# Musically Speaking

Articles, resources, and reflections from Jarrod Richey on music literacy, hymnody, church music, and the traditions that shape how we sing, dance, and worship together.

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## [Friday FIVE: August 14 - Upside Down](https://jarrodrichey.substack.com/p/friday-five-august-14-upside-down)

_2026-08-14 · Jarrod Richey_

Rachmaninoff, Paganini, and the Beauty of Inversion

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211132832/0c65388a058a400019c620b40ee98d80.mp3)

## [Friday FIVE: August 7 - Little Martha](https://jarrodrichey.substack.com/p/friday-five-august-7-little-martha)

_2026-08-07 · Jarrod Richey_

Tim Farrell, Duane Allman, and the Art of Fingerstyle

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210126176/cfd6e0faad83f29274472e79fe12df50.mp3)

## [Friday FIVE: July 31 - Two Lines in Conversation](https://jarrodrichey.substack.com/p/friday-five-july-31-two-lines-in)

_2026-07-31 · Jarrod Richey_

Bach's Two-Part Inventions and the Art of Polyphony

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209184575/cc1155941331793a3564281ddf6eacdb.mp3)

## [Friday FIVE: July 24 - More Than a Blues Harp](https://jarrodrichey.substack.com/p/friday-five-july-24-more-than-a-blues)

_2026-07-24 · Jarrod Richey_

Philip Achille's Chromatic Harmonica

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207977940/ee1241ece59e6f6b94152a433d4d0e08.mp3)

## [Friday FIVE: July 17 - The Children's Voice](https://jarrodrichey.substack.com/p/friday-five-july-17-the-childrens)

_2026-07-17 · Jarrod Richey_

Benjamin Britten, the Delta Youth Chorale, and the Sound of a Well-Trained Singer

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/204938809/2840d96c9a7c327030c140f6dbed54f3.mp3)

## [Friday FIVE: July 10 - Triple Fiddle & Three-Part Harmony](https://jarrodrichey.substack.com/p/friday-five-july-10-triple-fiddle)

_2026-07-10 · Jarrod Richey_

The Quebe Sisters and the Sound of Summer

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/204912585/328cda9a8faca347c0e141aad1af9648.mp3)

## [Friday FIVE: July 3 - Solfege on Parade](https://jarrodrichey.substack.com/p/friday-five-july-3-solfege-on-parade)

_2026-07-03 · Jarrod Richey_

Stars & Stripes, Solfege, and the American Boychoir

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/204779849/affdd5f46181bbe20513d381f5045078.mp3)

## [Friday FIVE: June 26 - Real Harmony](https://jarrodrichey.substack.com/p/friday-five-june-26-real-harmony)

_2026-06-26 · Jarrod Richey_

Recovering Communal Singing in a Disembodied Age

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201661736/df456c9e942da958044ccea04ceff70d.mp3)

## [Friday FIVE: June 19 - Bethena, A Concert Waltz](https://jarrodrichey.substack.com/p/friday-five-june-19-bethena-a-concert)

_2026-06-19 · Jarrod Richey_

The Scott Joplin Most People Have Never Heard

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201656816/8a011559c7e84b394da2a34cda3191de.mp3)

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## [Friday FIVE: June 12 - Straighten Up & Fly Right](https://jarrodrichey.substack.com/p/friday-five-june-12-straighten-up)

_2026-06-12 · Jarrod Richey_

A Baptist Preacher's Words Became a Jazz Standard

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201641325/b014430b5b7344f9f7080255579e174a.mp3)