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Melodic drumming: Can you hear melody in the drums? | The Kid Should See This
Can drums sing? Can they carry a tune at all? In this 2018 Jazz Night in America video, narrated by Grammy-winning jazz bassist Christian McBride, drummer and composer Allison Miller demonstrates melodic drumming, techniques that create different pitches on the … Continue reading
Why Does Greek Music Sound Eastern? – And Why It’s a Dumb Question
This video is an in-depth discussion and analysis of the discrepancy between our typical understanding of Greece worldwide, and its nature as cultural force situated between and having aspects of both Western and Eastern cultural zones, and how recent political … Continue reading
7 Unforgettable Lessons I Learned at the “World’s Best Music School”
Life-changing lessons I learned at Juilliard (and other music schools). 7 Things I Wish I Learned / Part 2: • 7 REAL-World Skil… 00:00 Music School??? 01:07 Critical thing I noticed! 02:44 Since I was shy… 04:57 What about the … Continue reading
What Makes Studio Ghibli Music SO GOOD??!!
A deep dive into the music of Studio Ghibli (Joe Hisaishi)! What makes this music so nostalgic, memorable, and moving?? Filmed and Produced by Nahre Sol Edited by Nahre Sol and Martino Gasparrini *Use of copyrighted content by Studio Ghibli … Continue reading
Hear the Beatles’ ‘Blackbird’ Sung in the Indigenous Mi’kmaq Language | Open Culture
in Language, Music | July 6th, 2023 To raise awareness of her native language, 16-year-old Emma Stevens sang a version of The Beatles’ 1968 classic “Blackbird” in the Mi’kmaq language, an Eastern Algonquian language spoken by nearly 11,000 in Canada … Continue reading
The birth of the steel drum: Kevin Martin at TEDxChesterRiver
Kevin Martin, musician and instructor, has a passion. For years, he has been studying, performing with, composing for, and building the only instrument created in the 20th century: the steel drum. Kevin’s talk and performance gives us insight into the … Continue reading
Documentary – How to make Steel Drums 1956 (Remastered)
This is an important documentary about the birth of the Steeldrums….the very root of the instrument of the 21st century, The Handpan! I took the freedom of make a little remastering of the audio and video as well as synchronizing … Continue reading
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