Category Archives: Music

Ginger Baker & Fela Kuti: How Two Neurotic Musicians Made The Best Music Nobody Heard

Bandsplaining In the 1970s, English Drummer Ginger Baker drove across the Sahara Desert to meet Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. What followed were some of the most incredible jazz & rock recordings of all time, as well as some heartbreaking setbacks.

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Bebop, As Digested by a Classical Musician

How has learning about bebop and jazz been like, as a classically trained musician? And how has it influenced my approach to music? In this video I break down elements of bebop from my perspective, learn from jazz musicians Aimee … Continue reading

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Imagination Off the Charts: Jacob Collier comes to MIT

This documentary film won the New England Emmy in the Arts and Entertainment category. Jacob Collier is a Grammy Award winning artist based in London. During the Fall of 2016 Jacob performed with musicians from MIT, Berklee College of Music, … Continue reading

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The 7 Levels of Jazz Harmony

Ya like jazz? You will! There are 7 levels of Jazz Harmony, and we’ll explore each of them through reharmonizing the chorus of one of my favorite tunes from 2019 – Lizzo’s Juice. Thanks to Jae Soto for singing! OUTRO … Continue reading

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Music Theory Between East and West: Opening Ceremony

 

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Perception of musical pitch varies across cultures – ScienceBlog.com

People who are accustomed to listening to Western music, which is based on a system of notes organized in octaves, can usually perceive the similarity between notes that are same but played in different registers — say, high C and … Continue reading

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Jason Singh at Music Tech Fest 2013 …Part 2

MusicTechFest Another killer vocal workout from Jason Singh at MTF 2013. http://thesinghthing.com

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The polyphonic me | Beardyman

Frustrated by not being able to sing two notes at the same time, musical inventor Beardyman built a machine to allow him to create loops and layers from just the sounds he makes with his voice. Given that he can … Continue reading

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Improvisation in music: Jason Rebello at TEDxBradffordonAvon

A description of the process and background of improvisation in music. Jason Rebello – Jazz musician, session musician, teacher, worked with Wayne Shorter, Sting, Jeff Beck, Peter Gabriel.

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Jimi Hendrix-Voodoo Child NEW Gayageum ver. by Luna

Luna Lee Published on 29 Aug 2019 Support Luna’s music: https://www.patreon.com/lunalee One-off donation via Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/luna422422 Business request: luna422@gmail.com All Equipments for recording shooting and performance: Bose L1 compact amplifire, Orange Crush 20RT amp, Sony headphones MDR-7506, Boss Disotrtion DS-1 … Continue reading

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