May 13 Tue
4:30pm
Free
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Nate Sloan on the Pleasures and Perils of Public Musicology

lectures-symposia
Green Room (1230 Schoenberg Music Building)

Musicology Distinguished Lecture Series

Reluctant public intellectual Nate Sloan will share reflections and insights gleaned from ten years of producing Switched on Pop, a podcast exploring the making and meaning of popular music. Prepare to be regaled with true tales of decoding the Billboard charts, searching for redemption from the Jonas Brothers, and accidentally canceling Beethoven. Through these triumphs and embarrassments, Nate will attempt to outline strategies for 21st century academics to engage meaningfully with the wider world, and perhaps learn something new about their own research in the process.

Nate Sloan is a musicologist and performer who researches jazz, classical, and popular music. He is assistant professor of musicology at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music and host of the podcast Switched on Pop. Nate is co-author of Switched on Pop: How Popular Music Works and Why it Matters and has contributed articles about music to the New York Times, Musical Quarterly, and Journal of Musicology, and appeared as a music commentator for NPR, CBS, PBS, and CNN and other acronymic media companies.

Ticketing

This event is FREE! No RSVP required. Early arrival is recommended.

PARKING

Self-service parking is available at UCLA’s Parking Structure #2 for events in Schoenberg Music Building and the Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center. Visitor parking is marked by a green circle and the letter “P” and is on the lower levels (do not go up the ramp to levels 3-7). Costs range from $4 for 1 hour to $15 for all day. Evening rates (after 4 p.m.) are $3-$5 for 1 to 2 hours and $10 for all night. Learn more about campus parking.

ACCESSIBILITY

The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is eager to provide a variety of accommodations and services for access and communications. If you would like to request accommodations, please do so 10 days in advance of the event by emailing ADA@schoolofmusic.ucla.edu or calling (310) 825-0174.

PHOTOGRAPHY

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FOOD & DRINK

Food and drink may not be carried into the theaters. Thank you!

Acknowledgment

The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). As a land grant institution, we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.