Introduction to Musicology: Race and the Aesthetics of Vocal Timbre

Provide reading responses for “Race and the aesthetics of vocal timbre” by Nina Sun Eidsheim and “Editorial introduction” by George E. Lewis and Joy H. Calico in the Journal of the American Musicological Society.

Define what each author is arguing in “Race and the aesthetics of vocal timbre” and “Editorial introduction,” what disciplinary conversations they are engaging, what evidence they are using, and what you think the takeaways are. Write a response to one or more of the readings, departing from any issue that they raise that interests you.