Music Ed with MC OCV

Jan 27 2025 15 ep. 27 mins 4

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Join Meaghan “OCV” O’Connor-Vince, as she explores the power and importance of current trends and topics in music education. Listen to guest conversations about the industry, alumni interviews and article narrations empowering the next generation of prevailing music educators.

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Episode 15: Not Like Us, The Beef That Changed Hip-Hop

Jan 27 2025 37 mins

In the spring of 2024, hip-hop witnessed its biggest clash in history... Drake versus Kendrick Lamar! Eight explosive diss tracks. Secret children. AI-generated voices. Billion-dollar lawsuits. The beef that broke streaming records and changed rap forever. Join Mrs OCV and her students break down the battle! Follow along: Google Slides Presentation

Episode 14: Cowboy Carter, Conferences and Cribs!

May 12 2024 19 mins

We’re recapping the school year! It’s been a wild ride, maternity leave included! Join OCV as she reflects on Beyoncé’s latest work, attending the Massachusetts All State Conference and becoming a mom!

Episode 13: Emo Rap and Journaling: A New Foundation for Social-Emotional Learning

Jan 22 2024 14 mins

This episode is a reading of an article previously published in the Massachusetts Music Educators Journal, titled “Emo Rap and Journaling: A New Foundation for Social-Emotional Learning” and reprinted in NAfME’s Teaching Music in the State Opus column. Excerpt: “As we know all too well, the social isolation caused by the COVID-19 has had a profound effect on our students. T

Episode 12: The Power of a Published Podcast, Creating a Platform for Students

Sep 05 2023 65 mins

This episode is a reading of an article previously published in the Massachusetts Music Educators Journal, titled “The Power of a Published Podcast: Creating a Platform for Students”. Excerpt: “With the growing popularity of Music Technology in schools, podcasting is the perfect avenue to teach students about audio production, explore copyright laws, and provide a platform fo

Episode 10: Hannah Dutra's "World Music" Conclusion

Jun 05 2023 10 mins

This episode is the final episode in the “Student Perspective in World Music” Series. Student Hannah Dutra presents her final research project and summarizes her takeaways with her music teachers: Ian Maguire, Meaghan O’Connor-Vince and Elijah Langille.

Episode 11: Sounds from a Painted World, a Collaboration of the Visual Arts and Music

May 23 2023 16 mins

This episode is a reading of an article previously published in the Massachusetts Music Educators Journal, titled “Sounds from a Painted World: a Collaboration of the Visual Arts and Music”. Excerpt: “Outside of academia, we see the Visual Arts and Music presented quite frequently together, in cinema, album artwork and music videos. As this is so often the case outside of sch

Episode 9: Student Perspective of “World Music”, featuring Hannah Dutra and Elijah Langille

Mar 29 2023 24 mins

This is the final episode of a three part series, featuring student Hannah Dutra discussing the term “World Music” and providing a contemporary dialogue on the outdated label. Featuring her music teachers: Ian Maguire, Meaghan O’Connor-Vince and Elijah Langille. Enjoy our third episode of the series, with Barnstable High School Orchestra Director, Elijah Langille.

Episode 8: Student Perspective of “World Music”, featuring Hannah Dutra and Meaghan O’Connor-Vince

Mar 13 2023 42 mins

This is episode two of a three part series, featuring student Hannah Dutra discussing the term “World Music” and providing a contemporary dialogue on the outdated label. Featuring her music teachers: Ian Maguire, Meaghan O’Connor-Vince and Elijah Langille. Enjoy our second episode of the series, with Barnstable Music Technology teacher, Meaghan O’Connor-Vince.

Episode 7: Student Perspective of "World Music", featuring Hannah Dutra and Ian Maguire

Mar 06 2023 22 mins

This episode kicks off a series of conversations between student Hannah Dutra and her music teachers: Ian Maguire, Meaghan O’Connor-Vince and Elijah Langille. When Hannah was recently assigned a research project in her English class, and as an exemplar music student, Hannah decided to dive into the topic of “World Music” and provide a contemporary dialogue on the outdated lab

Episode 6: Bring Hip-Hop to the Table A Story of Opportunity in the Time of BLM and COVID-19

Jan 31 2023 19 mins

This episode is a reading of an article previously published in the Massachusetts Music Educators Journal, titled “Bring Hip-Hop to the Table: A Story of Opportunity in the Time of BLM and COVID-19”. Excerpt: “Hip-hop is a tool we can leverage as music educators in order to further educate our students and create a community for conversation. The COVID-19 pandemic provides us