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We are current music students: Erin, Victoria, and Rebeca. This is a space for us to talk realistically about being musicians and music students in today's world. We'll share stories and spotlight different topics that interest us.

Out of Tune


    • May 22, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    No. 32: Symphony Series #3 - Heitor Villa-Lobos and Indigenous Music

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2021 55:53


    Welcome to the third episode in our Symphony Series! This week, Rebeca talks about the use of indigenous songs by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos by analyzing his 10th symphony. As always: stay safe, wear a mask, and get vaccinated! Instagram: @outoftunepod

    No. 31: Symphony Series #2 - Politics in Music

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 75:44


    Welcome to the second episode in our Symphony Series! This week, Erin talks about how politics have a profound effect in music, specifically tracking Shostakovich's seventh symphony and how its composition is a direct reflection of the political turmoil due to WWII. As always: stay safe, wear a mask, and get vaccinated! Instagram: @outoftunepod

    No. 30: Symphony Series #1 - Erasure of Women From the Musical Canon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2021 82:37


    This is our first episode of our Symphony Series that we are doing as part of a research project for our history seminar! This week is presented by Victoria and she talks about societal factors that have contributed to women being erased from the musical canon; from educational tradition to stereotypical gender beliefs. Tune in the next two weeks to hear Rebeca and Erin's episodes! As always stay safe, wear a mask, and get vaccinated! Instagram: @outoftunepod

    No. 29: Mini Games #4 and Check-in

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2021 77:33


    No. 29 is a really fun episode! Erin quizzes Victoria and Rebeca on viola trivia, Victoria has some fun pieces for Guess the Piece/Composer that throw Erin and Rebeca for a loop, and Rebeca is successful at throwing Victoria and Erin off with her Musical Layers! Be sure to play along at home! In the second half, Erin and Victoria check in with Rebeca about how she's feeling about her upcoming recital. As always stay safe, wear a mask, and get vaccinated! Instagram: @outoftunepod

    No. 28: Amanda Röntgen-Maier and Alice Tegner

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2021 62:56


    On this episode we share the lives of two Swedish female musicians and composers: Amanda Röntgen-Maier and Alice Tegner! None of us had ever heard of these incredible women before researching for this podcast; they contributed greatly to the music history and identity of Sweden. In the second half, Erin and Victoria share their experiences and reactions to having completed their masters recitals! As always: stay safe, wear a mask, and get vaccinated!  Instagram: @outoftunepod

    No. 27: Harry Burleigh and the Idea of Perfection

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2021 69:25


    Welcome to No. 27! We've made it to the 27 club...hopefully we'll make it out alive. (Please tell us someone understands this reference!) In this episode we introduce ourselves to black musician and composer, Harry Burleigh, who was instrumental (no pun intended) in developing characteristically American music. Burleigh also introduced Antonin Dvorak to Black American music. How have we never heard of him before?? In the second half, we discuss the idea of perfectionism and how we've dealt with it in our studies. As always, wear a mask and stay safe! Instagram: @outoftunepod

    No. 26: Rebecca Clarke and Recital Nerves

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2021 74:02


    Today we talk about the life of female composer and violist, Rebecca Clarke! Erin was very excited since this is the first violist we've talked about on the podcast, why has it taken us this long?? Normalize the viola! In the second half, we talk about our upcoming recitals this month and all of the anxieties surrounding our preparation. As always, stay safe and wear a mask!

