TED Talks
TED: How to find creativity and purpose in the face of adversity | Suleika Jaouad
How can you find strength during life's most difficult moments? Author Suleika Jaouad's experience detailed in the documentary "American Symphony," an intimate portrait of her life as she grapples with illness, is a testament to finding...
Crash Course
Three Colors - Blue: Crash Course Film Criticism
Movies are really good at making us feel. Happy, sad, excited, etc... Part of that is because they use so many different types of media all at once. Photography, music, performance, and editing all play into their ability to communicate...
TED Talks
Henry Markram: A brain in a supercomputer
Henry Markram says the mysteries of the mind can be solved -- soon. Mental illness, memory, perception: they're made of neurons and electric signals, and he plans to find them with a supercomputer that models all the brain's...
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.
Great Big Story
How to Conduct an Orchestra
Discover the paradox of orchestra conductors and the history of their role
Great Big Story
The Concert Violinist Playing for LA_s Homeless in Skid Row
Explore how Street Symphony brings live music and storytelling to those impacted by homelessness and incarceration in Los Angeles, bridging divides through the power of music.
The Guardian
Climate Change, Faith, and Meteorology in America
For decades, scientists, people, and politicials in the United States have battled over the significance and causes of climate change. This is an especially controversial topic in conservative Christian communities. In this video, a...
Two Minute Music Theory
Is Older Music Better? - Music Theory Vlog #1
Is older music better? Is current music worse? Are we as composers and songwriters devolving? I discuss these topics on my first ever music theory vlog.
Music Matters
The Mannheim School of Composers - Music History
The Mannheim school of composers, led by Stamitz, steered significant musical developments during the second half of the eighteenth century. This music history lesson explains some of their most significant innovations and explains the...
Odd Quartet
New World Symphony - Antonin Dvorak
Today we are looking at Symphony No. 9 by Antonín Dvořák. Dvorak was a composer of the Romantic era and made a name for himself as a musician and composer from an early age. In 1892 he was invited to become the director of the National...
Amphio
Innovation in the Ninth
BBC presenter Suzy Klein discusses the constant innovation throughout Beethoven's Ninth.
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A new kind of composer
BBC presenter Suzy Klein talks about how Beethoven wanted complete control over how his pieces were conducted.
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The question of pitch
Sir John Eliot Gardiner talks on how changing the pitch of Beethoven's Ninth can really help the piece.
Odd Quartet
Music History - Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
Dmitri Shostakovich was a Russian composer and pianist of the 20th century. We take a closer look at his 5th symphony and how the political climate of the time influenced his music.
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.
Amphio
To breaking point
Sir John Eliot Gardiner talks on why he prefers the use of period instrument orchestras for Beethoven over modern symphony orchestras.
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The score as a way into the music
Journalist Paul Morley talks about how the score was his way into understanding Beethoven's music.
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Liberation in the Ninth
Journalist Paul Morley talks about the feeling of craving for freedom that you hear within Beethoven's Ninth and how this compares to contemporary pop music.
Music Matters
Name the Composer Quiz! #27 Do you know your classical composers
How well do you know your classical composers? Find out with our name the composer quiz! We present ten facts about a random composer, see if you can guess the correct answer by the end of the video.
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Kaleidoscope of mood
Sir John Eliot Gardiner talks on the dramatic mood swings that are present in Beethoven's 9th.
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Interpreting Schiller's text
Choral Director Simon Halsey explains the importance of understanding Schiller's text in Beethoven's Ninth.
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Deafness to liberation
BBC presenter Suzy Klein talks about how becoming deaf liberated Beethoven's music composition.
Two Minute Music Theory
Ninth Symphony - A Public Service Announcement
A Public Service Announcement to protect the children. Know the truth about writing a Ninth Symphony.
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A hot potato
Sir John Eliot Gardiner tries to explain the fast paced metronome marks originally written in Beethoven's Ninth.