for topics/pieces to [email protected].