Everyday Musicality podcast

E01.71: Beginning Recorder With MLT

Show notes

In this episode, I talk about beginning recorder instruction with an MLT approach.

Mentioned in this episode…

• Jump Right In: Recorder Book Teacher’s Edition
• Jump Right In: Recorder Student Book
• Third edition of Jump Right In for Winds and Percussion out now and Jump Right In for Strings coming soon!

• Student books – available now
• Winds & Percussion Teacher’s Edition – available for pre-order!

• GIML Quarterly Online Workshop with Richard Grunow, Christopher Azzara, and Alden Snell on Saturday, October 24 at 9:30-11:30am and 12:30-2:30pm Eastern Time

Support the podcast by becoming a patron on Patreon!

Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice

Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning

Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom

Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice

If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, email them to everydaymusicality@gmail.com!

Oct 21, 2026 27 min

E01.70: Chatting with Dick Grunow and Chris Azzara

Show notes

In this episode, I have a conversation with GIML faculty members and co-authors of the Jump Right In Instrumental Series, Dr. Richard Grunow and Dr. Christopher Azzara.

• Jump Right In: Recorder Book Teacher’s Edition
• Jump Right In: Recorder Student Book
• NEW! Jump Right In for Winds and Percussion: Student Books
• COMING SOON: Jump Right In for Winds and Percussion: Teacher’s Edition (available for pre-order!)
• GIML Fall Online Quarterly Workshop with Dick Grunow, Chris Azzara, and Alden Snell
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Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice

Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning

Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom

Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice

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Oct 7, 2026 1 hr 13 min

E01.69: Musicking in Dorian

Show notes

In this episode, we harmonize and improvise in Dorian tonality!

Mentioned in this episode…

• “Musicking in Major”
• “Musicking in Minor“
• “Musicking in Mixolydian“
• GIML Faculty Hangout with Jennifer McDonel on Saturday, October 3 at 1-2pm Eastern Time.
• GIML Quarterly Online Workshop with Richard Grunow, Christopher Azzara, and Alden Snell on October 24 at 9:30-11:30am and 12:30-2:30pm Eastern Time.
• GIML September newsletter with info on MLT Book Study Group

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Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice

Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning

Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom

Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice

If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, email them to everydaymusicality@gmail.com!

Sep 23, 2026 16 min

E01.68: Research Recap 1

Show notes

In this episode, I do a “Research Recap” about an MLT-related research study and what it means for your teaching.

Mentioned in this episode…

• Guilbault, D. M. (2009). The effects of harmonic accompaniment on the tonal improvisations of students in first through sixth grade. Journal of Research in Music Education, 57(2), 81-91.
• Blog post about Guilbault (2009) study
• GIML September newsletter

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Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice

Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning

Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom

Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice

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Sep 9, 2026 13 min

E01.67: Musicking in Minor

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Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice

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Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom

Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice

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Sep 8, 2026 16 min

E01.66: Musicking in Major

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Mentioned in this episode…

• E01.57 “Tonalities Test” (https://everydaymusicality.com/2023/09/05/e01-57-tonalities-test/)

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Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice

Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning

Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom

Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice

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Jan 7, 2025 13 min

E01.65: Chatting With Jeremy Manternach

Show notes

In this episode, I chat with Dr. Jeremy Manternach about vocal health and straw phonation.

Mentioned in this episode…

• Ingo Titze’s straw phonation video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xYDvwvmBIM)
• GIML Quarterly Online Workshop, “Space Audiation” presented by Ron Malanga, October 20, 2024, 5-8pm Eastern Time (https://giml.org/quarterly-workshop-with-ron-malanga/)

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Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice

Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning

Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom

Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice

If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, email them to everydaymusicality@gmail.com!

Sep 24, 2024 1 hr 9 min

E01.64: Chatting with Andy Mullen

Show notes

In this episode, I chat with Andy Mullen, middle school choir/general music teacher and GIML faculty member, about the Partial Synthesis skill level (AND choral applications of MLT).

