Instructional Video15:14
TED Talks

TED: A one-man musical phenomenon | Jacob Collier

12th - Higher Ed
Jacob Collier is a one-man band and force of nature. In a dynamic, colorful performance, he recreates the magical room at his home in London where he produces music, performing three songs in which he sings every part and plays every...
Instructional Video2:47
Mr Henry's Music World

Snow Day Song for Kids: Snow-Oh! [Dey-O Parody]

K - 5th
A fun, snow day song for kids to the tune of "Dey-O". If kids are hoping for a snow day, this song is perfect!
Instructional Video3:15
Great Big Story

This Is What Happens When Mad Scientists Make Music

12th - Higher Ed
Meet the Architect performance art group, using homemade instruments and science to create electrifying music and shows.
Instructional Video13:35
TED Talks

LADAMA: How music crosses cultures and empowers communities

12th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video13:40
TED Talks

Amanda Palmer: The art of asking

12th - Higher Ed
Don't make people pay for music, says Amanda Palmer: Let them. In a passionate talk that begins in her days as a street performer (drop a dollar in the hat for the Eight-Foot Bride!), she examines the new relationship between artist and...
Instructional Video5:25
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: How to read music - Tim Hansen

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Like an actor's script, a sheet of music instructs a musician on what to play (the pitch) and when to play it (the rhythm). Sheet music may look complicated, but once you've gotten the hang of a few simple elements like notes, bars and...
Instructional Video4:13
TED-Ed

TED-Ed A brief history of graffiti - Kelly Wall - MENA

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Spray-painted subway cars, tagged bridges, mural-covered walls -- graffiti pops up boldly throughout our cities. And it turns out: it's nothing new. Graffiti has been around for thousands of years. And across that span of time, it's...
Instructional Video2:43
Creators

Cyborg Performance Art

6th - 11th
The Creators Project visits the Konvent, a monastery-turned-avant-garde art space in Spain, to meet two artist cyborgs. Moon Ribas and Neil Harbisson have received electronic implants that heighten their perception, allowing Neil to hear...
Instructional Video6:57
Brave Wilderness

Mole Cricket Experiment!

6th - 8th
In this segment of On Location, Coyote finds an elusive Mole Cricket! Have you ever wondered what insects are making all that loud screeching at night? Well to find out usually all you need to do is grab a simple flashlight and follow...
Instructional Video9:08
TED Talks

Mai Lan: "Autopilote" / "Pumper"

12th - Higher Ed
Singing in French and English, Mai Lan brings her cool charisma to the TED stage in a performance of her songs "Autopilote" and "Pumper."
Instructional Video11:31
TED Talks

TED: A musical escape into a world of light and color | Kaki King

12th - Higher Ed
A genre unto herself, Kaki King fuses the ancient tradition of working with one's hands with digital technology, projection-mapping imagery onto her guitar in her groundbreaking multimedia work "The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body." using...
Instructional Video11:02
Curated Video

Revise Your Opinion Statements for a Stronger Purpose

K - 5th
Writers revise their opinion to give it a strong purpose. Let's practice making sure our writing reflects that purpose when we revise an opinion statement.
Instructional Video1:56
Curated Video

Musical Theatre: From Athens to Broadway

9th - Higher Ed
Musical Theater originated in Ancient Greece, but in the late 19th century the artform took America by storm.
Instructional Video4:39
Brian McLogan

What is a linear equation

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn about graphing linear equations. A linear equation is an equation whose highest exponent on its variable(s) is 1. i.e. linear equations has no exponents on their variables. The graph of a linear equation is a straight line. To...
Instructional Video5:01
SciShow

The Truth About Cranberry and UTIs

12th - Higher Ed
If you have had a UTI before, maybe you've tried some cranberry juice or cranberry pills to ease the symptoms. Your mom suggested it, or even your doctor prescribed it, so it should work, right? But do you really know why cranberries are...
Instructional Video14:01
TED Talks

TED: A vision for the future of Afghanistan | Ashraf Ghani

12th - Higher Ed
Offering a vision of Afghanistan that goes beyond what's often depicted in the media, President Ashraf Ghani shares his thoughts on peacemaking, the true cost of war, the nation's COVID-19 response strategy and the sweeping economic and...
Instructional Video4:46
TED-Ed

TED-ED: Music and creativity in Ancient Greece - Tim Hansen

Pre-K - Higher Ed
You think you love music? You have nothing on the Ancient Greek obsession. Every aspect of Greek life was punctuated by song: history, poetry, theater, sports and even astronomy. In fact, music was so important to Greek philosopher Plato...
Instructional Video6:42
Two Minute Music Theory

The ART of Music Theory

12th - Higher Ed
Music theory is often confused as being mostly about identification, but really - it's more about interpretation. Music Theory is an art. And it's an artform that is both valuable and practical for all musicians throughout their lifetime.
Instructional Video9:40
TED Talks

Reggie Watts: Beats that defy boxes

12th - Higher Ed
Reggie Watts' beats defy boxes. Unplug your logic board and watch as he blends poetry and crosses musical genres in this larger-than-life performance.
Instructional Video12:47
TED Talks

Madame Gandhi and Amber Galloway-Gallego: "Top Knot Turn Up" / "Bad Habits"

12th - Higher Ed
"Music is so much more than sound simply traveling through the ear," says sign language interpreter Amber Galloway-Gallego. In a spirited performance, musician and activist Madame Gandhi plays two songs -- "Top Knot Turn Up" and "Bad...
Instructional Video16:47
TED Talks

Mark Applebaum: The mad scientist of music

12th - Higher Ed
Mark Applebaum writes music that breaks the rules in fantastic ways, composing a concerto for a florist and crafting a musical instrument from junk and found objects. This quirky talk might just inspire you to shake up the "rules" of...
Instructional Video11:09
TED Talks

Miwa Matreyek: Glorious visions in animation and performance

12th - Higher Ed
Using animation, projections and her own moving shadow, Miwa Matreyek performs a gorgeous, meditative piece about inner and outer discovery. Take a quiet 10 minutes and dive in. With music from Anna Oxygen, Mirah, Caroline Lufkin and...
Instructional Video3:29
TED-Ed

TED-ED: Rhythm in a box: The story of the cajon drum - Paul Jennings

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Many modern musical instruments are complicated pieces of machinery with many moving parts. But the cajon is simply a drum and a stand and a seat all in one box. Paul Jennings explains the history behind the cajon and how it has become...
Instructional Video4:25
PBS

Is Dubstep the New Musical Avant-Garde?

12th - Higher Ed
While some people may hear noise, some hear amazing musical genius in the creativity of Dubstep. There is a long history of avant garde musicians and thinkers promoting the concept of noise and non-instrumental sounds as music, much to...