Instructional Video11:37
Schooling Online

Powering Through Prose: George Orwell, 1984 - Context

3rd - Higher Ed
Watch this video to learn about Orwell’s world and its influence on the novel ‘1984’. Big Brother and the Thought Police might seem totally fictional, but they reflect history. Explore the author’s personal history, from his experiences...
Instructional Video0:47
Amphio

Choral aspirations

12th - Higher Ed
Choral Director Simon Halsey talks about how why he believes the salvation of the world may be in the hands of choral music.
Instructional Video4:19
Music Matters

What is a Hemiola? - Music Theory

9th - 12th
Learn what hemiola is all about. In this music theory lesson, we explain how the hemiola works and listen to what it sounds like. A hemiola is a rhythmic device that will make any music in triple time sound more interesting. Hemiola can...
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Amphio

A challenge to peace

12th - Higher Ed
BBC presenter Suzy Klein discusses how Beethoven's Ninth has the power to make peace in a warring world if only people would listen.
Instructional Video13:51
Two Minute Music Theory

The History of Western Classical Music (or something)

12th - Higher Ed
ANNOUNCEMENT: As of May 14, 2019, there is a NEW Music History series starting on this channel called "Music In History: The Story of Music". NOTE: This video was created as a bit of a joke on how music history classes and how little...
Instructional Video3:45
Mr Henry's Music World

Music Composers Short History of the Greats!

K - 5th
Learn about the great music composers in our music history with this short animated video.
Instructional Video1:22
Amphio

Winter 1

12th - Higher Ed
Suzy Klein talks about the first movement in Winter from Vivaldi's Four Seasons.
Instructional Video1:58
Amphio

Beethoven and Rihanna

12th - Higher Ed
Journalist Paul Morley compares how recordings of contemporary pop music, such as Rihanna, have far more sonic scope than Beethoven's orchestral ones which were limited by technology.
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Amphio

Vivaldi The Composer (aka A Modern Composer)

12th - Higher Ed
Suzy Klein talks about how Vivaldi actually used very modern compositional techniques in the Four Seasons.
Instructional Video1:27
Amphio

An Operatic Mind

12th - Higher Ed
Suzy Klein talks about how Vivaldi uses Operatic devices to convey drama and visuals in his music.
Instructional Video1:27
Amphio

Who Was Vivaldi?

12th - Higher Ed
Suzy Klein talks about who Vivaldi was and his fascinating involvement with the priesthood.
Instructional Video4:50
Music Matters

Name the Composer Quiz! - #3 Do you know your classical composers?

9th - 12th
How well do you know your classical composers? Find out with our name the composer quiz! We present ten facts about a random composer, see if you can guess the correct answer by the end of the video.
Instructional Video1:21
Amphio

The Rediscovery of Vivaldi

12th - Higher Ed
Suzy Klein talks about how Vivaldi's music dropped off the map after he died and how his music got rediscovered.
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Amphio

Preparing to be spontaneous

12th - Higher Ed
Choral Director Simon Halsey explains why more rehearsals can free the orchestra and chorus to be more spontaneous.
Instructional Video0:53
Amphio

What is the role of a conductor?

12th - Higher Ed
Choral Director Simon Halsey discusses how a really great conductor can get the most out of every part of the orchestra.
Instructional Video4:38
Oxford Comma

How to Write Amazing Transitions: A Case Study of Sarah Vowell's "Shooting Dad"

9th - 12th
A piece originally delivered on radio, "Shooting Dad" gives a personal account of the political divide in the United States. This video specifically looks at the musicality of the piece; what moves it from a good essay to a great one.
Instructional Video5:42
Two Minute Music Theory

Introduction to Music History

12th - Higher Ed
A First look at the new music history series from this channel
Instructional Video39:15
Odd Quartet

Music History - Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 Listener's Guide Music History

9th - 12th
Rachmaninoff's piano concerto No. 2 is one of his most well known pieces, but did you know that Rachmaninoff struggled with depression and writer's block before being able to write this lovely piece of music? We look at the history...
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Getty Images

Old Record Player 3

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Antique record player with a hand starting the record and then zooming in out of focus at the end.
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Getty Images

HD:Note song for violincello players.

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Violincello players in symphony orchestra performing art event.
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Getty Images

George S. Clinton at Composer Mychael Danna Receives BMI's Richard Kirk Award At The BMI Film & Television Awards

Pre-K - Higher Ed
George S. Clinton at Composer Mychael Danna Receives BMI's Richard Kirk Award At The BMI Film & Television Awards in Los Angeles, CA 5/14/14
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Röyksopp Interview (clip 7)

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Röyksopp on credibility, hypocrisy, childhood, music, guilty pleasures, Greek composer, Vangelis, inspiration, chariots of fire, likes, dislikes and influence. Produced by Uncensored Interview / ZenCat Productions. Röyksopp Interview...
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'The Jane Austen Book Club' Premiere

Pre-K - Higher Ed
INTERVIEW: Aaron Zigman on how he became involved as the composer for the movie, on the women in the movie, and what he's currently working on at the 'The Jane Austen Book Club' Premiere at Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood, California on...
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World Premiere of Disney's 'Chicken Little'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
John Debney (composer) on his acting days, his transition into becoming a composer and what else he would like to work on at the World Premiere of Disney's 'Chicken Little' at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California on October...