SciShow
Do Animals Appreciate Music?
Animals might be music lovers, but how can we know? Is the ability to perceive and appreciate music a shared human and animal experience?
SciShow
Karaoke Lemurs and the Evolution of Music
By giving some fossils a dental exam, we've learned more about how tusks first evolved. And humans aren't the only primate that can get down at karaoke night.
TED Talks
TED: How I found myself through music | Anika Paulson
Music is everywhere, and it is in everything, says musician, student and TeD-ed Clubs star Anika Paulson. Guitar in hand, she plays through the beats of her life in an exploration of how music connects us and makes us what we are.
Wonderscape
The Evolution of Jazz: America's Musical Art Form
Explore the rich history of jazz, a uniquely American genre that blends spirituals, gospel, ragtime, and blues into a dynamic, improvisational art form. Learn how jazz evolved from its early days in New Orleans to global popularity, with...
Music Matters
Interpreting Debussy's Arabesque No.1 for Piano - Piano Interpretation
Understanding and interpreting your piano music allows you to bring your own unique flair and personality to a piece. Here we investigate this famous Arabesque written by Debussy during his early career and explore the hints of the...
Music Matters
Rhythm Bootcamp - Pulse, Tempo and Rhythm
What is the difference between rhythm, tempo and pulse? This rhythm lesson looks at these three elements separately and will help you to build a steady pulse and slow, medium and fast tempi. It then moves on to counting and clapping some...
Odd Quartet
Music Theory - How To Decipher Tempo Markings In Music
First off, what is tempo? The tempo of a piece of music is the measure of how fast or slow a piece of music is played. Think of it like a speedometer for music. In most modern sheet music you will see a modern tempo marking that is easy...
Odd Quartet
Time Signature Tricks
Sometimes music composers use different tricks to make music sound like it's written in a different time signature than the one on the page. In this video we look at two different techniques that help create this rhythm illusion. The...
NASA
The Invisible Network: 22. LCRD - The Future | NASA's The Invisible Network Podcast
In this final episode of a five-part series about NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration, we look at the future of optical communications technologies at NASA.
Music Matters
How Edvard Grieg Builds Character - Composer Insights
How Grieg builds musical character in “Wedding Day at Troldhaugen”, number 6 of his op.65 Lyric Pieces written in celebration of his own 25th wedding anniversary. The celebratory character is explored through the tonality, the...
Professor Dave Explains
Adverbial Phrases in Italian: Locuzioni Avverbiali
Now that we are picking up some really advanced phrases, it's time to learn about adverbial phrases, or locuzioni avverbiali. These are idiomatic expressions that work like adverbs. Learning a few of these will really make you sound...
Odd Quartet
Music Theory - Reading Time Signatures
This video takes a look at reading time signatures in today's video. It also looks at some of the more common time signatures and go over some examples.
Curated Video
Italy, Agrigento - Valley of the Temples - Temple of Heracles
The Valley of the temples, is an archaeological site in Agrigento. It is one of the most outstanding examples of Greater Greece art and architecture, and is one of the main attractions of Sicily as well as a national monument of Italy....
Amphio
A critical mistake?
Sir John Eliot Gardiner discusses the idea that the tempo mark at the beginning of the Turkish March in Beethoven's Ninth was a mistake and what Jonathan Del Mar thinks should have been written instead.
Curated Video
Italy, Agrigento - Valley of the Temples
The Valley of the temples, is an archaeological site in Agrigento. It is one of the most outstanding examples of Greater Greece art and architecture, and is one of the main attractions of Sicily as well as a national monument of Italy....
Curated Video
Exploring the Elements and History of Music
Explore the various elements of music, such as pitch, harmony, rhythm, tempo, and timbre, and how they come together to create music. We also discuss the different ways music is made and played around the world, from using our voices and...
Curated Video
Italy, Agrigento - Valley of the Temples - Temple of Concordia
The Valley of the temples, is an archaeological site in Agrigento. It is one of the most outstanding examples of Greater Greece art and architecture, and is one of the main attractions of Sicily as well as a national monument of Italy....
Professor Dave Explains
Subjunctive vs. Infinitive in Italian: Congiuntivo o Infinito?
Subjunctive tenses.
Music Matters
Handel’s Word Painting Brilliance - Composer Insights
A detailed look through the opening of the first Chorus movement in Handel’s “Messiah”. In particular word painting is explored, namely how Handel paints the text “And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed”. Choice of key and tempo are...
Coach Dan Blewett
Should Young Pitchers Mess with Hitters' Timing?
Pitchers messing with hitters timing has gotten a bit more exposure in Major League Baseball recently, with Nestor Cortes, Johnny Cueto and Marcus Stroman doing on the big stage. But, should youth pitchers adopt this strategy?
Mr Henry's Music World
Beginner Piano Lessons for Kids Lesson Five Video
Hey there! Looking for fun, awesome piano lessons for kids ages 6-10? Check out this video!
Coach Dan Blewett
The Pitching Coach Said WHAT?!?
Curious what gets said in a real mound visit? Listen in to a dozen baseball mound visits with Coach Dan Blewett.
Sprouts Learning
Effective Practice with Musical Instruments Using Your Mind
Practice, Practice Practice! But it's not only the time we spend practicing that makes us good at playing our instrument, but it's also the "how" we practice that matters!