Episode #136: 2023 Summer Book Club, Part 2

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Summer Fun: Test your knowledge (or your friend's knowledge) in this Summer Song Quiz!

Main Theme: 2023 Summer Book Club, Part 2

This year we are reading Realizing Diversity: An Equity Framework for Music Education by Karen Howard. In this episode, Carrie and Tanya talk about Chapters 3 and 4.


Things we mention in this episode:


Coda

Tanya recommends the online game Geoguessr
Carrie recommends the book The It Girl by Ruth Ware

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