Curated Video
Evolution of Music Production: From Home Studios to Global Collaboration
The video explores the evolution of music production in the digital age, showcasing how technology has democratized the industry and blurred the lines between amateur and professional musicians. It follows the journey of individuals who...
All Ears English
2097 - What is Pawpaw Fruit? English Vocabulary that is All the Rage
Today we talk about a Canadian fruit with a cult following, and share super modern slang you can use instead of saying ‘popular’ or ‘trendy’. Up your vocabulary game in today’s episode!
Music Matters
What is Colour in Music - Music Appreciation
Colour in music can mean a number of different things. Some musicians experience Synesthesia in which particular notes, keys or chords are experienced directly in relation to particular colours. We talk about the Blues or about white...
Music Matters
How to Analyze Harmony in Music - Music Theory
How to undertake a roman numeral chord analysis of a piece of music. Using a short movement by Schumann this music theory lesson explains how to read the keys then how to discover each of the chords, including designating extension...
Music Matters
Composing with a 5 Note Pitch Set - Music Composition
How to write a piece of music with only five notes. This music composition lesson takes a set of five notes and considers ideas for composing or improvising a piece based on those notes. We then explore how the Australian composer, Peter...
Music Matters
Beethoven's Delicate Side - Inside the Mind of Beethoven
Beethoven is often called ‘the bridge composer’ and emphasis is often placed on what he does to usher in the Romantic period. There is another more delicate, elegant side to Beethoven’s musical personality that has roots in the Classical...
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Nailing Non-fiction - Finer Details of Analysing Non-fiction Texts (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
In today’s lesson, we’ll take a closer look at the finer details of non-fiction texts. We’ll break down specific techniques composers use to appeal to ethos, logos and pathos. As always, we’ll recap the basics before moving on to more...
Music Matters
Creating Tension and Release in Music - Music Composition
Learn how to create tension and release in music. This music composition lesson explores five particular ways in which tension and release can be achieved in music. While this will be of particular interest to composers it will also...
Odd Quartet
Fanny Mendelssohn - A Life of Music - Music History Crash Course
Fanny Mendelssohn was a german composer and pianist of the early romantic era. Born in 1805, she was the eldest of four children of Abraham and Lea Mendelssohn. Her father was a very successful banker which meant that the family was...
The Art Assignment
Collaborate With Son Lux | Ryan Lott | The Art Assignment
Ryan Lott, also known as Son Lux, is a musician and composer who works in collaboration. His assignment for this week offers an opportunity for YOU to collaborate with his music. Sarah then explores how collaboration is found among many...
Music Matters
Serialism & Serial Music Explained - Music Theory
Serialism and Serial Music explained, with an insight into serialism composition rules and techniques. Always wanted to understand Serialism or Twelve note tone rows? All evolved by the composers of the Second Viennese School, led by...
Music Matters
How Does a Pedal Point Work? - Music Theory
A pedal point or pedal note is a musical device that is used to build harmonic tension within a piece of music. A pedal point is usually the dominant note (the 5th degree of the scale), either sustained for a period of time or repeated...
Jack Rackam
The Least Interesting Man in the World | The Life & Times of Joseph Haydn
Of course he wasn't the absolute least interesting man in the world, but when compared with those artists who died young, or were never appreciated, or continually struggled with their inner demons, Franz Joseph Haydn certainly didn't...
The Art Assignment
Find Your Band | Bang on A Can | The Art Assignment
This week we meet with experimental musicians Mark Stewart and Julia Wolfe at the Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival at MASS MoCA, an amazing contemporary art museum in North Adams, Massachusetts. They give us the challenge to FIND YOUR...
The Telegraph
A take on Bawden from his studio assistant
Bawden's studio assistant sits down to offer his thoughts, reflections, and insights on Bawden's life and art.
Amphio
Transformation
Pianist Stephen Hough shows us how the main motives in Liszt's Sonata are transformed throughout the piece.
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Nailing Non-fiction - 'Big Picture' Questions in Non-fiction Texts (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
Welcome back to Nailing Non-Fiction! Join us for a fun but rigorous lesson on the different text types that comprise the genre of Non-Fiction. We’ll discuss informative and persuasive texts and how composers use language to achieve their...
Odd Quartet
Music Theory - The "Amen" Chords - What Is A Plagal Cadence?
The plagal cadence, also sometimes called the "amen" cadence. In this video we look at examples of the plagal cadence, how it is used in music, and what it sounds like by listening to some examples. This continues our look into music...
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Nailing Non-Fiction - 'Big Picture' Questions to Ask in Non-fiction Analysis (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)
Join us in our first lesson on Nailing Non-fiction!. This lesson will unpack the ‘big picture’ questions you need to ask when analysing non-fiction texts. Come and learn about different types of non-fiction texts. You’ll discover that...
Amphio
Conductor
Pianist Stephen Hough talks about how Liszt was one of the first to conduct the music of other composers, such as Schumann, Berlioz and Wagner and how Liszt developed the idea of shaping a performance, not just beating time.
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Nailing Non-Fiction – 'Big Picture' Questions in Non-fiction Analysis (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
Welcome to Nailing Non-Fiction! Join us for a detailed lesson on the big picture aspects of non-fiction texts. We’ll discuss the purpose of non-fiction and the different text types you’ll find in this genre. The art of persuading and...
Amphio
Soap
Pianist Stephen Hough talks about the soap opera world of the powerful people on the musical stage in the 19th century and all the drama going on around Liszt's Sonata.
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...
Odd Quartet
Music Theory - What Is A Deceptive Cadence?
So far we have only looked at cadences that end back on the tonic. Today we are going to look at a cadence that goes in a completely DIFFERENT direction - the deceptive cadence. Instead of ending on the tonic, this cadence starts on the...