This week, I am pleased to present a TRIFECTA of conversations to fill your summer with high quality, FREE professional development anywhere you want to listen or watch. For FREE. That’s the value of the Choralosophy Podcast.
In Episode 153, Dr. Melissa Baughman is the guest to discuss gender disparity in conducting/teaching jobs. In May of 2023, American Choral Directors dedicated an issue of their “Choral Journal” to Gender Inequity in Choral Music. The Research Report in this issue was penned by Dr. Melissa Baughman from the University of Oklahoma. In the article, she summarizes the current state of research on the topic of Women in Conducting careers. In the podcast, we get into the nitty gritty.
In Episode 154, Chris is joined by Mark Bailey, a teacher who has spent years in Title One school settings. He would like to make the case that Title One should be seen as the PINNACLE of a teaching career. One of the “elephants in the room” within education discussions related to merit, opportunity and access is the wide range and disparity of challenges that teachers face in creating quality programs within their schools.
In Episode 155, it’s John C. Hughes on to share thoughts about his younger years as a teacher, and what advice he would give his “beginner” self. Chris shares many similar thoughts in a conversation that one listener called “pure gold.” Among other things, they discuss the cynicism that develops over the years in many of us, as well as the loss of “awe” when hearing choral music and how to get it back!
You can listen from the widgets below which will take you to Apple or Castbox to finish listening, or you can find the show on Google Play, Spotify, Youtube or Stitcher!
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.