E01.64: Chatting with Andy Mullen

Mentioned in this episode…

• Kahoot (https://kahoot.com)
• Blooket (https://www.blooket.com)
• Short recordings Andy mentioned:

• “You Are My Sunshine” album of 100 tunes played by wind/string/percussion instruments (https://giamusic.com/resource/you-are-my-sunshine-recording-gj199cd)
• “Simple Gifts” album of 100 tunes played by wind/percussion instruments (https://giamusic.com/resource/simple-gifts-recording-gj229cd)
• “Don Gato” album of 100 tunes played by string instruments (https://giamusic.com/resource/don-gato-recording-gj201cd)

• GIML Summer PDLC offerings (https://giml.org/summer-2024/)
• Andy’s website (https://theimprovingmusician.com)
• ENTER the giveaway to win a FREE copy of one of Andy’s books! Email everydaymusicality@gmail.com with “I LOVE AUDIATION” in the subject line, and then type your choice (“Piano Patterns” or “The Choral Musician”) in the body of the email.

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Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice

Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning

Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom

Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice

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May 22, 2024 1 hr 4 min

E01.63: Partial Synthesis Tonal Skills

Show notes

In this episode, I discuss tonal skills learned at the Partial Synthesis level of the Skill Learning Sequence in MLT.

Mentioned in this episode…

• E01.61 Partial Synthesis Intro (https://everydaymusicality.com/2024/02/13/e01-61-intro-to-partial-synthesis/)
• E01.62 Partial Synthesis Rhythm Skills (https://everydaymusicality.com/2024/02/27/e01-62-partial-synthesis-rhythm-skills/)
• Jennifer Bailey’s TeachersPayTeachers Store (https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Singtokids)
• “Weaving It All Together” book (https://giamusic.com/resource/weaving-it-all-together-book-g10575)
• “Weaving It All Together” ebook (https://a.co/d/bTfYx8A)
• “Weaving It All Together” table of contents (https://everydaymusicality.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/weaving-toc.pdf)
• GIML Summer PDLC offerings (https://giml.org/summer-2024/)

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Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice

Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning

Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom

Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice

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May 22, 2024 43 min

E01.62: Partial Synthesis Rhythm Skills

Show notes

In this episode, I talk about rhythm skills learned at the Partial Synthesis level of the Skill Learning Sequence.

Mentioned in this episode…

• GIML 2024 PDLCs: https://giml.org/summer-2024/
• Intro to LSAs episode: https://atomic-temporary-157094937.wpcomstaging.com/2021/05/04/e01-27-intro-to-lsas/
• Weaving It All Together book
• Intro to Skill Learning Sequence episode: https://atomic-temporary-157094937.wpcomstaging.com/2020/05/12/e01-09-intro-to-skill-learning-sequence-2/

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Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice

Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning

Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom

Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice

If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, email them to everydaymusicality@gmail.com!

Feb 27, 2024 49 min

E01.61: Intro to Partial Synthesis

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In this episode, I give an introduction to the Partial Synthesis level of the skill learning sequence.

Mentioned in this episode…

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Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice

Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning

Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom

Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice

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Feb 13, 2024 29 min

E01.60: Musicking in Mixolydian

Show notes

In this episode, we harmonize and improvise in Mixolydian tonality!

Mentioned in this episode…

• Thanks to Caity Biermann for letting me use her tune “Out in the Backyard” in this episode!
• Previous tonality episodes:

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Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice

Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning

Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom

Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice

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Jan 30, 2024 22 min

E01.59: Chatting with Krystal McCoy

Show notes

In this episode, I have a conversation with new GIML faculty member and one of the co-authors of a new book on choral applications of MLT, Dr. Krystal McCoy.

