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Sexual Harassment in the Conservatory Setting:
Short Essay Sexual harassment has been protruding into the college setting where unfair power dynamics and predator protection resides. I...
Jun 18, 20242 min read

My Music Theory Curriculum!
This music theory curriculum was designed based on my experience learning in an undergraduate music theory program and from Tonal Harmony...
Feb 3, 20241 min read


Dissonant Dialogues: Challenges in Classical Music
In this podcast, hosts Claire Barber and Emily Zwijack explore the occasionally uncomfortable dynamics that come with being a classical...
Feb 2, 20241 min read


All For Strings - A String Method Book Analysis
The following video is my presentation on the All For Strings Method Book. I chose this string method book to analyze and present on at...
Nov 29, 20232 min read


My Teaching Philosophy:
My teaching philosophy is based on the idea that educators have the power to fill students with knowledge to become a better version of...
Nov 8, 20232 min read


The Shostakovich Safety Net: How Shostakovich Survived Soviet Russia
Introduction: Composers are presented with many challenges in their lifetime. Questioning if their music will be liked by the public or...
Apr 27, 202315 min read


My Conducting Growth:
The following presentation contains my conducting journey of 2022-2023. Throughout my junior undergraduate year, I took 2 conducting...
Apr 13, 20232 min read


Trauma-Informed Teaching in the Music Classroom
The following artifact is my research presentation on Trauma-Informed Teaching in the Music Classroom. Throughout the semester, I have...
Apr 7, 20232 min read


Lyrical Conducting: A New Dimension in Expressive Musicianship Book Review
In 8th grade I bought a book about conducting because I knew I wanted to go into the field of music making in some way. Looking back, the...
Dec 3, 20225 min read


Musicology of Social Justice
Emily Zwijack 12/14/2022 MUHL 210.01 Project 3: Musicology of Social Justice Christian Churches and Vernacular Music in Relation to the...
Nov 24, 20227 min read


The Theory Club Podcast
The Theory Club is a podcast centered around topics and music theory, musicology, performance, analysis, and research, from the...
Aug 21, 20222 min read


ADHD and ADD in the Music Classroom - 2022
The following is a narrated PowerPoint presentation about my Spring 2022 research project on ADHD and ADD. Throughout the past couple...
Mar 20, 20221 min read

Aural Skills Pedagogy Research Project - 2021
Undergraduate Ear Training: Teaching Aural Skills to a Classroom of Diverse Ears. By: Emily Zwijack Introduction My research project on...
Jun 25, 202120 min read
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