TED Talks
TED: How global virtual communities can help kids achieve their dreams | Matthew Garcia
How do we make historically exclusive fields like classical music, fine arts or academic research more accessible to everyone? Education equalizer and violist Matthew Garcia thinks one way to remove barriers is to create free, virtual...
PBS
Why We Should Think Differently About Classical Music
Musician and critic Jennifer Gersten wants us to transform the way we think about classical music. Perceived by many as "inaccessible, elitist, incomprehensible," the genre is often marketed by producers and performers primarily as...
Curated Video
Premiere of "new" Beethoven piece
1. Wide shot of Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra walking onto stage
2. Audience applauding
3. Conrad Van Alphen, Conductor of the Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra, and Pianist, Ronal Brautigam, walking onto stage
4. Various of first minute of the...
Curated Video
WRAP Funeral preps, crowds gather, voxes ADDS funeral dir on wives controversy
1. Tilt -down Modena cathedral
2. Woman signing condolence book
3. Various people arriving at cathedral to pay their respects
4. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Andrea Dondi, Press Officer for the City Hall of Modena:
"The list (of guests) is very...
Curated Video
The veteran pop singers entertain US troops on Independence Day
1. GVs army base
2. SOT Question - "So do you think the band has got a future?" SOT voxpop - "I think they have got a pass right about now. They still sound good, they still have the harmony and everything. I think they are good."
3. SOT...
Crash Course
Why is there Social Stratification?: Crash Course Sociology
As we get into our unit on stratification, we inevitably return to our old friends, the three sociological paradigms. How to structural functionalism, social conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism each think about stratification?...
TED Talks
Michael Tilson Thomas: Music and emotion through time
In this epic overview, Michael Tilson Thomas traces the development of classical music through the development of written notation, the record, and the re-mix.
SciShow
Does Music Really Make Babies Smarter?
There's a myth out there that music will make your baby smarter. But it turns out that Mozart will not turn your baby into Einstein.
TED Talks
Benjamin Zander: The transformative power of classical music
Benjamin Zander has two infectious passions: classical music, and helping us all realize our untapped love for it -- and by extension, our untapped love for all new possibilities, new experiences, new connections.
TED Talks
Ji-Hae Park: The violin, and my dark night of the soul
In her quest to become a world-famous violinist, Ji-Hae Park fell into a severe depression. Only music was able to lift her out again -- showing her that her goal needn’t be to play lofty concert halls, but instead to bring the wonder of...
Great Big Story
The art of conducting, from Beethoven to Gustavo Dudamel
Explore the fascinating role of the orchestra conductor, from ancient traditions to modern maestros like Gustavo Dudamel, who inspire orchestras to bring masterpieces to life.
Curated Video
31 Days Of Black British History Day Seven: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Classical Music Pioneer
Delve into the life of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, the classical composer known as the 'African Mahler'. Discover how this mixed-race musician broke racial barriers in the world of classical music.
Curated Video
How Composers Make Music Sound Scary
Why do so many horror film scores today sound similar to The Exorcist from 1973? A lot of that is thanks to Krzysztof Penderecki, a Polish composer whose music was used by director William Friedkin to score The Exorcist. Penderecki's...
Curated Video
Is This Even Music? John Cage, Schoenberg and Outsider Artists
What is music? From John Cage to Legendary Stardust Cowboy, avant-garde artists have forever been pushing on the edges of what is considered music. Composers like Arnold Schoenberg, Harry Partch and outsider musicians like The Shaggs are...
Great Big Story
This Musician Can Sing the Highest of High Notes
Experience the remarkable story of a countertenor, challenging norms, weaving roots, and shining across genres on the global stage.
Great Big Story
Jenny Bridges: Breaking Barriers in Opera
Meet Jenny Bridges, a mezzo-soprano opera singer, who is challenging stereotypes and making opera more accessible. Breaking into an art form often seen as elitist, Jenny shares her journey from singing in church choirs to gracing world...
Great Big Story
Ghetto Classics, using music to inspire youth in Nairobi
See how Ghetto Classics empowers Korogocho's youth through music education.
Great Big Story
Kip Winger's unexpected journey from rock star to classical composer
Discover Kip Winger's transition from the frontman of an 80s hair metal band to a celebrated classical music composer.
Music Matters
Interpreting Brahms' Intermezzo Op 119 No. 1 for Piano - Piano Interpretation
We explore this late piano Intermezzo composed by Brahms in 1893. This lesson explains the opening structure and examines clues for interpretation provided by Brahms in a letter he wrote about this work to Clara Schumann. We then explore...
Music Matters
How Schubert Creates Emotion - Composer Insights
We examine the opening section of Schubert’s famous Impromptu in Gb in order to discover how Schubert creates emotion. Starting with the melodic line we discover how the contour works and how the phrase design enhances the rises and...
Music Matters
Hallmarks of Chopin's Poetic Style - Composer Insights
Chopin’s E minor Prelude is one of his most popular and most beautiful Preludes. What makes the impact of this piece so poetic? This composer insights lesson begins by examining the melodic line in the right hand. Through much of the...
Music Matters
Josquin Des Prez High Renaissance Motets - Music Appreciation
Discover how Josquin des Prez developed compositional style during the High Renaissance period. Josquin des Prez followed composers like Du Fay and Ockeghem, and prepared the ground for Palestrina and his contemporaries. As a singer,...
Music Matters
How the String Quartet Evolved - Music Appreciation
The String Quartet is a Classical Period innovation, developed largely in the hands of Haydn. This music appreciation lesson presents an overview of how the String Quartet evolved and also explores the Baroque background that led to the...