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Mexican Music's regional roots go from 'invisible' to 'invincible'
ABC News recently covered explosion of Mexican genres in American popular music. To understand the music’s regional roots, they turned to Steven Loza, professor of Global Jazz Studies at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.
Arts & Humanities: Creating Jobs and Changing Societies
In the age of AI, forward-thinking societies are investing in arts education and institutions. Eileen L. Strempel, inaugural dean of The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, weighs in on ways that artists empower communities and lead the nation forward.
UCLA Faculty on Beyoncé and Challenge of Audience Silence
To help unpack the meanings of Beyoncé’s challenge to her audiences to self-mute, the LA Times turned to Stig Edgren (music industry), Catherine Provenzano (musicology), and Neal Stulberg (orchestral studies and director of the UCLA Philharmonia).
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Transfer Student Blazes Trails for Others
Antonio Estrada dreamed of going to a big university, big in every way. Raised in Sacramento, Estrada was encouraged by his parents to be the first in his family to graduate from college. After trying out several different pathways in community college, he decided on a career in music and applied to transfer to UCLA.
Musicology Student Wins Prestigious National Scholarship
The Beinecke Scholarship is one of the most competitive in the United States. It gifts the most exceptional students in the arts, humanities, and social science with substantial support for graduate study. In 2023, 87 institutions nominated one candidate apiece. Only 20 students make the final selection. For the first time since 2015, one of
Doctoral Student Lily Shababi Wins Ingolf Dahl Award
When Lily Shababi began her doctoral training in musicology at UCLA, her research mainly concerned American experimental art music of the late twentieth century. But a fascination with the niche world of hyperpop changed her direction. “Adjusting to living in LA and starting grad school can be difficult,” said Shababi. “And so I immersed myself
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