Exploring Classical Music: The Modern Era, Part 2
Modernist composers went beyond writing new music, to reinventing music itself. Listen to their astonishing expressions of psychosis, memory, and faith.
Exploring Classical Music: The Modern Era, Part 1
Spanning two world wars, the advent of the automobile, airplane, and radio – the Modernist Era’s revolutionary music reflects a massive cultural upheaval.
Exploring Classical Music: The Romantic Era, Part 2
Driven by new audiences hungry for sensation, the heroic Romantic Era celebrity composers drove performers to unsurpassed levels of instrumental virtuosity.
Exploring Classical Music: The Classical Era, Part 2
Classical Era composers mastered musical form to frame their myriad thoughts and emotions. Learn how to listen for form in the music of Beethoven and Haydn.
Teaching, Listening, and Learning, with Violin Teacher Eloise Hellyer
Hear what you play, and play what you hear: crucial skills for any musician. Violinist Eloise Hellyer teaches teachers how to teach, and learn, listening.
Open Your Ears to Winter Holiday Music
Cosy up to the fireplace and enjoy this Winter Holiday 5 Song Set. Open your ears to some alternative Christmas music from these international artists.
Open Your Ears to the Clouds of Burma (Interview)
A fascinating active listening tutorial and interview with the musicians of a Burmese folk music EP which is being sold in aid of charity Prospect Burma.
Interview: Deep Listening – The Story of Pauline Oliveros
Pauline Oliveros is to be the subject of a new documentary examining her significant impact on music. Learn more in this interview with Daniel Weintraub.
How Music Alters Your Mood
Anyone who loves music knows its power to affect (or perfectly reflect) your mood. How does it do it? Here are three great examples and the tricks they use.
Open Your Ears to Emerging Genres
Actively listen to these five tracks from various new genres of music that are being developed by splicing together existing genres in innovative ways.
How to Recognize Different Types of Synthesis
Explore the different types of synthesis, how to generate them and include them in your musical creations. With demo samples and real tracks as examples.