Mentioned in this episode…

• MLT Conference in Mannheim, October 14-15 (https://www.gordon-gesellschaft.de/termine/jahrestagung-2023-mit-dr-heather-shouldice/)
• GIML Faculty Hangout with Hannah Mayo, October 22 (https://giml.org/faculty-hangout-with-hannah-mayo/)
• Q & A for MLT: Choral Music Perspectives on Music Learning Theory (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/q-a-for-mlt-choral-music-perspectives-on-music-learning-theory-book-10764)
• The Choral Warm-up: Modal Exercises (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/the-choral-warm-up-modal-exercises-book-g6912)
• Information of GIML Professional Development Levels Courses (https://giml.org/pdlc/about/)
• Intro to LSAs episode (https://everydaymusicality.com/2021/05/04/e01-27-intro-to-lsas/)
• Enter the giveaway to win a FREE copy of Q&A for MLT: Choral Music Perspectives on Music Learning Theory! First, think of a choral warm-up that could be useful for building students’ audiation (e.g., an exercise that is in a tonality other than major, has a simple harmony part, etc.). Then do one of the following:

• Share your idea on Facebook and tag the Everyday Musicality Podcast page!
• Share your idea on any other social media platform and send a screenshot of your post to everydaymusicality@gmail.com!
• Email your idea to everydaymusicality@gmail.com!

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Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice

Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning

Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom

Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice

If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, email them to everydaymusicality@gmail.com!

Oct 3, 2023 1 hr 20 min

E01.58: Subjective Tonality

Show notes

In this episode, we listen to and audiate examples of music with subjective tonality.

Mentioned in this episode…

• Episode 52 on Types/Stages of Audiation (https://everydaymusicality.com/2023/01/10/e01-52-types-and-stages-of-audiation/)
• Episode 9 on Skill Learning Sequence (https://everydaymusicality.com/2020/05/12/e01-09-intro-to-skill-learning-sequence-2/)
• “Stay” by The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUycxurAc9g)
• “Army of Me” by Bjork (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPeheoBa2_Y)
• “Started from the Bottom” by Drake (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87ZhNtOqvSg)
• “Analyse” by Thom Yorke (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwSxzdqrxlI)
• Article on fragile, absent, and emergent tonics (https://viva.pressbooks.pub/openmusictheory/chapter/fragile-absent-and-emergent-tonics/)
• “Tonal Ambiguity in Popular Music’s Axis Progressions” article (https://mtosmt.org/issues/mto.17.23.3/mto.17.23.3.richards.html)

Support the podcast by becoming a patron on Patreon!

Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice

Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning

Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom

Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice

If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, email them to everydaymusicality@gmail.com!

Sep 19, 2023 34 min

E01.57: Tonalities Test!

Show notes

In this episode, we hear tunes in various tonalities and see if we can tell which is which!

SONG COMPOSERS/PERFORMERS AND TONALITY ANSWERS:

• #1: Maureen Girard (click here to see the tonality!)
• #2: Caity Biermann (click here to see the tonality!)
• #3: Natalie Tiesi (click here to see the tonality!)
• #4: Maureen Girard (click here to see the tonality!)
• #5: Doug Marquis (click here to see the tonality!)
• #6: Evan McIntyre (click here to see the tonality!)
• #7: Victoria Vajda (click here to see the tonality!)
• #8: David Potter (click here to see the tonality!)
• #9: Doug Marquis (click here to see the tonality!)
• #10: Jeana Graham (click here to see the tonality!)
• #11: Natalie Tiesi (click here to see the tonality!)
• #12: Maureen Girard (click here to see the tonality!)
• #13: Victoria Vajda (click here to see the tonality!)
• #14: Caity Biermann (click here to see the tonality!)
• #15: Maureen Girard (click here to see the tonality!)
• #16: Jeana Graham (click here to see the tonality!)
• #17: Evan McIntyre (click here to see the tonality!)
• #18: Victoria Vajda (click here to see the tonality!)
• #19: David Potter (click here to see the tonality!)
• #20: Natalie Tiesi (click here to see the tonality!)
• #21: Evan McIntyre (click here to see the tonality!)
• #22: Caity Biermann (click here to see the tonality!)
• #23: Jeana Graham (click here to see the tonality!)
• #24: Victoria Vajda (click here to see the tonality!)
• #25: Jeana Graham (click here to see the tonality!)
• #26: David Potter (click here to see the tonality!)
• #27: Evan McIntyre (click here to see the tonality!)
• #28: Doug Marquis (click here to see the tonality!)
• #29: Maureen Girard (click here to see the tonality!)

