Out of Tune
By Out of Tune
Out of TuneNov 07, 2020
No. 32: Symphony Series #3 - Heitor Villa-Lobos and Indigenous Music
Welcome to the third episode in our Symphony Series! This week, Rebeca talks about the use of indigenous songs by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos by analyzing his 10th symphony. As always: stay safe, wear a mask, and get vaccinated!
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No. 31: Symphony Series #2 - Politics in Music
Welcome to the second episode in our Symphony Series! This week, Erin talks about how politics have a profound effect in music, specifically tracking Shostakovich's seventh symphony and how its composition is a direct reflection of the political turmoil due to WWII. As always: stay safe, wear a mask, and get vaccinated!
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No. 30: Symphony Series #1 - Erasure of Women From the Musical Canon
This is our first episode of our Symphony Series that we are doing as part of a research project for our history seminar! This week is presented by Victoria and she talks about societal factors that have contributed to women being erased from the musical canon; from educational tradition to stereotypical gender beliefs. Tune in the next two weeks to hear Rebeca and Erin's episodes! As always stay safe, wear a mask, and get vaccinated!
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No. 29: Mini Games #4 and Check-in
No. 29 is a really fun episode! Erin quizzes Victoria and Rebeca on viola trivia, Victoria has some fun pieces for Guess the Piece/Composer that throw Erin and Rebeca for a loop, and Rebeca is successful at throwing Victoria and Erin off with her Musical Layers! Be sure to play along at home! In the second half, Erin and Victoria check in with Rebeca about how she's feeling about her upcoming recital. As always stay safe, wear a mask, and get vaccinated!
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No. 28: Amanda Röntgen-Maier and Alice Tegner
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No. 27: Harry Burleigh and the Idea of Perfection
Welcome to No. 27! We've made it to the 27 club...hopefully we'll make it out alive. (Please tell us someone understands this reference!) In this episode we introduce ourselves to black musician and composer, Harry Burleigh, who was instrumental (no pun intended) in developing characteristically American music. Burleigh also introduced Antonin Dvorak to Black American music. How have we never heard of him before?? In the second half, we discuss the idea of perfectionism and how we've dealt with it in our studies. As always, wear a mask and stay safe!
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No. 26: Rebecca Clarke and Recital Nerves
Today we talk about the life of female composer and violist, Rebecca Clarke! Erin was very excited since this is the first violist we've talked about on the podcast, why has it taken us this long?? Normalize the viola! In the second half, we talk about our upcoming recitals this month and all of the anxieties surrounding our preparation. As always, stay safe and wear a mask!
No. 25: Mini Games #3 and Updates
Our 25th podcast is a chill episode where we play some fun mini games to help us relax and have some fun! Then we chat about our lives and talk about our upcoming graduation. As always, wear a mask and stay safe!
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No. 24: A Conversation with Rebecca Senko
On this episode: Victoria's mom, Rebecca Senko, joins us! She shares with us what life is like as a music educator in the life of Covid-19 and how she tries to normalize musicians of underrepresented communities to young children. We then share some of our favorite music education memories from when we were kids. As always, stay safe and wear a mask!
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No. 23: Zitkala-Sa and Zodiac Signs
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No. 22: A Conversation with Letícia Andrade
This week we were fortunate enough to chat with our dear friend, Letícia Andrade! She fills us in on what life is like as a professional musician during Covid, life after graduation from a masters degree, and the differences between the US and Brazil. We love her so much! As always, stay safe and wear a mask!
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No. 21: Current Black Voices and Our Past Dreams - Black History Month #4
Out of Tune podcast is officially 21! In this episode we each picked a current black voice in music to share about: Chi-chi Nwanoku, James B. Wilson, and Roderick Cox. In the second half we share our past childhood violin/viola dreams. As always, stay safe and wear a mask!
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No. 20: Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges and William Grant Still, Jr. - Black History Month #3
We have made it to our 20th episode! In this episode, we continue our Black History Month series as we discuss the lives and careers of historical black composers: Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges and William Grant Still, Jr. Then, we share our concerns about our current semester situation. As always, wear a mask and be safe!
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No. 19: The Kanneh-Masons and Black History Month #2
It's the second week of Black History Month and we want to share stories centered around current black stories/voices. So in this episode, we talk about the musically talented Kanneh-Mason family and all of their wonderful, musical accomplishments. In the second half, Rebeca shares some current virtual events centered around Black History Month and we discuss as a group the current situation we're experiencing at UMass. As always, stay safe and WEAR A MASK!
