Why Is Classical Music Getting Faster?
Over the years, it seems that performances of classical music have steadily been getting faster. Why is this, and how does it affect the way we listen? Jacob and Hannah discuss this trend in classical...
1 Feb 202151min
Re-Listening to Music
Today we explore the phenomenon of re-listening to music. All of us listen to certain songs over and over, which can help us relax, fuel a workout, or provide a nice background to a party. But listeni...
25 Jan 202156min
Musical Blind Tasting, Part 2
On this episode of our Musical Blind Tasting series, we focus on music of the Baroque era! Hannah chooses four excerpts for Jacob to listen to and discuss, and then he attempts to try to guess the cor...
11 Jan 202141min
A Listening Guide for the New Year
To usher out the challenges of 2020 and ring in what we hope to be a healthier and happier year, we put together a musical listening guide! Our guide consists of four selections based on our reflectio...
31 Dec 202052min
Musical Blind Tasting, Part 1
On today's episode, we attempt to bring the world of blind wine tasting to music! Like expert wine tasters, who can determine grape varieties, regions, vintages, and even specific wines just by tastin...
16 Dec 20201h 5min
Can Music Be Random?
Continuing with our explorations of what music actually is, we examine another key element of music: randomness. We discuss if music needs to be constructed from organized notes, tempos, rhythms, and/...
8 Dec 202049min
Is Silence Music?
Music is filled with silence. But is that silence actually part of the music? And more importantly, can silence itself be music? We tackle these (and other) interesting questions on this special episo...
24 Nov 202051min
Listening Tips: Modern and Contemporary Music
We finish our series on era-specific listening tips by exploring the most challenging and diverse sub-genre of classical music, Modern/Contemporary music! Modern music often proves to be especially ch...
14 Nov 202040min
