Instructional Video2:15
Curated Video

99-year-old Pianist Irving Fields Still Tickles The Ivories

3rd - Higher Ed
What would you like to do if you live to 99 years old? Irving Fields is almost a century young and he is still playing piano! As a seasoned New Yorker, Irving has played piano for more than 90 years.



He has performed all...
Instructional Video2:56
Great Big Story

Franz Liszt, the first music superstar and his legacy

12th - Higher Ed
Discover the life and impact of Franz Liszt, the 19th-century Hungarian composer and pianist who redefined music superstardom, as explored by Gergely Fazekas from the Liszt Academy.<br/>
Instructional Video2:56
Great Big Story

Franz Liszt, the first music superstar and his legacy

12th - Higher Ed
Discover the life and impact of Franz Liszt, the 19th-century Hungarian composer and pianist who redefined music superstardom, as explored by Gergely Fazekas from the Liszt Academy.
Instructional Video2:49
Curated Video

Madeleine L'Engle

9th - Higher Ed
For Madeleine L’Engle, the starry night sky sparked profound questions about life, the universe, and her place in it. Inspired by science and spirituality, her extraordinary works of fiction have captured the hearts and minds of millions.
Instructional Video2:59
Great Big Story

Before Beatlemania, There Was Lisztomania

12th - Higher Ed
Step into the world of Franz Liszt, the 19th-century Hungarian composer and pianist who revolutionized the very concept of stardom. Unravel the phenomenon of 'Lisztomania' that swept across Europe, turning Liszt into the world's first...
Instructional Video2:32
Curated Video

Gladys Bentley: Breaking All the Rules

9th - Higher Ed
At a time when homosexuality was illegal in the United States, LGBTQ+ artist and pioneer Gladys Bentley broke all the rules to become one of the wealthiest Black performers of her time.
Instructional Video8:01
Learn French With Alexa

Devenir (to become) — Past, Present & Future

9th - 12th
Alexa conjugates the French verb DEVENIR (TO BECOME) in the PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE TENSE.
Instructional Video1:00
One Minute History

170 - Nina Simone - One Minute History

12th - Higher Ed
Nina Simone was an American singer, pianist, and civil rights activist, born in 1933 in North Carolina. She trained as a classical pianist at Juilliard, but switched to performing jazz and blues in nightclubs. Her music was influenced...
Instructional Video15:58
Learn French With Alexa

Practise your French C'est VS Il est

9th - 12th
In this episode of Alexa's 'Practise Your French' series, Alexa explains the difference between "C'est" and "Il est"!
Instructional Video25:32
Music Matters

Nervous About Your Music Exam? - Music Performance

9th - 12th
Are you nervous about your music exam? Many people get very nervous when it comes to taking a music exam. In this music performance lesson we begin by exploring the most common symptoms that people experience before going on to consider...
Instructional Video5:36
Professor Dave Explains

Italian and English: Cognates and False Cognates

9th - Higher Ed
Words that sound similar in English and Italian.
Instructional Video10:24
Weird History

Erik Satie | History's Weirdest and Most Eccentric Musician

12th - Higher Ed
Erik Satie was a French composer and pianist, born on May 17th, 1866 and by all accounts, he was thought of as a talentless musician in his formative years. At least that’s how Georges Mathias, his professor of piano at the Paris...
Instructional Video19:01
Easy Languages

50 Common Greek Verbs Every Beginner Must Know | Super Easy Greek 22

12th - Higher Ed
50 Common Greek Verbs Every Beginner Must Know | Super Easy Greek 22



Easy Greek is a project to help you learn Greek in an authentic and fun way. We interview people in the streets of Athens and other places in Greece. All our...
Instructional Video5:14
Financial Times

No more room for the piano

Higher Ed
The piano used to be the heart of the home across social classes but now it's a luxury for those with the space. The FT's Thomas Hale went to St Pancras public piano in London to hear classical pianist Alisdair Hogarth and speak to...
Instructional Video1:28
Amphio

Confronting

12th - Higher Ed
Pianist Stephen Hough talks about the difficulty of performing Liszt's Sonata. The importance of playing with head and heart and how to use tension to keep the audience engaged.
Instructional Video0:23
The March of Time

Duke Ellington composing playing

12th - Higher Ed
MOT 1943: NEW YORK CITY: CU Duke Ellington sheet music. Jazz composer pianist bandleader Duke Ellington (1899-1974) sitting at piano in home composing music. Duke playing piano SOT (theme later into 'Perfume Suite') Jazz royalty 'The Duke'
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: From the Top at Carnegie Hall Video Podcast

9th - 10th
Here you will find thirty video podcasts of performances from Carnegie Hall including violin, piano, and other orchestra instruments. Most of these artists are teenagers.