Mentioned in this episode…

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Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice

Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning

Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom

Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice

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Sep 5, 2023 26 min

E01.56: Lumbering in Locrian

Show notes

In this episode, we focus on building audiation in Locrian tonality.

Mentioned in this episode…

• GIML Summer Online Intro Workshops (https://giml.org/online-workshops/summer-workshops/)
• Episode on Curwen hand signs (https://everydaymusicality.com/2023/04/11/e01-55-question-about-curwen-hand-signs/)
• Music Play 2 (https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/music-play-2-bundle-print-gj383)
• Fantasy No. 7 in Locrian mode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVk3SLu4jLE)
• Dust to Dust (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjAIZ9wQAnc)
• Video on Locrian (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhDxvNY9J68&t=180s)
• GIML International Conference Info (https://giml.org/international-conference-2023/)
• My vocal fold hemorrhage!

Before & after 3 weeks of complete vocal rest!

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Host: Heather Nelson Shouldice

Sponsors: GIA Publications, Inc., Gordon Institute for Music Learning

Podcast Cover Art: Tyler Nordstrom

Intro/Outro Music: Heather Nelson Shouldice

If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, email them to everydaymusicality@gmail.com!

Jun 20, 2023 35 min

E01.55: Question About Curwen Hand Signs

Show notes

In this episode, I answer a listener question about Curwen hand signs and MLT-based instruction.

Mentioned in this episode…

• LSA SURVEY INVITATION: I am conducting a survey of elementary general music teachers’ use of Learning Sequence Activities (LSAs) in their teaching practice, including teachers’ decisions whether to use LSAs and any adaptations they choose to make. You do NOT need to use LSAs in order to participate in this study. The only eligibility criteria are: (1) You currently teach elementary general music; AND (2) You have completed an Elementary General Music Level 1 Professional Development Levels Course (PDLC) through the Gordon Institute for Music Learning in the past 10 years (Summer 2013-present). If you fit these criteria, I would like to invite you to complete a brief online survey. The survey should take 10-15 minutes to complete, is completely voluntary and confidential, and can only be taken once. You may read more about this survey and enter your responses (if you so choose) here: https://forms.gle/piGLs9fkxsqxwxw46 Thank you for taking the time to help us learn about elementary music teachers’ implementation of LSAs!
• GIML Spring Workshop with Dr. Beth Bolton on May 6: https://giml.org/quarterly-workshop-with-beth-bolton/
• NAfME General Music Conference on April 29: https://nafme.org/community/societies-and-councils/council-for-general-music-education/
• Episode 42 on choosing a solfege/syllable system: https://everydaymusicality.com/2022/03/08/e01-42choosing-a-tonal-solfege-or-rhythm-syllable-system/
• Episode 33 on Aural/Oral: https://everydaymusicality.com/2021/09/21/e01-33-intro-to-aural-oral/
• Episode 41 on Verbal Association: https://everydaymusicality.com/2022/02/26/e01-41-intro-to-verbal-association/
• “Learning Styles Debunked” https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/learning-styles-debunked-there-is-no-evidence-supporting-auditory-and-visual-learning-psychologists-say.html
• “The Myth of ‘Learning Styles'” https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/04/the-myth-of-learning-styles/557687/
• Episode 1 on Audiation: https://everydaymusicality.com/2021/09/14/re-air-e01-01-what-is-audiation/
• Episode 2 on Aptitude: https://everydaymusicality.com/2021/09/29/re-air-e01-02-what-is-music-aptitude/
• Episode 3 on Sequential Learning: https://everydaymusicality.com/2021/10/14/re-air-e01-03-what-is-sequential-music-learning/