    No. 25: Mini Games #3 and Updates

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2021 59:26


    Our 25th podcast is a chill episode where we play some fun mini games to help us relax and have some fun! Then we chat about our lives and talk about our upcoming graduation. As always, wear a mask and stay safe! Instagram: @outoftunepod

    No. 24: A Conversation with Rebecca Senko

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2021 57:56


    On this episode: Victoria's mom, Rebecca Senko, joins us! She shares with us what life is like as a music educator in the life of Covid-19 and how she tries to normalize musicians of underrepresented communities to young children. We then share some of our favorite music education memories from when we were kids. As always, stay safe and wear a mask! Instagram: @outoftunepod

    No. 23: Zitkala-Sa and Zodiac Signs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 72:47


    It's International Women's Day everyday on the Out of Tune Podcast. On this episode, we share the incredible life of musician, writer, editor, translator, and political activist: Zitkala-Sa. In the second half, we each share one more female composer/musician in the spirit of celebrating women! Through it all, we talk about astrological signs and try to make out what they mean. As always, stay safe and wear a mask!  Instagram: @outoftunepod

    No. 22: A Conversation with Letícia Andrade

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2021 64:22


    This week we were fortunate enough to chat with our dear friend, Letícia Andrade! She fills us in on what life is like as a professional musician during Covid, life after graduation from a masters degree, and the differences between the US and Brazil. We love her so much! As always, stay safe and wear a mask! Instagram: @outoftunepod

    No. 21: Current Black Voices and Our Past Dreams - Black History Month #4

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2021 61:01


    Out of Tune podcast is officially 21! In this episode we each picked a current black voice in music to share about: Chi-chi Nwanoku, James B. Wilson, and Roderick Cox. In the second half we share our past childhood violin/viola dreams. As always, stay safe and wear a mask! Instagram: @outoftunepod

    No. 20: Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges and William Grant Still, Jr. - Black History Month #3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021 86:57


    We have made it to our 20th episode! In this episode, we continue our Black History Month series as we discuss the lives and careers of historical black composers: Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges and William Grant Still, Jr. Then, we share our concerns about our current semester situation. As always, wear a mask and be safe! Instagram: @outoftunepod

    No. 19: The Kanneh-Masons and Black History Month #2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2021 84:38


    It's the second week of Black History Month and we want to share stories centered around current black stories/voices. So in this episode, we talk about the musically talented Kanneh-Mason family and all of their wonderful, musical accomplishments. In the second half, Rebeca shares some current virtual events centered around Black History Month and we discuss as a group the current situation we're experiencing at UMass. As always, stay safe and WEAR A MASK! Instagram: @outoftunepod

    No. 18: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Black History Month #1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2021 71:14


    It's February which means it's Black History Month! We've decided to dedicate each episode this month to focus on black musicians/composers! Victoria gets us set up for our first episode about the life and career of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. We hope you enjoy and remember to wear a mask! Instagram: @outoftunepod

    No. 17: Spotify Royalties and Mini Games #2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 75:35


    Wow, No. 17!! Crazy to think we only started our podcast a short time ago. In this episode we talk about how much artists make per stream on Spotify and some of the criticism that surrounds it. Is capitalism wiping out the middle class of artists/musicians? Then, in the second half we play some mini music games and have a lot of fun guessing composers and pieces. We hope you play along at home! Remember to wear your mask and stay safe! Instagram: @outoftunepod

    No. 16: Ethel Smyth and Summer Camp Gossip

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 57:43


    On this episode we talk about female composer, Dame Ethel Smyth! She's an incredible woman and we discover things we never knew about her. Then, we share some summer music/festival horror stories and gossip! We hope you laugh and enjoy. Stay safe and wear a mask! Instagram: @outoftunepod

    No. 15: A Conversation with Marie Comuzzo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 70:56


    We're so excited to have our dear friend, Marie, to talk with us about her thesis and research on the effects of capitalism on women in music. We then share our favorite memories together pre-Covid, we've missed her so much! As always, we hope you've been safe and healthy. Wear a mask! Instagram: @outoftunepod

    No. 14: Updates and Quartet Issues

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2021 62:26


    We're back from our holiday break and ready to get back to podcasting! In this episode we talk about some updates in our lives and with the podcast, then we talk about some experiences we've had in quartets and how we got through them. We've missed you and hope you enjoy! Stay safe and wear a mask! Instagram: @outoftunepod

