We don’t have to choose between rigor and accessibility, and we don’t have to choose between evaluating something as “great” or “excellent” and valuing every rung of the music making skill ladder. Music reading is a great example of this.  Subscribe to more blogs like this for FREE &n... read more

Compose Like a Girl with Jocelyn Hagan Often times, the most confident and assertive person you will ever meet is an 8 or 9 year old girl. Then, somewhere along the way society teaches her that “like a girl” is not a compliment. For a discussion about this in the world of composition, I am joined this week by prolific composer, pub... read more

THE CHORALOSOPHY MUSIC LITERACY SUITE "The Choralosophy Music Literacy Suite" View the Whole YouTube Playlist  Bookmark this page and consume the whole library as many times as you need. Quality music literacy instruction starts and ends with YOUR understanding of these concepts. These episodes are available in audio only or audio/v... read more

  Episode 165 on YouTube! In this episode I draw on a few sources, including audience comments to present an advocacy conversation. To make the case for Choral Music classrooms, infrastructure support, and educational priorities. You will see or hear a video I made all the way back in 2012 in response to the popular TV show “Glee,&rdqu... read more