Curated Video
Robert Owen part 3: The Utopian Experiment
The last part of this video series explains Robert's attempts to build a socialist utopia in Indiana. When those attempts fail, he returns to England and focuses on philanthropy and, eventuallly, a newfound passion for religion.
Music Matters
An Introduction to Bach's Prelude & Fugue in F# Minor (BWV859)
An introduction to the 48 Preludes & Fugues and Bach's Prelude & Fugue in F# Minor (BWV859). This music analysis video provides a simple examination of the work. Through this study one begins to understand the structure and musical...
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Writing BAD Four-Part Harmony?! - Music Composition
Writing bad four part harmony?! Lots of people manage part of the journey with four-part harmony then get stuck or struggle to develop an outcome that is musically satisfying. This music composition lesson starts with a piece of...
Music Matters
Elaborating Harmony - Inside the Mind of Bach
A look at how Bach elaborates a chord progression in one of his chorale harmonizations. We examine the choice of harmony, chromatic chords, secondary dominants, borrowed chords. and modulation, the part writing, the use of inessential...
Music Matters
Diminished 7th Chords - Music Theory
What makes a diminished 7th chord and how do we use it best? In this music theory lesson you will discover exactly what a diminished 7th chord is, how to construct a diminished 7th, and how to locate a diminished 7th in the context of a...
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An Introduction to Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 13 (Pathetique)
An overview of Beethoven's Pathetique Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 13. This music analysis video provides a simple examination of the work. Through this study one begins to understand the structure and musical language of a famous piece, and...
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The Plagal Cadence - Music Theory
Learn all about the plagal cadence, also known as the amen cadence, which chords it uses and how it sounds. Do you want to know about the plagal cadence? What is a plagal cadence? Where would you use a plagal cadence? How can you hear a...
Food Farmer Earth
Thermal Banking Greenhouse Design -Sustainable Energy
Steven Schwen of Earthen Path Organic Farm (Lake City, Minnesota) has built an innovative greenhouse that allows him to extend his growing season while reducing energy costs.
Music Matters
Augmented 6th Chords - Music Theory
Understand augmented 6th chords, how to identify and use them in both major and minor keys. augmented 6ths fall into a category known as chromatic chords. They add colour, variety, an element of unpredictability, and tension to music. So...
Two Minute Music Theory
Augmented 6th Chords Made EASY!
Many musicians find Augmented 6th chords to be confusing, and possibly made up by their theory professor. Today on Two Minute Music Theory, we seek to dispel the confusion with Augmented 6th Chords Made Easy!
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The Best Chords to Follow Chord VII (in Minor Keys) - Music Composition
Are you struggling to get started in writing a chord progression? If you want to use chord VII what are the best options for chords to follow? This music composition lesson gives you plenty of options for chords that progress well from...
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How to Harmonize a Melody - Music Theory
How to easily choose chords and harmonize a melody on the piano. Have you got a melody that you want to harmonise i.e. find chords to fit with it? In this music theory lesson we take a melody and work out how to find the best chords to...
Two Minute Music Theory
Chord Functions
As we continue our Chords series, today we look at the different roles that chords play in major and minor keys.
Music Matters
What to do with a Melody? - Music Composition
Wondering what to do with a melody you've written? How could you go about turning it into a piece? In this music composition lesson we start with a melody in a minor key, then work out how best to harmonise it, considering various...
Curated Video
I WONDER - How Does Biodiversity Work?
This video is answering the question of how does biodiversity work.
Neuro Transmissions
Work Alone - A "Work From Home" Parody
We hope you enjoy this totally-accurate-not-at-all-made-up glimpse into what it's like to be a neuroscience graduate student. Seriously though, this was a lot of fun to create!
Music Matters
Whitney Houston's Harmonic Warmth - Composer Insights
“Saving all my love for you”, made famous by Whitney Houston when she released her cover of the single in 1985. The harmony forms the focus of this composer insights lesson, with the use of extended chords and slash chords fully...
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The Imperfect Cadence - Music Theory
Learn all about the imperfect cadence, also known as the half cadence, which chords it uses and how it sounds. Want to know about cadences? Want to know about the imperfect cadence in particular? Want to be able to write an imperfect...
Infognostica
Aryans and Dravidians (Great Human Histories Part 2)
The theory of Aryans and Dravidians is still prevalent in the Subcontinent. What is the truth about it? And could it have a deeper significance than we might think? A much politicised issue, we examine what the facts are, and what the...
Music Matters
How Chopin Creates Emotion in his Music - Composer Insights
How does Chopin create and express emotion in his music? We delve into the mind of the composer and explore Chopin’s Nocturne in G minor, explaining how Chopin delivers emotional impact through his approach to harmony, melodic...
The Africa Channel
Acoustic Ancestry
ACOUSTIC ANCESTRY is a music series of 3-5 minute pieces in which the sounds of little known, surprising, or perhaps lost indigenous African musical instruments are highlighted, along with the stories of their contributions to music....
Music Matters
Naming Chords - Music Theory
How good are you at naming and identifying chords in a piece of music? This music theory lesson explains how to determine the key of a given piece of music and how to work out the chords that belong to that key. It then invites you to...
Press Association
British-Iranians protest against the death sentence given to Iranian rapper Toomaj Saleh
British-Iranians protest against the Iranian regime and the death sentence that was given to Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi. Two protests took place, one at Marble Arch and one across the road from Downing Street.
Interview with event...
Bloomberg
China Slowdown Casts Pall Over President Xi's Yangtze Delta Project
China's economic slowdown is weighing on President Xi Jinping's Yangtze River Delta project. Xi has been trying to turn the area into an economic powerhouse, hoping to create a Silicon Valley of the East. Charlie Zhu reports on Bloomberg...