Music Matters
Writing Counterpoint - Combining Counterpoint with Harmony
Learn how to write and compose counterpoint combined with homophony. Counterpoint is an advanced music composition technique that involves weaving together multiple melody lines. Working in a Baroque style, this video demonstrates how...
Curated Video
IELTS Speaking Improve Sentence Stress for Higher Scores
Today you’ll learn how to improve sentence stress for higher IELTS pronunciation scores.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Michael Horn - Teachers Make a Difference - Clayton Christensen, Mrs. Chism, Larry Horn
Michael Horn speaks and writes about the future of education and works with a portfolio of education organizations to improve the life of each and every student. He serves as the Chief Strategy Officer for Entangled Ventures, an...
Mr Henry's Music World
Music Theory for Beginners Single Eighth Notes and Rests
Hey there! Looking for fun, awesome piano lessons for kids ages 6-10? Check out this video!
Amor Sciendi
Sarah Sze's Subway Installation
An analsysis Sarah Sze's public art in the New York City Subway
Extra English Practice
Learning English - How To Use Innotation To Signify A Question
When you ask a question in English, sometimes your voice rises, and sometimes it falls at the end. In this video, Misha and Larissa explain when your voice should rise, and when it should fall in questions in English.
Curated Video
EXACTLY What the Examiner Needs to Give you an 8 for Pronunciation
The most common misunderstanding IELTS candidates have is that they have to sound like a British or American person on the exam in order to get a high pronunciation score. This is not the case! In fact, you can still have an accent from...
Mr Henry's Music World
Recorder for Beginners Kids: Old MacDonald Rap
Modern recorder for beginners kids! Old MacDonald gets kids jammin' with fun recorder music, using notes B, A, G E, and D. A perfect beginner recorder play-along.
Extra English Practice
Learning English - How To Use Inflection
When you ask a question in English, sometimes your voice rises, and sometimes it falls at the end. In this video, Misha and Larissa explain when your voice should rise, and when it should fall in questions in English.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Maria Sassi - Teachers Make a Difference
Maria Sassi, who was for several years Poet Laureate of West Hartford, Connecticut, is a prize-winning poet and playwright. Her first poetry collection, Rooted in Stars, now in its second printing, is part of The Beinecke Rare Book and...
Curated Video
Bass Instruments and their Role in Music
An introduction to sound and purpose of bass instruments. Bass instruments have the lowest pitch of the musical instruments in an ensemble and help set the beat of the music. Learn about bass instruments such as electric bass, double...
Intelligence Squared
Vladimir Pozner and the CIA: Has Russia been influencing the American voter?
Filmed on 8th June 2017. Vladimir Pozner and Michael Hayden appeared on ITV's Good Morning Britain before they took to the Intelligence Squared stage. Vladimir Pozner and Michael Hayden on Good Morning Britain (ITV)
Two Minute Music Theory
The Magic Hidden in the Harry Potter Theme (Score Study)
Introducing a step-by-step guide to music analysis. Complete with helpful questions, and exercises to guide you through the wide world of studying scores.
Two Minute Music Theory
8 Tips To Make Hearing Rhythms EASIER
I do a lot of rhythmic dictation for my job, so while I'm working on the next Score Study video, I'm sharing 8 of the most helpful tips I've found to make it easier.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
RuNett Nia Ebo - I Dance and My Body Talks to God
RuNett Nia Ebo, author of 8 chapbooks and 3 paperbacks of poetry and counting. Her signature poem is "Lord, Why Did You Make Me Black?" It is a contribution to Chicken Soup For the African American Soul. Ms. Ebo visits schools (all...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Marilyn Nelson - 'Red-Hot Mama'
Marilyn Nelson is the author or translator of more than 20 books and chapbooks for adults and children. Her critically acclaimed books for young adults include A Wreath for Emmett Till and the ground breaking Carver: A Life in Poems, a...
Guinness World Records
Most Finger Snaps in a Minute
The most finger snaps in a minute is 334 and was achieved by Niclas Nadasdy in Germany. Use to inspire a session on improvised percussion.
Rachel's English
Idiom 'Hit the Bullseye' -- How to Say -- American English Pronunciation
Learn how to pronounce the idiom 'hit the bullseye', and what it means, in this fun video where Rachel definitely cannot hit a bullseye!
Music Matters
How Motifs are Used in Baroque Style - Music Composition
This music composition lesson unpacks Bach’s Sinfonia in B minor, drawing attention to the three motifs used to compose this piece. The three motifs are unpacked and we explore both the differences and the common ground between them. We...
Curated Video
Words with Strange Pronunciation
English is weird!! Many words don't sound the way they look and some are, indeed, very strange. In this video I teach you how to correctly pronounce the following words: rhythm haphazard shepherd choir guarantee vacuum sieve
Two Minute Music Theory
My First Melody Was Boring. Let's Fix It.
I get a lot of questions about how to use music theory to write music. So, today I'm taking a look at a melody I wrote a long time ago to see how I can improve it using concept we learn in Theory I and II.
Curated Video
Rhythm Routine Rhythm
Giligilis love to sync with life's innate rhythm by using language, body and music. Kids will rediscover the natural harmony of the universe with Giligilis' journeys created based on the Orff method.
Odd Quartet
What Is Polyrhythm?
One of the most confusing rhythms in music can be polyrhythms, but they don't have to be confusing. Today we break down what a polyrhythm is and how to make one. We also listen to two different example of polyrhythm using eighth notes,...