SciShow
How Do You Sing in Falsetto?
High-pitched falsetto singing can show off a singer’s physical ability, because singing this way takes a lot of effort and some careful physics!
TED Talks
TED: Virtual Choir Live | Eric Whitacre
Composer and conductor Eric Whitacre has inspired millions by bringing together "virtual choirs," singers from many countries spliced together on video. Now, for the first time ever, he creates the experience in real time, as 32 singers...
TED Talks
Eric Whitacre: A virtual choir 2,000 voices strong
In a moving and madly viral video last year, composer Eric Whitacre led a virtual choir of singers from around the world. He talks through the creative challenges of making music powered by YouTube, and unveils the first 2 minutes of his...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What’s a squillo, and why do opera singers need it?
An orchestra fills an opera house with music, but a singer’s voice soars above the instruments. Its melody rings out across thousands of patrons— all without any assistance from a microphone. How is it possible that a single voice can be...
Curated Video
Percent Increase: Decimal to Percent
Percent Increase: Decimal to Percent demonstrates solving percent increase problems by changing a decimal to a percent.
Science ABC
Why Some People Just Can’t Sing Well, No Matter How Hard They Try!
The element that causes some people to sing well and others to sing badly are problems with pitch accuracy, also known as intonation. Pitch can be understood as the ‘sharpness’ of a voice; the higher the pitch, the sharper and shriller...
Two Minute Music Theory
Why Eric Whitacre's Clusterchords Work
Today we're looking at the 14-part clusterchord from Water Night by Eric Whitacre, how it is constructed, and how it all works - thanks to a good preparation of voicing and voice-leading.
Curated Video
Musical Theatre: From Athens to Broadway
Musical Theater originated in Ancient Greece, but in the late 19th century the artform took America by storm.
Curated Video
Music and Black History
Music is an important and effective medium for communicating emotions and inspiration. Learn about two important Black musicians who don't often get talked about in school: Abbey Lincoln and Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti.
Music Matters
The History of Musical Pitch - Music History
The history of musical pitch. Many of us assume that musical pitch has always been gauged at the same level but this is not the case. Concert pitch is the pitch reference to which a group of musical instruments are tuned for a...
Bridgeman Arts
Metal industry in Bahrain, grave mounds, pearls, cargo ports, women singing, 1974
Clip 2 from 'Arabia, the fortunate' a documentary about the United Arab Emirates in 1974. Footage of factories, the metal industry, and mineral wealth in Bahrain. High angle footage of grave mounds and burial tombs. Footage of ancient...
Bridgeman Arts
Singer and jazz band at nightclub in Juan-les-Pins, 1952
Part 4 of 1952 promo film about Juan-le-Pins. male singer sings a French song into a microphone. Jazz musicians play together, piano solo.
Bridgeman Arts
School performances, parades and choir singing. Estonia, 1971
Clip 9 from the 1971 documentary 'Estonia' made in the Soviet Union, dubbed in French. Older school children in traditional dress give flowers to elders. Students perform dances on stage. A band plays music and a community parade walks...
Curated Video
First ever human beatboxing choir perform to sell out crowd
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AP Entertainment
London, 18th March 2007
1. Wide of Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell room, London
2. Wide of audience
3. Close up little girl watching...
Curated Video
World's first beatbox choir makes debut in London
1. Exterior of Queen Elizabeth Hall on South Bank
2. Interior, wide of audience
3. Close up little girl watching beatboxers
4. Pan from audience to performance beatboxers
5. Various of audience
6. Beatboxer performing
7. Wide of audience...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Fans pay tribute to Juan Gabriel in Los Angeles
CLEAN : Fans pay tribute to Juan Gabriel in Los Angeles
Curated Video
Cliff Richard and David Gest talk soul
AP Entertainment
London, 7th March 2011
1. Cliff Richard on stage with Lamont Dozier and David Gest
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sir Cliff Richard, Recording Artist (on why he's recording a Motown record):
"Why not's the answer really. I...
Curated Video
Young blues singer Parker Millsap talks shouting-singing and religion
PARKER MILLSAP DRAWS ON GOSPEL FOR NEW ALBUMYoung blues singer Parker Millsap combines the Delta blues and apocalyptic themes on his new album, "The Very Last Day," but he says that's just a reflection of his early musical influences....
Curated Video
A troupe of performers is doing its part to revive burlesque from a Minneapolis stage, putting on a cleaner strip show for laughs that pays homage to vaudeville acts of the past.
HEADLINE: Burlesque-loving troupe takes it almost all off
CAPTION: A troupe of performers is doing its part to revive burlesque from a Minneapolis stage, putting on a cleaner strip show for laughs that pays homage to vaudeville acts of...
Bridgeman Arts
Re-enacted scenes of early recording studio. Demo of recording to members of public.
Clip 2 from Au Creux des Sillons. French language film about the history of sound recording made in 1958 with the help of Pathe-Marconi. Shows the process of manufacturing vinyl discs from studio recording to factory. Historical...
Curated Video
Shah Rukh Khan attends event in Mumbai
AP Entertainment
Mumbai, India. 9 March 2010
1.Various of Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor welcoming Akon in a traditional Indian way with Shah Rukh Khan
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Shah Rukh Khan, Bollywood actor:
"We are so culturally rich...
Curated Video
Trumpeteer Chris Botti talks about new album
Columbia Records
1. Chris Botti 'Flamenco Sketches'
AP Entertainment
25th January 2006, London
2. SOT Chris Botti:
"Often at times you are watching a chat show and you see some actor and they are like 'I live out of a suitcase', no...
Curated Video
EGYPT: CUNARD LUXURY LINER TOWED TO SHORE AFTER CORAL REEF COLLISION
English/Nat
Tugboats brought a Cunard luxury liner safely to shore in Egypt on Friday after a collision with a coral reef brought the round-the-world cruise to an abrupt end.
Passengers being brought ashore from the crippled liner...