Her Music Academia
Lydia Bangura
What does it mean to be a music researcher? How does a musician use music as a medium to foster community? Featuring interviews with other musicians, scholars and artists, host Lydia Bangura seeks to ask interesting questions about music and execute important and relevant music research. Join Lydia as she reads, writes and chats her way through a music PhD program. Got questions or feedback? Interested in being a guest on the pod? Send inquiries to: [email protected]
- 41 minutes 25 secondsÀkójọpọ̀ Music Foundation (with Daniel Kumapayi)
In this bonus episode, I chat with Daniel Kumapayi about his upbringing as a double bassist, his experience studying at the University of Michigan, and the founding of the Pan Africanist art music foundation, Àkójọpọ̀. Make sure you check out the amazing resources on their website and follow their social media to stay up to date on their projects!
Quick correction: at 10:47, we meant to mention San Fransisco Symphony, instead of Conservatory.
TW: brief mention of suicide 25:13–25:50
Detroit Public School pay high school students for tutoring
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17 November 2025, 10:00 am - 1 hour 40 minutesSummer 2025 in Review
In this solo episode, I chat all about my summer shenanigans including traveling for research in June, traveling for singing in July, and (quite honestly) an August meltdown. I also discuss my theme of the year and what’s coming up on the podcast this fall. Stay tuned for my next semester in review episode in December, as well as some bonus episodes in the coming months!
My TAAM conference performance
My Summer 2024 in Review episode
My article in Music Theory Spectrum
My HMA Book Club introduction episode
Get in touch with me at: [email protected]
29 September 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 13 minutesPopular Music Mashups (with Dr. Christine Boone)
In this episode, I chat with Dr. Christine Boone (University of North Carolina Ashville, St. Olaf College) about her musical upbringing as a vocalist, her path to music theory, and her forthcoming textbook project with Brad Osborn. We also discuss her research on mashups in popular music, including the gendered dynamics of pairing songs across genres.
Christine’s article on mashup typology
Christine’s article on gender dynamics in mashups
DJ Schmolli’s The Trooper Believer
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8 September 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 15 minutesAnalyzing Sign Language Music (with Dr. Anabel Maler)
In this episode, I chat with Dr. Anabel Maler (University of British Columbia) about her musical upbringing as a flutist, her path to music theory, and her interest in learning American Sign Language. We also dive into her new book Seeing Voices, which discusses music making practices and musical experiences in various deaf communities.
Seeing Voices: Analyzing Sign Language Music
Anabel’s 2013 Music Theory Online article
Anabel’s 2021 Music Theory Online article
Timothy Chenette on aural skills
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21 July 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 42 minutesWinter 2025 in Review
In this episode, I chat all about my past semester of continuing this year's touring season with Opera For The Young, giving my first lecture recital, and formally starting my dissertation research. I also give an update on the podcast release schedule this summer and contemplate the goals I have for the upcoming season.
Consider joining the HMA book club for our next meeting in early July! Sign up for free on Substack to get all of the relevant book club information.
Podcast episode on King Harald's Saga
My recording of King Harald's Saga on YouTube
Midwest Graduate Music Consortium
My episode with Dr. Louise Toppin
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26 May 2025, 9:00 am - 35 minutes 37 secondsGreat Lakes Chamber Music Festival (with The Dolphins Quartet)
In this episode, I chat with The Dolphins Quartet (violinists Luke Henderson and Issac Park, violist James Preucil, and cellist Ian Maloney) about their backgrounds in music, their time at The Juilliard School, and how they met and started working together. We also discuss their rehearsal process, how they choose repertoire to perform, how they compose music for themselves, and their collaborations with living composers. Finally, we talk about their experience performing in the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival and their upcoming performance with the festival this summer.
Join us for our May book club meeting on Saturday, May 24th at 3:00 pm EST! Find us on Substack to get all of the book club details!
The Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival
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19 May 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 22 minutesMusic and Cognition (with Dr. Cora Palfy)
In this episode, I chat with Dr. Cora Palfy (Washington and Jefferson College) about her musical upbringing as a singer, her time studying music theory and cognition at Northwestern, and her music theory pedagogy article on "the hidden curriculum." We also dive into her 2022 book Musical Agency and The Social Listener, which discusses music as an agent that acts upon the listener through narrative.
Join us for our next HMA book club meeting in May! Sign up at hermusicacademia.com/book-club to get all of the information about the next meeting!
Musical Agency and The Social Listener
Robert Hatten's A Theory of Virtual Agency for Western Art Music
Arnie Cox's "Embodying Music: Principles of the Mimetic Hypothesis"
Hidden Brain podcast with Nicholas Epley
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28 April 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 32 minutesCowboy Carter by Beyoncé: Part Two (with Lee Thomas Richardson)
In this episode, I chat with Lee Thomas Richardson about Beyoncé's eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter, including its reception by the Beyhive, our favorite (and least favorite) tracks, the nominations and awards the album received at the 2024 Grammys, and Beyoncé's new products that further expand her brand.
Join us for our next book club meeting on Sunday, April 27th at 1:30 pm EST! Sign up for the Substack newsletter and join the HMA Discord for more information!
My episode on Renaissance with ismatu gwendolyn
My episode on TikTok music criticism with @hennyondatok
My episode on timbre in 1980s pop music with Megan Lavengood
Eric Harvey on pop music consumption
Vibe Check's review of Cowboy Carter
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31 March 2025, 9:00 am - 49 minutes 10 secondsCowboy Carter by Beyoncé: Part One (with Lee Thomas Richardson)
In this episode, I chat with Lee Thomas Richardson (Columbia University) about his musical upbringing as a saxophonist and a vocalist, his path to music theory, and the start of his research on Beyoncé and fandom. We also discuss Beyoncé's eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter. Stay tuned for part two of our conversation!
Join us for our next book club meeting on Sunday, April 27th at 1:30 pm EST! Sign up for the Substack newsletter and join the HMA Discord for more information!
My episode on Renaissance with ismatu gwendolyn
My episode on TikTok music criticism with @hennyondatok
My episode on timbre in 1980s pop music with Megan Lavengood
Eric Harvey on pop music consumption
Vibe Check's review of Cowboy Carter
Get in touch with me at: [email protected]
24 March 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 14 minutesSounding Bodies (with Dr. Shannon Draucker)
In this episode, I chat with Dr. Shannon Draucker (Siena College) about her musical upbringing as a clarinetist, her experience in an English PhD program at Boston University, and her current pedagogical practices at Siena. We also discuss her recent book Sounding Bodies: Acoustical Science and Musical Erotics in Victorian Literature, as well as her current research on orchestra culture and concert etiquette.
The next HMA book club meeting takes place on Sunday, March 2 at 3:00 pm EST! Sign up for the book club newsletter at hermusicacademia.com/book-club.
My episode with Candace Bailey
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17 February 2025, 10:00 am - 1 hour 29 minutesMusic and Gossip (with Dr. Kristin Franseen)
In this episode, I chat with Dr. Kristin Franseen (Western University) about her musical upbringing as a bassist, her early interest in becoming an orchestral librarian, and her time at McGill University earning a PhD in musicology. We also chat about her first book, Imagining Musical Pasts, and her current research on the intersection of music and gossip, specifically within the supposed feud between Mozart and Salieri.
The HMA book club meets this Sunday, January 26th at 3:00 pm EST! Sign up on Substack to get the book and book club emails!
Kristin's article "Have Quotes about Salieri"
Kristin's article "The Salieri Rumor and Why Gossip Matters"
Kristin's article "The Song of the Dying Composer"
My episode with Patrick Nickleson
Patrick Nickleson's The Names of Minimalism
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