Understanding the Continuum

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Cultural Appropriation, Appreciation & Acculturation: Understanding and operating within the continuum. Music represents culture, and as musicians we are cultural ambassadors. This lecture will unravel the complexities surrounding Cultural Appropriation, Appreciation, and Acculturation in the context of music making; shedding light on their definitions, distinctions, and implications. We’ll discuss the significance of understanding power dynamics, privilege, and respect in cultural exchange. Using Dr. Trineice’s framework for engaging music making and learning through a cultural continuum, this lecture will empower participants with a framework to help navigate these complexities with sensitivity and awareness. Dr. Trineice Robinson-Martin has dedicated her career to performing and developing resources for teaching jazz, gospel/christian, R&B, rock, country, and pop singing styles in an applied/private voice lesson setting. She completed her doctoral work at Teachers College Columbia University. Dr. Trineice holds master degrees in music education and jazz studies from Teachers College and Indiana University-Bloomington, respectively, B.A. from San Jose State University, and is a Level III Certified Instructor in Somatic Voicework™ The LoVetri Method. Dr. Trineice maintains a faculty positions at Princeton University as the jazz voice instructor, lecturer, and director of the Jazz Vocal Collective Ensemble. She serves on the National Faculty in the academic division of Gospel Music Workshop of America, serves as the Executive Director of the African American Jazz Caucus, Inc., serves as a Board of Director for the Jazz Education Network, serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Singing, and is a member of the distinguished American Academy of Teachers of Singing. Based on her graduate research, Dr. Trineice created Soul Ingredients®, a teaching methodology for developing a singer’s musical style/interpretation in African-American folk based music styles (i.e. jazz, gospel, R&B, blues, etc). This methodology shows students how to take their personal experiences, musical influences and models, and execute the different components in a manner that is personal to the singer/performer’s own personal expression.