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Songs that will help you identify intervals
[…] eing able to recogise intervals when listening to a melody is incredibly valuable. A great way to anchor your perception of each interval is to use a famous song to remember how they sound, to remember the particular sound … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – Laura Barton’s Notes on Music, Laura Barton Goes West
A triptych of audio essays on the enduring qualities, appeal and intent of pop music. In this third episode, Laura Barton explores music’s idea of the West, from the strings, sustained harmonies and open fifths of Western film scores, to … Continue reading
A Bach prelude in three different temperaments.
[…] Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:18 Quarter-comma meantone presentation 4:40 Rameau presentation 5:38 Well Tempered Clavier and circulating temperaments 6:48 Kirnberger III presentation 8:00 Why this prelude? 9:11 Concluding remarks 10:22 Performance in quarter-comma meantone 12:36 Performance in Rameau 14:45 Performance … Continue reading
Song Exploder – Willow
Willow breaks down her song “Transparent Soul feat. Travis Barker.” Source: Song Exploder – Willow
Shots in the Dark with David Godlis
A 37TH DEGREE ORIGINAL FILM Between 1976 and 1980, young Manhattan photographer David Godlis documented the nightly goings-on at the Bowery’s legendary CBGB, “the undisputed birthplace of punk rock,” with a vividly distinctive style of night photography. Lewie and Noah … Continue reading
Why does @The Weeknd SOUND MORE 80’s than 80’s MUSIC?
@The Weeknd has gone back to the future with his most recent album with futuristic synths of the 80’s. His 80’s music style has seen him become one of the stand-out artists of 2021. But what makes this album sound … Continue reading
I Can’t Believe ADELE Did This Again!
In this episode we take a look at and analyze Adele’s first new single in over 5 years, “Easy On Me”.
How Pythagoras Broke Music (and how we kind of fixed it)
How does music work? What did an Ancient Greek philosopher have to do with it? Why did he keep drowning people? Discover the answers to these questions and more as we take a tour through musical tuning systems, examining how … Continue reading
Song Exploder | John Lennon
Through archival interviews, John Lennon tells the story of making his song “God.” Earlier this year, I got an amazing email—the estate of John Lennon said that they have a treasure trove of audio material from his life, and they … Continue reading
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