Christmas music has become universal. But why? In this episode, Craig dives into the reasons why Christmas music has become so popular and become a genre in and of itself.

Articles used to prepare this episode: https://jagwire.augusta.edu/is-christmas-too-commercial-well-thats-the-reason-it-became-popular/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_music

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/dec/20/im-dreaming-of-a-bestseller-what-makes-christmas-songs-stick

https://www.bigcommerce.com/blog/who-invented-rudolph-red-nose-reindeer/

https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/story-behind-the-christmas-song-santa-claus-is-coming-to-town/

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Music is powerful. We all know that. But scientists have been studying how music affects our brain. In this article, it is discussed about how music affects our brains. Some things are understandable, others can’t quite be quantified. It’s super fascinating!

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One of the stereotypes of musicians is that they are disorganized and not always on top of things. But, as with many stereotypes, there are exceptions. On this episode, Craig talks about being organized and doing it in a way that works for you to help you be more efficient and effective!

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We regularly have habits in our lives that we don’t think about. In his book “Atomic Habits”, author James Clear talks about how we can change and intentionally think about how we utilize our habits in our lives. In this episode, Craig Harmann of Harmanny Music Education takes the ideas shared in the book and turns them toward how we as musicians can utilize these ideas and focuses for creating and building better habits in our lives.

Check out the groundbreaking video of Michael Jackson’s Black or White from 1991.

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Check out Craig’s version of Hallelujah in remembrance of his sister Sarah.

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Music affects us in a lot of different ways. In this episode, Craig dives into a couple of articles that talk about how music can help with mental health.

Psychiatry.org article

National Center for Biotechnology Information article

Craig’s new lyrics to Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”

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On today’s episode, Craig talks about Sarah Elizabeth Farrell, a musician who impacted his life greatly, along with the communal aspect of music, and how we can (and should) be sharing music with one another, and the power that comes with it.

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We connect to music in many different ways. Not only as consumers of music, but also for those of us who create music. In today’s episode, Craig talks about a few ways of how music affects us.

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On this episode, Matt Mink makes his triumphant return to the podcast. Previously he joined Craig to break down the Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 soundtrack. This episode is all about Needtobreathe, a shared favorite band. Craig and Matt discuss their 5 favorite songs and why.

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Soundtrack of Life

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On this episode, Craig dives into the scientific side of music. Or at least the AI side of music. Can AI and neurofeedback give information to determine what will become a hit song? Maybe, maybe not?

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In this episode, Craig discusses VH-1’s Top 5 One Hit wonders, a very arguable list. But they are wonder……ful, maybe? Craig explains a bit about these one hit wonders, why they achieved the success they did. Maybe you have a different one! You can comment or email [email protected] with your ideas!

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