The MERFY Podcast

This episode covers a 2023 piece from Research Studies in Music Education called, “Music teacher mothers’ career navigation during the COVID-19 pandemic,” by Lisa Huisman Koops, Kelsey Kordella Giotta, friend of the pod Jessica LG Steuver, and Julie Ballantyne. Special thanks to Jessica for reaching out and sharing this piece with us! Full citation: Koops, L. H., Giotta, K. K., Steuver, J. L. G.,...

WE'RE BACK! I missed you! This week, I'm covering a piece from friend of the podcast and valued mentor Dr. Robert H Woody. This is a 2023 study from Psychology of Music called, “University musicians’ use of component cognitive skills in practice: A self-report study.” Full citation: Woody, R. H. (2023). University musicians’ use of component cognitive skills in practice: A self-report study. Psych...

This week, I cover a 2004 piece from the Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy called, “Thinking in Sound - A Qualitative Study of Metaphors for Pitch Perception” by Kathy A. Thompson. QUICK NOTE! No new episode next week - I'll be off nerding out at the Midwestern ACDA conference! See you back on the 19th (in the episode, I definitely say the 12th on accident ... WOOPS!) Full citation: Thompson, Kathy...

Part 2 of 2 discussing another chapter from The Oxford Handbook of Care in Music Education called, “The Sounds of Hope: Music Homeplaces and Compassionate, Abolitionist Music Teaching,” by Emily Good-Perkins.  Link for CIACP Worksheet! Full Citations: Good-Perkins, E (2023). The sounds of hope: music homeplaces and compassionate, abolitionist music teaching. In K. S. Hendricks (Ed.), The oxford ha...

Part 1 of 2 discussing another chapter from The Oxford Handbook of Care in Music Education called, “The Sounds of Hope: Music Homeplaces and Compassionate, Abolitionist Music Teaching,” by Emily Good-Perkins. Full citations: Good-Perkins, E (2023). The sounds of hope: music homeplaces and compassionate, abolitionist music teaching. In K. S. Hendricks (Ed.), The oxford handbook of care in music edu...

In this episode, I reflect on a 2017 article from Psychology of Music called, “Music performance anxiety in ensemble rehearsals and concerts: A comparison of music and non-music major undergraduate musicians” by Kim E. Robson and Dianna T. Kenny. Full Citation: Robson, K. E., & Kenny, D. T. (2017). Music performance anxiety in ensemble rehearsals and concerts: A comparison of music and non-mus...

In this episode, I summarize and reflect on “Fostering Reciprocal and Responsive Musical Relationships in a Youth Instrumental Ensemble: One Guest Conductor’s “Caring With” Approach” by Allen R. Legutki, Karin S. Hendricks, Tawnya D. Smith, and Kristi N. King - a chapter from the 2023 Oxford Handbook of Care in Music Education. This piece covers an intrinsic case study focused on conductor Mark Ru...

THE VERY FIRST MERFY pod episode! I discuss and reflect on a 2020 piece from the Journal of Research in Music Education titled “Teaching Music to Support Students: How Autonomy-Supportive Music Teachers Increase Students’ Well-Being” by Arielle Bonneville-Roussy, Emese Hruska, and Hayley Trower. Full Citation: Bonneville-Roussy, A., Hruska, E., & Trower, H. (2020). Teaching Music to Support St...

Hello and welcome to the MERFY podcast where I find and summarize music education research for you! First full episode available January 1st, 2024.