Two Minute Music Theory
Orchestrating my FIRST piece! (Score Study Composition exercise)
Orchestration can seem daunting. There can be too many possibilities, and there are a lot of instruments to keep up with. Today we're doing a writing exercise based on Ligeti's Ricercata III, which we looked at in a previous video - I'm...
Music Matters
Orchestration & Writing for Woodwind - The Oboe
A look at how to write for the oboe in detail. During this orchestration video you will discover the range of the Oboe, the clef it uses, how it functions as a double reed non-transposing instrument, and how to write for it in such a way...
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Orchestration & Writing for Strings - The Cello
A detailed look at the cello and how best to write for it. The Cello is one of the most expressive and versatile instruments in the orchestra and this orchestration video illustrates the various dimensions of Cello capability across a...
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Orchestration & Writing for Brass - The Trumpet
All you need to know in order to begin composing for the trumpet. This orchestration video explores the Trumpet as a solo instrument and in the context of playing as part of an ensemble of Trumpets or wider Brass, and explains the rather...
Two Minute Music Theory
Orchestrating a Piece with only FOUR notes
Orchestration can seem daunting. There can be too many possibilities, and there are a lot of instruments to keep up with. Today we're studying Ligeti's Ricercata III - looking at how he took a piece for solo piano, and orchestrated it...
Curated Video
Proud To Be Latino: Food/Comida
Celebrate Latino food and culture! Narrated in Spanish and English, this bilingual title is brimming with tasty eats and fun facts. Proud to Be Latino: Food/Comida shows little ones how different Latino countries use similar ingredients...
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Instrument: Saxophone
"The saxophone is unusual that it was actually invented...most instruments were tinkered with, but we know that one man, Adolphe Sax, invented the saxophone all on his own" Our most requested film of all time: we present our saxophone...
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Instrument: Euphonium
In this film, Philharmonia Orchestra Principal Trombone, Byron Fulcher, introduces the euphonium, an instrument that is an occasional visitor to the orchestra. TABLE OF CONTENTS: 00:18 Meaning of "euphonium" 00:40 Choices when buying a...
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Instrument: Mandolin
In this film, Nigel Woodhouse introduces the mandolin. The mandolin has been used by many composers across the centuries to give special colour to the orchestra, often evoking folk music. TABLE OF CONTENTS: 00:00 Orchestral Extract:...
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Instrument: Banjo
In this film, Nigel Woodhouse introduces the banjo. The banjo is a rare visitor to the orchestra, but has been used by composers in the 20th century onward to evoke American folk music and jazz especially. All of our instrument films:...
NASA
NASA | Warm Ocean Melting Pine Island Glacier
For five years an international team of experts, led by NASA emeritus glaciologist Robert Bindschadler and funded by the National Science Foundation and NASA, planned and orchestrated a mission to drill through the floating ice shelf of...
Curated Video
The Day Henry Met... A Violin
Today Henry meets a friendly Violin in the foyer of a concert hall. All the instruments are excited for the big show but the conductor is nowhere to be found. Henry becomes a conductor and helps them put on a big orchestral performance!
Flipping Physics
Angular Momentum of a Rigid Body Derivation
Angular momentum of a rigid body is demonstrated and derived. This is an AP Physics C: Mechanics topic. Content Times: 0:00 The Demonstration 1:20 The Derivation 4:15 Newton’s Second Law
Gresham College
Mozart's Rebellious Oboe: Christopher Hogwood explains why Mozart's Oboe Quartet is so daring
Christopher Hogwood explains one of the most extreme examples of Mozart's compositions "doing what they are not supposed to" Mozart is renowned for writing "multiple characterisations" in his music, whether for voices in his operas or...
SWPictures
India: Tackling oral cancer in Mumbai
In India, Oral Cancer is on the increase. India accounts for 86% of the world’s cases of oral cancer and 90% of those are linked to tobacco. Incidences of oral cancer are particularly high in areas where chewable tobacco is popular....