This week, researchers reveal the single most important influence on music since 1960. Also, turns out that sleepwalking and sleep terrors are genetically linked.

Humans are creatures of rhythm and repetition. From our breath to our gait: rhythm is central to our experience, and often brings us pleasure. We can find pleasure in the rhythm of a song, or even the rows of an orchard. Of course, too...

This video explores how poets use various sound devices, such as alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia, and rhyme, to enhance the auditory experience of a poem. By connecting sound to imagery, poets create vivid and...

This video, entitled "Sound Elements," explains various sound devices used in poetry.

Sound devices in poetry enhance rhythm, mood, and meaning by emphasizing certain words and phrases. Amanda Gorman’s The Hill We Climb exemplifies five key sound devices: alliteration, assonance, consonance, rhyme, and repetition. These...

Many composers are happy to write basic melodies that fit with chords but how do we give a melodic line more identity and elegance? We discover how appoggiaturas can play a significant role. This music composition lesson shows you how...

A video entitled “Poetic Sounds” which explores sound devices used in poetry, highlighting examples from several works by Edgar Allan Poe.

What is a nota cambiata? What are the four steps involved? How do I use one or spot one in a piece of music? Can I see and hear an example? A nota cambiata is a cadence formula used in music of the Renaissance period and is a device that...

In this video, the teacher discusses the fundamental poetic devices of alliteration, assonance, and consonance. They explain how these devices create rhythm and rhyme in poetry and provide examples from famous poets such as Walt Whitman...