Even the parts of our brains that don't control physical movement show a lot of rhythm, and that might be integral to how our brains...

Singing in Spanish, Portuguese and English, LADAMA brings a vibrant, energizing and utterly danceable musical set to the TED stage. In between performances of their songs "Night Traveler" and "Porro Maracatu," they discuss how...

Esha Alwani began writing songs when she was six years old, shortly after being diagnosed with Tourette syndrome. And she noticed something amazing: whenever she played music, her involuntary tics suddenly went away. Listen along as...

As his career grew, David Byrne went from playing CBGB to Carnegie Hall. He asks: Does the venue make the music? From outdoor drumming to Wagnerian operas to arena rock, he explores how context has pushed musical innovation.

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.

You might know of dyslexia as a reading disorder, but years of research suggests that people with dyslexia might struggle with processing letters because they also have trouble processing rhythm.

If you’ve ever noticed that being sick often sucks more at night, that wasn’t your imagination. Fevers do often rise at night! Why do our bodies do that? Is there a reason we have to suffer more?

Organisms of all shapes and sizes synchronize their behaviors using biological clocks. Some keep pace with the daily rising and setting sun using circadian rhythms. Others use annual cycles or the changing seasons as their cue. But many...

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.

Howcast - Learn how to read tabs for the bass guitar from musician John Sutton in this online guitar lesson from Howcast.

Howcast - Learn about drum independence and coordination from drum teacher Jason Gianni in this Howcast drum video.

Howcast - Learn about Latin drumming from drum teacher Jason Gianni in this Howcast drum video.

Howcast - Learn how to play a funk bass line in this keyboard tutorial from Howcast.

Howcast - Learn how to play common jazz comping rhythms in this keyboard tutorial from Howcast.

Howcast - Learn how to comp in funk in this keyboard tutorial from Howcast.

We’ve covered a variety of tracking tips in our tutorials so far with Skunk Anansie guitarist Ace, but here, the ACM tutor has delved into the world of tactics for making your guitar melody stand out.



Here, Ace tells you his...

Army Band Innovation:A military brass band in Thailand reinvents itself with creativity, using old helmets, buckets, and pans salvaged from the barracks.

The reason the sun does not set in Alaska for more than two months is because of Earth’s axial tilt. The axial tilt causes the seasons and determines when places like Alaska are exposed to the sun. When the Earth’s Northern...

This video is a brief overview of the history and advancements of pacemakers, highlighting their importance in revolutionizing medicine and improving the quality of life for patients with cardiac conditions. It discusses the early...

Our Rhythm Basics series continues with a new video that goes over how to read, understand, and play longer rhythmic patterns.
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In this third installment of the series, Nathan breaks down Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes,...

Our Rhythm Basics series continues with a new video that goes over how to play, read, and understand a very important rhythm: Triplets!
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In this fourth installment of the series, Nathan breaks down how to count triplets,...

Check out this super fun rhythm poison game! Students listen and perform quarter notes/rests & paired eighth notes, but watch out for the haunted rhythm!

The reason the sun does not set in Alaska for more than two months is because of Earth’s axial tilt. The axial tilt causes the seasons and determines when places like Alaska are exposed to the sun. When the Earth’s Northern Hemisphere is...

Practice clapping rhythms in compound time. Learn how to breakdown various compound time rhythms that include duplets and how to count them correctly in 6/8, 6/4, 9/8, 12/16 and 12/8 time. This rhythm lesson breaks down the rhythms...