Musicking

Musicking

Learn about different musical ideas, applications, theories, and cultures from a variety of music specialists from around the globe. “Musicking” is a podcast dedicated to music students, professionals, and enthusiasts with a passion for exploring the vast world of music-making. Each episode features an in-depth conversation between conservatory student Trinity Lê and a performer or scholar deeply immersed in a specific music system or practice, giving the listener a glimpse into intricate and dynamic musical worlds that may be entirely unfamiliar to their own.

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February 18, 2024 18 mins

In this episode, Dr. Freidoon Ghazi walks us through a solo instrumental performance of dastgah Segah, and talks to us about the close relationship between Persian poetry and music. 

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Founder and performer in the Cincinnati Persian Music Ensemble, Dr. Freidoon Ghazi, talks about some of the details of Persian music, as well as the many different styles of it that he performs in his ensemble. 

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Joined by Performer, Scholar, and Professor of Ethnomusicology, Stefan Fiol, today's episode delves into the world of ritual Drumming in the Uttarakhand region of Northern India, exploring subjects such as drumming dialects, the influence of the recording industry, the dynamics of change, and the ever-present issue of caste-based discrimination. 

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Joined by Professional Music Therapist, Shonda Malik, we explore the process and function behind Music Therapy treatment for individuals with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimers, Dementia, and Parkinson's, as well as stroke and head trauma patients. In this episode, we will take a look at why musical activity is so effective in these cases, as well as how to go about creating musical activities at home with loved one...

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This episode explores how the Ekonting is growing and evolving in the modern day: How are songs written and dispersed? How is Ekonting music changing, and what possibilities are there for this instrument in the future?

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This episode covers the performance theory and practice of the Ekonting: what it sounds like, how people discuss performances, and some of the nuances of Ekonting music. 

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Ethnomusicologist Scott Linford gives us a glimpse into the music culture and practice surrounding the Ekonting, a plucked, gourd lute most well-known in the West as an ancestor to the Banjo.  

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October 16, 2023 25 mins

This episode is part 2 of our 5 part series on the Hindustani Tabla. We start out by introducing the basic theory of a Hindustani performance, and then our guest goes on to talk about the opening compositional form of a tabla solo recital, the Peshkar. 

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October 16, 2023 11 mins

This episode is part 3 of our 5 part series on the Hindustani tabla. Our guest introduces us to the improvisational rules of the Kaida, which is the next compositional form typically performed in a tabla solo following the Peshkar. 

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Following the Kaida, our guest introduces us to the Rela and Fixed compositions, which are the final, blistering compositional forms that are performed at the end of a Tabla solo. 

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October 16, 2023 16 mins

Now that we have covered the contents of a tabla solo, we now talk about the tabla in the context of accompanying, ranging from classical accompaniment, folk music, devotional music, and studio work, as well as the tabla's popular inclusion in jazz and fusion music in the west. 

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September 14, 2022 20 mins

Episode 1 of a 5 part series on the North Indian Classical tabla. We are joined by Professor James Feist, student of the great Pandit Yogesh Samsi of the Punjab lineage, and in this episode, he introduces us to the background, basic notes, pedagogy, and schools of the Tabla.


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