Dale McGowan
How Music Does That
Music -- just vibrations in the air -- can make you feel heartbroken or elated, peaceful or stabby, inspired to save the whales or to invade Poland. This is HOW MUSIC DOES THAT. Click the website link to subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Episodes
Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah 08.11.2019 17:19
Why do kids in many cultures taunt each other with a falling minor third?
The Jabberwocky of Harry Potter 25.10.2019 11:18
How the muggle and wizarding worlds collide in the Harry Potter theme.
The Magical Bell Piano 12.10.2019 14:01
For magic and wonder, there's one go-to instrument.
Stop Practicing, You're Ruining EVERYTHING 25.09.2019 18:55
This episode is not about Pavarotti.
The Bones of Yellow Brick Road 14.09.2019 20:43
Most covers stay on the surface. Sara Bareilles got down into the bones.
The Fingerprints of Music 26.08.2019 15:03
I can name that tune in...one motive.
Beethoven was Deaf 09.08.2019 26:30
Beethoven composed while deaf -- but that's not the amazing part.
Disoriented 25.07.2019 13:47
Sometimes meter will mess with your head.
The Sweet Madness of Big Meters 11.07.2019 18:40
From Sting theory to a wedding in Bulgaria, it's meters gone wild.
Sometimes It's the Little Things 27.06.2019 16:57
The most captivating piece by the most famous composer you've never heard of.
The Mellotron 05.06.2019 15:57
It was a middle-class party trick. Then it changed rock and roll.
Simplicity, in Three Pärts 23.05.2019 19:22
When music is stripped down to its essentials, every note matters.
The Gnome 13.05.2019 18:01
'The Gnome' is a creepy masterclass in orchestration.
Mister Rogers and the Musical Easter Egg 29.04.2019 14:41
Fred Rogers hid a geeky musical inside joke in his theme song.
Isn't It Iconic? 11.04.2019 13:58
A computer has chosen the most iconic song ever. Time for the human rebuttal.
Wolfie's Alarm Clock (The Leading Tone) 03.04.2019 11:25
One note has been teasing you, making promises to you, and leading you home your whole life.
The Bagpipe Incident on Which I Thought We Had Agreed Not to Dwell 26.03.2019 19:37
30,000 people. 16 measures. One bad decision.
When Pianos Land in Oz 05.03.2019 19:59
Oh, little piano piece. You're not in Kansas anymore.
Hating Your Golden Goose 26.02.2019 14:06
There's a reason so many songwriters hate the one that made them famous.
I Coulda Been Peter Best 19.02.2019 18:45
So I wasn't going to be John Williams. But I had one Hail Mary left.
I Coulda Been John Williams 12.02.2019 21:19
Just in time for the Oscars, I found my abandoned dream in a box.
Yes, 'Stairway' Was Stolen... Just Like Everything Else 05.02.2019 20:43
The 'Stairway' lawsuit was based on a modern myth about how music is created.
Two Kinds of Hurt 29.01.2019 10:20
Johnny's gonna be fine -- but I'm worried about Trent.
Dissonance is Delicious 22.01.2019 15:28
Music without dissonance is like a rollercoaster without hills. It's light rail.
The Pokémon Suicide Song 15.01.2019 16:41
From the Satanic Panic to Pokémon, a creepy folklore often bubbles under our music.
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