How Music Does That

Dickinson's Island, and Other Unholy Monsters 21.04.2021 14:37 ↓

When I was a boy, I sat bored in church, trying to break a code.

The Unwiggled String 08.04.2021 17:40 ↓

Children are taught to fear and avoid this sound. All the more reason to love it.

The Long Way Home in 'Hallelujah' 23.03.2021 23:12 ↓

The lyrics are poetic and evocative. But let's talk about that long trip home.

Black Shanty 17.02.2021 17:01 ↓

Sea shanties grew in black soil.

Where Did We Put Vivaldi? 17.01.2021 22:30 ↓

Antonio Vivaldi was a very big deal -- and then he wasn't. But he had a plan.

TikTok and the Hypnotics 31.12.2020 17:51 ↓

For a few weeks, TikTok forged an unholy alliance of banjo, yodeling, and scientific notation.

TikTok and the Vibe 18.11.2020 24:01 ↓

Sometimes you find the Vibe. Sometimes the Vibe finds you.

Music is Made of Time 04.10.2020 10:01 ↓

The fact that music unfolds over time is key to understanding its unique power.

The Deep Playlist of Generation Z 29.09.2020 15:01 ↓

'Wait a minute - how do YOU know Purple Haze?!'

Yeah, But Why THOSE 4 Chords? 14.09.2020 15:41 ↓

It has to do with monkeys, somehow.

Whose Monkey Chant Is It Anyway? 16.08.2020 17:38 ↓

It's an electrifying cry from the ancient heart of Bali. Or is it?

As White as Classical 29.07.2020 23:51 ↓

Classical music isn't that white by accident -- and it can't afford to stay that way.

The Words Get In the Way 21.07.2020 23:03 ↓

Strip language away, and the human voice becomes a pure instrument of emotion.

Shortcut: How I Solved the Musical Mystery of My Life 31.05.2020 7:15 ↓

One tune tormented me since I was two. I finally figured out why.

The Epitome Trap 09.05.2020 17:50 ↓

Before every music course I teach, I have the same argument with myself.

Minimal. 16.04.2020 27:51 ↓

One of the most powerful stylistic movements in music starts with a simple idea.

The Aging White Suburban Music Professor's Guide to Hip Hop 11.04.2020 21:54 ↓

Put on the good Dockers, Chad. We're going in.

When Ravel Met Ravel 21.03.2020 21:24 ↓

Piano Ravel and Orchestra Ravel are both great. They met only twice.

Clap When You Damn Well Please 07.03.2020 26:30 ↓

There's a reason we don't clap between movements in classical music. It's a bad reason, and we're going to kill it. The revolution starts right damn now.

Silence 23.02.2020 22:47 ↓

Sometimes the greatest moment in music is silence.

The Dead and the Impossible 07.02.2020 16:35 ↓

Mussorgsky asked the impossible. Ravel made it happen.

Grooves 25.01.2020 16:36 ↓

In Hungary, road plays you!

Too Many Notes! 10.01.2020 21:31 ↓

WARNING: This episode contains too many notes.

The Rage of the Third Sons (Carmina Burana) 19.12.2019 22:43 ↓

Eight hundred years ago, they left the church and found the world.

Missing Music 28.11.2019 18:56 ↓

I'm haunted by the music I'll never hear.