I can’t believe it took me two years to discover my theory professor (Ben Graf) is on a podcast! I recently discovered Note Doctors and I can firmly say this podcast will be added to the list of shows I listen to regularly. As someone who is studying music and takes interest in teaching and music theory, this podcast was basically made for me. I love hearing my theory professor and two of his colleagues from TWU discuss theory pedagogy in a friendly and insightful way. Would 100% recommend this podcast to any music major or anyone remotely interested in music and teaching.

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If you are self-hating and want to destroy the musical tradition upon which the formal study of music theory is largely built (I.e. Western European), then this is the podcast for you. However, if you approach Western European music in a spirit of interest and gratitude, then I suggest you get your music theory conversations elsewhere.

The last summer book club episodes are really interesting and amazing. I've recently discovered this podcast and have been catching up with all of them lately. At first I was intrigued but after awhile I was disappointed with the overemphasis on 18th century tonal theory. The "awakening" they discuss in the last summer book club episodes are really great and heart felt. I'm now hooked and can't wait for the next ones to come out. The keys they discovered are not DEI to just bring nonwhite people to 18th century tonal harmony or find pop songs that exemplify it. Music theory should include artistic music achievement and styles from all regions of the world. Also 18th century tonal harmony is over and should now just be a historical introduction to the European music traditions of the 20th/21th century. I believe the persistent focus on pre 1900 theory only perpetuates classical music being stuck as a museum artifact. Thanks for a really good podcast!!