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No. 18: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Black History Month #1
It's February which means it's Black History Month! We've decided to dedicate each episode this month to focus on black musicians/composers! Victoria gets us set up for our first episode about the life and career of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. We hope you enjoy and remember to wear a mask!
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No. 17: Spotify Royalties and Mini Games #2
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No. 16: Ethel Smyth and Summer Camp Gossip
On this episode we talk about female composer, Dame Ethel Smyth! She's an incredible woman and we discover things we never knew about her. Then, we share some summer music/festival horror stories and gossip! We hope you laugh and enjoy. Stay safe and wear a mask!
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No. 15: A Conversation with Marie Comuzzo
We're so excited to have our dear friend, Marie, to talk with us about her thesis and research on the effects of capitalism on women in music. We then share our favorite memories together pre-Covid, we've missed her so much! As always, we hope you've been safe and healthy. Wear a mask!
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No. 14: Updates and Quartet Issues
We're back from our holiday break and ready to get back to podcasting! In this episode we talk about some updates in our lives and with the podcast, then we talk about some experiences we've had in quartets and how we got through them. We've missed you and hope you enjoy! Stay safe and wear a mask!
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No. 13: Sphinx Organization and Holiday Concerts
We hope you enjoy our last episode of the year! We talk about the incredible Sphinx Organization and how it's serving Black and Latinx music communities. In the second half we recount some crazy holiday concert and gig experiences we've had.
We hope you have a safe end to 2020 and remember to wear your masks! Look out for our podcast in 2021!
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No. 12: Accessibility of New Music and Our Spotify Wrapped
On today's podcast we discuss the accessibility of new music and where to find it and Erin shares some composers she's discovered in her research! Then we share our reactions to our Spotify Wrapped from this year. We hope you enjoy! Wear your masks!
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No. 11: Clara Schumann and End of Semester
Episode 11! Wow!! In this episode we go through female composer Clara Schumann's life and touch on her love story conspiracies with Brahms. We then talk about things we're proud of accomplishing from this semester and what our goals are for next semester. Thanks for listening and enjoy!
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No. 10: Mini Games #1 and Why We're Thankful
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No. 9: Caroline Shaw and Our Beginnings
We talk about female composer Caroline Shaw, our experience with discovering her and new music. Then we share how we started playing our instruments and parts of our journey to where we are now. We hope you enjoy and wear your masks!
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No. 8: Zoom University Part 2 and Inspirational People
In this episode we talk about our thoughts about how Zoom University has affected us now that we're nearing the end of the semester. We then share some stories about people who have inspired us the most in our education. We hope you enjoy! Stay safe and wear a mask!
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No. 7: A Conversation with Tansy Davies
In this episode we interview composer, Tansy Davies! She was a featured composer on our Halloween episode last week and we were fortunate enough to have the opportunity of speaking with her for this week's episode. We continue the conversation of our thoughts on new music, the canon, and female composers; as well as discuss her life, compositions, and views on being a female composer in today's world.
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Episode 6: Halloween!
Happy Halloween!!! In this episode, we talk about some new female composers: Elisabetta Brusa, Gloria Coates, and Tansy Davies. Then, we talk about "spooky-ooky" stories. We hope you have a fun and safe Halloween!
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No. 5: Amy Beach and Concert Mishaps
Our fifth episode!! Today we talk about Amy Beach, prolific American female composer. We discuss her career, life, and imperfections. On the subject of imperfections, we share our funny experiences with concert mishaps.
Tune in each Saturday for a new episode!
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No. 4: Zoom University and Orchestra Stories
Welcome to Episode 4! We talk about how our lives have changed with the waves of COVID; from mental health to practicing. Then we share some "cringey" moments that we've experienced in orchestra rehearsals.
Tune in each Saturday for a new episode! Thanks for listening!
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No. 3: Florence Price and Gigs Gone Wrong
In this episode we spotlight black-American, female composer Florence Price. We share her story, her accomplishments, and discuss how she should be a symbol of American music. Later, we reflect on gigs that have gone wrong in our lives, LOL!
This episode is dedicated to Prof. Nadine Shank.
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October 3, 2020
No. 2: Black Violin and After Parties
Hi guys, welcome to our second episode!
We had the opportunity to watch a virtual concert of Black Violin! We discussed their story, their performance, and their influence on the musical canon. We also share some stories about concert after parties. We hope you enjoy and are so excited to have you listening!
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No. 1: Audition Stories
Our first episode!
Welcome to Out of Tune!
We are current music students: Erin, Victoria, and Rebeca. In today's episode we talk about our goals of our podcast, Out of Tune, and recount our worst/best audition experiences.
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