Instructional Video3:00
Curated Video

Structure and Acoustics of the Trumpet

Pre-K - Higher Ed
A trumpet is a musical instrument that amplifies the buzzing sound created by a musician blowing air through their lips. By manipulating the tightness or looseness of their lips, the musician can modify the pitch of the sound. The...
Instructional Video0:45
The March of Time

American Fed. of Music

12th - Higher Ed
MOT 1947: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSIC: CU Door. INT VS President James C. Petrillo (1892-1984) at desk talking w/ men. REPRISAL: MS Petrillo '...have quarrel w/ recordings for jukeboxes & radio stations... musician playing at his own...
Instructional Video11:07
Music Matters

10,000 Hours to Master the Piano? - Music Performance

9th - 12th
Does it really take 10,000 hours to master the piano? This music performance lesson explores the theory that 10,000 hours is what is needed to produce a great pianist. The idea comes from Malcolm Gladwell, that it takes about 10000 hours...
Instructional Video3:40
Red Rock Films

Who was James Brown?

6th - 8th
How one musician's soothing words calmed a city and stopped violence from erupting around the country.
Instructional Video5:33
Music Matters

Why is Ear Training and Developing Aural Skills Important?

9th - 12th
For a musician, ear training and aural skills are absolutely fundamental to what we're about and the ability to hear what we are doing is essential. The more we can develop our Aural skills the more refined our abilities will become....
Instructional Video2:32
STAT

Ben Folds and the music in his mind

6th - 11th
Ben Folds sits down with Daniel Levitin, a neuroscientist and musician, to talk about how Folds's brain lets him make music.
Instructional Video2:59
Fun Kids

I Want To Be A Tennis Player

Pre-K - K
Jobs and Occupations Song for kids! What do you want to be? Sing, teach and learn about jobs and occupations in this very fun animated kids' music video from Fun Kids English! Which one of our characters do you want to be, the dentist,...
Instructional Video3:19
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Get My Job - Conductor

9th - 12th
Get My Job explores the day in the life of different professions around Australia. In this episode we meet a Conductor.
Instructional Video8:59
Weird History

Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock National Anthem

12th - Higher Ed
Woodstock 1969 can be seen as the crowning event of the decade's free love movement, and its cultural impact spans generations. The shining star of the event turned out to be Jimi Hendrix's national anthem performance. His electric...
Instructional Video0:55
Science360

Music Man - Innovation Nation

12th - Higher Ed
University of Rochester electrical engineer Mark Bocko has combined his passion for music with his passion for engineering, devising a way to digitally reproduce music in files 1,000 times smaller than an mp3! He's also built a computer...
Instructional Video18:00
Music Matters

Becoming a More Professional Performer in Music - Music Performance

9th - 12th
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...
Instructional Video3:00
Odd Quartet

Music Theory - How To Read Music

9th - 12th
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.
News Clip0:36
Press Association

Thoren Ferguson plays Patrick Matthew violin in apple orchard at Megginch Castle

Higher Ed
The Patrick Matthew violin is played by actor and musician Thoren Ferguson in the apple orchard at Megginch Castle, in Perth and Kinross, to mark the 150th anniversary of Matthew's death on June 8. The violin was created by master violin...
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Getty Images

Conductor conducting his orchestra at event

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Conductor conducting his orchestra at event
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Getty Images

Conductor overhead shot

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Conductor overhead shot
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Orchestra conductor takes a bow

Pre-K - Higher Ed
An orchestra conductor thanks his musicians and takes a bow in front of his audience at a real concert in London.
Stock Footage0:20
Getty Images

Orchestra with conductor wide angle

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Orchestra with conductor wide angle
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Guitarist Push Up the distortion on Amplifier

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Guitarist Push Up the distortion on Amplifier
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Marching Band

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Marching Band
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View on amplifier knobs, plugs and electric guitar

Pre-K - Higher Ed
View on amplifier knobs, plugs and electric guitar
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Guitarist toggles on and off switches on amplifier on stage during sound check

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Guitarist toggles on and off switches on amplifier on stage during sound check
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Sliding view on amplifier knobs and plugs

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Sliding view on amplifier knobs and plugs
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Man Playing Electric Guitar

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Man Playing Electric Guitar
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Getty Images

GIF: Pokemon: Let's Go, Road Trip! Launch Event Co-Hosted by Jordin Sparks

Pre-K - Higher Ed
SANTA MONICA, CA - SEPTEMBER 29: Multi-platinum recording artist, actress, and self-proclaimed Pokémon fan Jordin Sparks celebrated the Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! games for the Nintendo Switch system while...