    No. 13: Sphinx Organization and Holiday Concerts

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2020 59:33


    We hope you enjoy our last episode of the year! We talk about the incredible Sphinx Organization and how it's serving Black and Latinx music communities. In the second half we recount some crazy holiday concert and gig experiences we've had. We hope you have a safe end to 2020 and remember to wear your masks! Look out for our podcast in 2021! Instagram: @outoftunepod

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    No. 12: Accessibility of New Music and Our Spotify Wrapped

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 54:02


    On today's podcast we discuss the accessibility of new music and where to find it and Erin shares some composers she's discovered in her research! Then we share our reactions to our Spotify Wrapped from this year. We hope you enjoy! Wear your masks! Instagram: @outoftunepod

    No. 11: Clara Schumann and End of Semester

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2020 40:56


    Episode 11! Wow!! In this episode we go through female composer Clara Schumann's life and touch on her love story conspiracies with Brahms. We then talk about things we're proud of accomplishing from this semester and what our goals are for next semester. Thanks for listening and enjoy! Instagram: @outoftunepod

    No. 10: Mini Games #1 and Why We're Thankful

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2020 54:25


    Our tenth episode! WOW. What a journey this podcast has been. In this episode we play three different mini-games and share with each other why we're thankful this year. As always, thanks for listening and share with your friends! Don't forget to wear a mask! Instagram: @outoftunepod

    No. 9: Caroline Shaw and Our Beginnings

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2020 58:03


    We talk about female composer Caroline Shaw, our experience with discovering her and new music. Then we share how we started playing our instruments and parts of our journey to where we are now. We hope you enjoy and wear your masks! Follow us on Instagram: @outoftunepod

    No. 8: Zoom University Part 2 and Inspirational People

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 69:25


    In this episode we talk about our thoughts about how Zoom University has affected us now that we're nearing the end of the semester. We then share some stories about people who have inspired us the most in our education. We hope you enjoy! Stay safe and wear a mask! Follow us on Instagram: @outoftunepod

    No. 7: A Conversation with Tansy Davies

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2020 52:55


    In this episode we interview composer, Tansy Davies! She was a featured composer on our Halloween episode last week and we were fortunate enough to have the opportunity of speaking with her for this week's episode. We continue the conversation of our thoughts on new music, the canon, and female composers; as well as discuss her life, compositions, and views on being a female composer in today's world. Follow us on Instagram: @outoftunepod

    No. 5: Amy Beach and Concert Mishaps

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 57:17


    Our fifth episode!! Today we talk about Amy Beach, prolific American female composer. We discuss her career, life, and imperfections. On the subject of imperfections, we share our funny experiences with concert mishaps. Tune in each Saturday for a new episode! Follow us on Instagram @outoftunepod

    No. 4: Zoom University and Orchestra Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 73:53


    Welcome to Episode 4! We talk about how our lives have changed with the waves of COVID; from mental health to practicing. Then we share some "cringey" moments that we've experienced in orchestra rehearsals. Tune in each Saturday for a new episode! Thanks for listening! Follow us on Instagram @outoftunepod

    No. 3: Florence Price and Gigs Gone Wrong

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2020 56:23


    In this episode we spotlight black-American, female composer Florence Price. We share her story, her accomplishments, and discuss how she should be a symbol of American music. Later, we reflect on gigs that have gone wrong in our lives, LOL! This episode is dedicated to Prof. Nadine Shank. Follow us on Instagram AND Facebook: @outoftunepod

    Out of Tune (Trailer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 0:30


    No. 2: Black Violin and After Parties

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 52:07


    Hi guys, welcome to our second episode! We had the opportunity to watch a virtual concert of Black Violin! We discussed their story, their performance, and their influence on the musical canon. We also share some stories about concert after parties. We hope you enjoy and are so excited to have you listening! Follow us on Instagram! @outoftunepod

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    No. 1: Audition Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2020 46:42


    Our first episode! Welcome to Out of Tune! We are current music students: Erin, Victoria, and Rebeca. In today's episode we talk about our goals of our podcast, Out of Tune, and recount our worst/best audition experiences. Follow us on Instagram! @outoftunepod

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