Classical Composers

The Finnish composer is most well known for having a music notation software named after him. Today, we will learn about him and his works.

Learning and memorizing a tricky piano piece can feel very overwhelming. In this episode, we’ll discuss how to learn and memorize a piece effectively.

Learn all about Debussy’s life and works! If you’re a late intermediate-early advanced student, be sure to give Le petit Negre a try! Sheet music: https://vmirror.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/3/32/IMSLP04565-Debussy_-_The_Little_Negro.pdf If you liked this episode, please be sure to rate and follow the podcast!

Learning how to play music is an extremely rewarding experience, but you often may find yourself asking: which instrument is for me? This episode aims to help you choose the right instrument for you and the difficulty levels of each orchestra instrument.

Learn all about the form of the sonata and common ones you may have heard of, as well as how to write your own! EDIT: this episode appears near the top of the list as I had to re-record a section of it. I removed the Spotify track so that it is also available on Apple Podcasts.

Why does Spotify have analytics for interplanetary podcast listeners? If anybody could explain this in the Q&A, I would greatly appreciate that.

Learn all about Leonard Bernstein’s life and works as his 105th birthday is coming up on the twenty-fifth!

Learn all about how to conduct, the history of conducting and why the conductor is a vital part of the orchestra. Often the conductor is also an instrumentalist.

Learn all about the different instruments of the percussion section!

Learn all about the four woodwind instruments and hear Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring!