Music Matters
How Chopin Creates Emotion in his Music - Composer Insights
How does Chopin create and express emotion in his music? We delve into the mind of the composer and explore Chopin’s Nocturne in G minor, explaining how Chopin delivers emotional impact through his approach to harmony, melodic...
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Piano for Beginners Lesson 3 - Getting Better at Counting Music
In this video you will consolidate what you’ve already learnt in lessons one and two about posture in relation to the keyboard, about hand position, and about reading basic rhythms. We'll also move on to learn about the crotchet or...
Executive Finance
Disaster Discovery: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic
This video discusses the importance of disaster recovery planning and how businesses can learn from the pandemic to prepare for future crises. Using the example of a pizza chain that thrived during two crises by getting creative with...
Music Matters
Choral Music Notation - Music Theory
How are the voice parts written in a score of a piece for Choir and accompaniment? Using an example by Rossini this music theory lesson shows you why it’s necessary to write the vocal parts in open score and how it deals with word...
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Piano for Beginners Lesson 2 - Basics of Rhythm and Reading Music
Having discovered the semibreve or whole note in lesson one, in this video you will learn about the minim or half note and you will build on the essential techniques explained in lesson one. By the end of this video you will be playing a...
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Effective Practice - How and What to Practice on Your Instrument
How and what to practice on your instrument and how to make your practice time the most effective. Learning how to practice effectively is an absolute must for those who want to make the fastest progress. We discuss how much time you...
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Reading and Identifying Notes in the Treble Clef - How to Read Music
How to read and identify the pitch of the notes in the treble clef. Some people rely on reading the patterns of notes ascending or descending and on reading notes that are next to each other or leaping.This video explains how to read the...
Extra English Practice
Basic Grammar - The Verb To Have
English vocabulary lesson explaining the difference between the words lend and borrow. Skit about borrowing items for a beach trip.
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How to Write Syncopated Rhythms - Music Composition
How to write syncopated rhythms. Syncopated rhythms add a great deal of interest and character to a piece of music but when should we write them and how do we write them. This music composition lesson shows two very different musical...
Fun Kids
Learn About Musical Instruments
Let's learn about musical instrument names! In this video you'll learn: guitar, violin, trumpet, drums, piano, tambourine, maracas, triangle, congas and accordion. Can you play a musical instrument? What's your favorite musical instrument?
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Becoming a More Professional Performer in Music - Music Performance
Six top tips on how to raise your game in becoming a more professional performer in music. Many people get as far as playing or singing notes accurately but if you really want to play with greater technical facility and with more...
Visual Learning Systems
Instinctive vs. Learned Behaviors
This video explains the difference between instinctive (innate) behaviors and learned behaviors. It highlights examples of both types of behaviors in animals and humans. Animal Behavior part 4/10
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How to Work Out the Key of a Piece of Music - Music Theory
Learn how to work out the key of a piece of sheet music. In this music theory lesson we take a look at four extracts of music and practice working out their keys. You'll learn how to make sure you get the correct key by looking at the...
Odd Quartet
Music History - Clair De Lune By Claude Debussy
Clair de Lune is one of Claude Debussy's most popular piano works. Today we take a closer look at the music and the composer. Here are some more awesome videos about Clair de Lune.
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Naming Chords - Music Theory
How good are you at naming and identifying chords in a piece of music? This music theory lesson explains how to determine the key of a given piece of music and how to work out the chords that belong to that key. It then invites you to...
Odd Quartet
Music History - Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 Listener's Guide Music History
Rachmaninoff's piano concerto No. 2 is one of his most well known pieces, but did you know that Rachmaninoff struggled with depression and writer's block before being able to write this lovely piece of music? We look at the history...
Odd Quartet
Music Theory - How To Read Music
Music can get complicated, so how do musicians know which notes to play? This video looks at clefs and how they help musicians read sheet music.
Curated Video
Celebrating a Jazz Legend: Oscar Peterson at 100
The National Music Centre is presenting a new exhibition honouring what would have been the legendary jazz pianist Oscar Perterson's 100th birthday. The exhibition also coincides with the 325th anniversary of the piano and celebrates...
Curated Video
Yamaha Using Tech and Sustainability Efforts to Keep Music Modern, Says Exec
Yamaha Corp. of America President Tom Sumner told Cheddar the company has worked to find ways to combine traditional craftsmanship and technology to create a more "compelling" instrument for musicians
Curated Video
Italy's COVID Hotline: Inside a pandemic call centre | Witness
An Italian Carabinieri volunteer fields desperate phone calls during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
Curated Video
Hélène Grimaud: "the hope is to convey enough emotion to alter time"
Muscia meets French pianist Hélène Grimaud as she takes to the stage with Lionel Bringuier and the LA Philharmonic Orchestra at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Not afraid to take risks, Hélène Grimaud is famous for her vibrant style and...
Curated Video
'Concert for Peace': Vienna Philharmonic and pianist Yuja Wang mark 100 years since end of Great War
The world famous Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra commemorated the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War with a symbolic "Concert for Peace" during a memorable performance at the Royal Opera House at the Palace of Versailles....
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Four-fingered self-taught pianist plays Carnegie Hall
Darrius Simmons, a 17-year-old from Warren, Ohio in the USA, was born with only four fingers, three on his right hand and one on his left. But that did not stop him teaching himself to play the piano at the age of ten, and five years...
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Yuja Wang on Rachmaninov: "Every time I play his music it's...a gift!"
A child prodigy, Yuja Wang discovered the piano at the age of six. A year later, she gave her first concert. Now 31, the Chinese musician is one of the most highly-regarded pianists of our time. And at the Doelen concert hall, with the...