- Musicians who use the power of air breathe life into the music they play. They create beautiful and ear-catching melodies.
- All around the world, musicians use stringed instruments to make music. The way musicians play these instruments creates beautiful and distinctive sounds.
- We'll talk about your favorite sounds and the instruments that create them.
- Robots as caregivers? Meet “Pepper,” a robot that can tell a joke, recognize emotions and help people remember special times in their lives. Professor Arshia Khan of the University of Minnesota Duluth spoke at an Aspen Ideas Health event in June.
- A well-crafted song can tell a story that makes listeners feel confident, carefree or powerful.
- The clever techniques musicians use to share stories of heartache.
- Season 2 explores how musicians help us tell the stories of our lives. The fun begins on Aug. 16!
- The pandemic has taken a toll on mental health. Many see it as a total disruption of normal life, and there’s a lot of anxiety about what happens next. But what if that post-traumatic stress could be transformed into post-traumatic growth?
- Sometimes a musical phrase or a single line of lyrics can unlock those bad feelings we’ve tried to hide. Music can be a powerful way to capture the mood when we feel anxious, chaotic or a little bit numb.
- Surprises can be wonderful or shocking, delightful or jarring. And when musicians find clever ways to surprise listeners, things get really interesting.
- Grab a box of tissues. This episode of Music Blocks is about the powerful and inventive ways musicians take sadness and turn it into memorable music.
- Fear is primal. It’s how we react to the unknown. And when composers and songwriters set out to make frightful music, it opens up a world of creative possibilities.
- Music Blocks is a music appreciation podcast developed in consultation with music educators. Here’s how to get the most out of Music Blocks, in three steps.
- Music Blocks is a music appreciation podcast that spans genres, cultures and decades. It’s about human emotions and the sounds we use to express them. And it debuts this August.
