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Education’s Relationship with Masculinity with Dr. Brendan Kwiatkowski

March 17, 2023 by Chris Munce 2 Comments

Did you know that boys have fallen behind girls in almost every measurable academic category? Boys are 3-6 times more likely to have an ADHD diagnosis, 3-5 times more likely to be expelled, 2-3 times more likely to die from suicide, and are reporting higher levels of loneliness on average. There are a lot of […]

Filed Under: Choralosophy Tagged With: ACDA Membership Benefits, Diversity, gender, inclusion, masculinity

Remaking History with Dr. Marques L.A. Garrett

February 10, 2023 by Chris Munce Leave a Comment

This week, welcome BACK to the show Dr. Marques Garrett, who last appeared in episode 17, “Beyond Elijah Rock,” where many of us were introduced to the concept of “non-idiomatic” music of Black composers. In this episode, part of the “Oxford Series,” Marques returns to celebrate his latest contribution to the growing canon of music by Black composers […]

Filed Under: Choralosophy Tagged With: black history, Black History Month, choir, Diversity, inclusion, music educators, Oxford Press

Are We Doing Anti-Racism Wrong? With Dr. Sheena Mason

August 12, 2022 by Chris Munce Leave a Comment

*Racism* is the social construction that necessitates our continued & (mostly) blind belief in & upholding of “race” ideology & its correlated languages/practices. We just continue to fool ourselves into thinking that “race” is *just* “skin color,” phenotype, DNA, or culture. Dr. Sheena Mason With the rise of anti-racist discourse and initiatives, many people are […]

Filed Under: Choralosophy Tagged With: anti-racism, Diversity, history, philosophy, race, racism

The Righteous Musician with Reena Esmail

July 22, 2022 by Chris Munce Leave a Comment

True diversity is the varied life experiences and cultural upbringings that lead us to our widely disparate moral “palettes.” As we gather together in classrooms, ensembles, businesses and organizations we talk a good diversity game. But rarely do we attempt to measure these things in our diversity matrix. This episode is a “Choralosophy Book Club” […]

Filed Under: Choralosophy, Others Tagged With: artists, Diversity, morality, musicians, perspective

If Every One Agrees, We Can’t Have the “Difficult Conversations” with Micah Horton

June 10, 2022 by Chris Munce Leave a Comment

Many people think they are speaking truth to power, but they are really just preaching to the choir. This episode deals with the role of political discourse in the lives of all citizens, and educators in particular. The future of education is hanging in the balance right now as I see it, based on the […]

Filed Under: Choralosophy Tagged With: ACDA Membership Benefits, Diversity, Equity, inclusion, Music Ed, music educators

Don’t Abandon the Canon! With Dr. Anika Prather

May 27, 2022 by Chris Munce Leave a Comment

Like many topics in education, we have strains of the same philosophical divides in music education as we do in other areas of education. This week, my guest Dr. Anika Prather is the perfect person to address and offer a bridge to one of those divides. She has a background in both Music Education as […]

Filed Under: Choralosophy Tagged With: ACDA Membership Benefits, decolonize, Diversity, inclusion, literature, philosophy, programming, Repertoire

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March 27

German composer and organist Johann Ernst Eberlin, a prolific composer of church organ and choral music, was born on this day in 1702.

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