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The MERFY Podcast

The MERFY Podcast

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Welcome to the MERFY podcast where I find and summarize Music Education Research For You because you're busy! Citations can be found in the show notes. Find me on most socials @themerfypod and send comments, questions, or suggestions for topics/pieces to themerfypod@gmail.com. Created and hosted by Ellie Johnson.The MERFY Pod
Episodes
  • Episode 33: A Fly on the Wall During Independent Practice
    Jun 2 2025

    Happy summer!

    In this episode, I cover a 2012 piece from the Journal of Research in Music Education titled, “An Observational Study of Intermediate Band Students’ Self-Regulated Practice Behaviors” by Peter Miksza, Stephanie Prichard, and Diana Sorbo.


    Full citation:

    Miksza, P., Prichard, S., & Sorbo, D. (2012). An observational study of intermediate band students’ self-regulated practice behaviors. Journal of Research in Music Education, 60(3), 254–266.

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    11 mins
  • Episode 32: GUEST SPECIAL - Disruptive Pedagogies with Dr. Brian Weidner
    May 19 2025

    In this episode, I share a conversation from this past fall with Dr. Brian Weidner. We discuss his research on disrupting existing teaching patterns with new practices. Enjoy!

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    38 mins
  • Episode 31: Ok, but what kind of practice?
    May 6 2025

    In this episode, I cover a 2019 piece from Frontiers in Psychology titled, “Deliberate Practice and Proposed Limits on the Effects of Practice on the Acquisition of Expert Performance: Why the Original Definition Matters and Recommendations for Future Research” by K. Anders Ericsson and Kyle W. Harwell.


    Full Citation:

    Ericsson, K. A., & Harwell, K. W. (2019). Deliberate practice and proposed limits on the effects of practice on the acquisition of expert performance: why the original definition matters and recommendations for future research. Frontiers in Psychology, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02396

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    13 mins
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