Instrument Breakdown: Viola and Cello
We're back to our instrument breakdown episodes, this time exploring two members of the low string family, the viola and cello! We're joined by Tanner Menees, violist and Ben Manis, cellist and conduc...
7 Nov 202029min
Bonus: Election Day Listening Game
In celebration of Election Day, we're offering up a fun listening game to exercise your listening skills and get your civic engagement juices flowing! In this game, we're challenging you to listen to ...
3 Nov 20205min
Listening Tips: Romanticism
We continue our series on listening tips by examining the era and style of Beethoven, Brahms, Mahler, Wagner, and so many other great composers - Romanticism! We're joined by Hannah to discuss our fiv...
29 Okt 202055min
Listening Tips: Classical Style
We're back with some more era-specific tips for listening to classical music, and this time we're talking about Classical (?) style! Despite being a poorly named period in music history, the Classical...
22 Okt 202045min
Listening Tips: Baroque Music
In a new series, which we'll alternate with our instrument breakdowns, we provide five tips for listening to a certain style of music. Today's episode is on Baroque music, an era that included some of...
17 Okt 202039min
Instrument Breakdown: Violin
In a new series, we discuss how to listen to some of the most important musical instruments that might appear in a classical concert. Today we start with the violin, the highest string instrument, whi...
10 Okt 202043min
Fundamentals Revisited: Mapping
Today we're joined by Hannah to break down our final fundamental technique, Mapping! We discuss how to listen to longer stretches of music with focus and attention, hearing landmark points, and how vi...
2 Okt 202037min
Fundamentals Revisited: Hearing Ideas
Today we review the second fundamental technique of this podcast, Hearing Ideas! We talk about how to recognize musical ideas, how to apply this technique, and some common pitfalls. Apologies for the ...
26 Sep 202031min
