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Music Matters
Singing Tips for Music Exams and Aural Tests - Music Performance
Singing tips for music exams and aural tests. Lots of musicians find themselves being asked to sing, even when they don’t consider themselves singers. For example you may be asked to sing in the Aural Tests for a music exam and you may...
Music Matters
Why Every Musician Should Be a Singer Too - Music Performance
So why must every musician sing? Because every musician deserves to reach their full musical potential. This music performance lesson considers the broad benefits of singing for our mental, physical, and emotional health then goes on to...
TED Talks
TED: A one-man musical phenomenon | Jacob Collier
Jacob Collier is a one-man band and force of nature. In a dynamic, colorful performance, he recreates the magical room at his home in London where he produces music, performing three songs in which he sings every part and plays every...
Curated Video
Watch Irish singer Luz perform single 'sustain' on Music Box
Irish singer Luz (pronounced 'Luce') performs her single ""sustain"" on Music Box.Armed with nothing other than the piano and her beautiful vocals, Luz says the song is about ADHD, showcasing the reason why she was nominated for the Ivor...
TED Talks
LADAMA: How music crosses cultures and empowers communities
Singing in Spanish, Portuguese and English, LADAMA brings a vibrant, energizing and utterly danceable musical set to the TED stage. In between performances of their songs "Night Traveler" and "Porro Maracatu," they discuss how...
Gresham College
The Central Role of the Voice in Medieval Music - Professor Christopher Page
Professor Christopher Page discusses the central place of the voice in compositions from the Medieval erahref='http://www.gresham.ac.uk/music-imagination-and-experience-in-the-medieval-world' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>era...
National Theatre
Barber Shop Chronicles: Vocal Transitions with Michael Henry
Barber Shop Chronicles part 1/3: Musical Director Michael Henry assembles the cast of Barber Shop Chronicles to demonstrate the vocal techniques used in the National Theatre's 2017 production.
TED Talks
TED: St. James Infirmary Blues | Silk Road ensemble + Rhiannon Giddens
Singer Rhiannon Giddens joins international music collective Silk Road ensemble to perform "St. James Infirmary Blues," spiking the American folk song that Louis Armstrong popularized in the 1920s with Romani influence and mischievous...
TED Talks
Rachelle Garniez: "La Vie en Rose"
Featuring the vocals and mischievous bell-playing of accordionist and singer Rachelle Garniez, the TED House Band -- led by Thomas Dolby on keyboard -- delivers this delightful rendition of the Edith Piaf standard "La Vie en Rose."
TED Talks
Caroline Lavelle: Casting a spell on the cello
Caroline Lavelle plays the cello like a sorceress casting a spell, occasionally hiding behind her wild mane of blond hair as she sings of pastoral themes. She performs "Farther than the Sun," backed by Thomas Dolby on keyboards.
TED Talks
Nora Brown: "East Virginia" / "John Brown's Dream"
In a mesmerizing set, musician Nora Brown breathes new life into two old-time banjo tunes: "East Virginia" and "John Brown's Dream." An evocative performance paired with a quick history of the banjo's evolution.
TED Talks
Eddi Reader: "What You've Got"
Singer/songwriter Eddi Reader performs "What You Do With What You've Got," a meditation on a very TED theme: how to use your gifts and talents to make a difference. With Thomas Dolby on piano.
Gresham College
From Printed Page to Performance - Christopher Hogwood, Emma Kirkby and Jakob Lindberg
When so much in music education is formulated on the principle of imitation, and the passing down of received 'traditions' from teacher to pupil, it is important to readdress the significance of original and informed opinion in...
The Met
Sounding Illuminations: The Music of the Manuscripts - Part 2 of 6
View images related to the exhibition "Choirs of Angels: Painting in Italian Choir Books, 1300-1500," on view at the Met November 25, 2008, through April 12, 2009ref='http://www.metmuseum.org/special/choirs_angels/images.asp'...
The Met
Sounding Illuminations: The Music of the Manuscripts - Part 3 of 6
View images related to the exhibition "Choirs of Angels: Painting in Italian Choir Books, 1300-1500," on view at the Met November 25, 2008, through April 12, 2009ref='http://www.metmuseum.org/special/choirs_angels/images.asp'...
Curated Video
English Teacher perform 'You Blister My Paint' for Music Box
Up-and-coming Leeds outfit English Teacher perform their song 'You Blister My Paint' for their Music Box session.The quartet, made up of Lily Fontaine (vocals, rhythm guitar, synth), Douglas Frost (drums), Nicholas Eden (bass) and Lewis...
Curated Video
If This Music Gives You Goosebumps
Have a listen to this spine-tingling performance of ‘Lux Aeterna’, a vocal rendition of Elgar’s ‘Nimrod’, by Voces8. Did you feel chills, a lump in your throat, or perhaps a tingling sensation on the back of your neck? Then you might...
Sydney Opera House
Wantok: Sing Sing - Performance & Interviews
Wantok: SING SING is an epic journey that follows the songlines of the indigenous peoples of Oceania in an exuberant fusion of music and dance. Follow some of the region's most significant artists as they prepare to take to the stage in...
Music Matters
Name the Composer Quiz! #25 Do you know your classical composers
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.
TED Talks
Andrew Bird: A one-man orchestra of the imagination
Musical innovator Andrew Bird winds together his trademark violin technique with xylophone, vocals and sophisticated electronic looping. Add in his uncanny ability to whistle anything, and he becomes a riveting one-man orchestra.
TED Talks
Tom Thum and Matthew Broadhurst: What happens in your throat when you beatbox?
Viral beatboxer Tom Thum has an orchestra in his mouth, but how does he make all those sounds? Get an up-close-and-personal look as laryngeal surgeon Matthew Broadhurst sticks a camera down Thum's throat while he creates a mind-boggling...
TED Talks
Claron McFadden: Singing the primal mystery
"The human voice: mysterious, spontaneous, primal." With these words, soprano Claron McFadden invites us to explore the mysteries of breathing and singing, as she performs the intriguing modern song "Aria," by John Cage.
TED Talks
Crush Club: "My Man" / "Bohanna" / "We Dance"
Indie pop duo Crush Club and singer Nicki B bring their blend of funk, house and Latin styles to the TED stage, performing three songs: "My Man," "Bohanna" and "We Dance."