House Music with Steve Pretty
With the world in lockdown due to the Covid-19 epidemic, musician Steve Pretty takes you on a regular musical tour of your house and your own innately musical brain. In each short episode you’ll hear fascinating insights into how music works, and learn how to turn the everyday objects you have lying around the house into musical tools. Perfect for families looking for fun activities to explore together, or anyone curious to learn more about music. In just a few minutes, each episode will transform the way that you hear and appreciate the music you love.
Presented by Steve Pretty.
Produced by Miranda Hinkley.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 17
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2023
Steve Pretty On The Origin of the Pieces episode 4
Popping into this feed for another shout to my new podcast, very much in the same vein as House Music, Steve Pretty On The Origin of the Pieces.
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Steve Pretty On The Origin of the Pieces Episode 1
Now that the height of the pandemic, when House Music started, seems a distant and distinctly weird memory, House Music is retired.
BUT Steve is back with a BRAND NEW podcast. Covering similar ground …
Festive special
Steve chats with astronaut and musician Commander Chris Hadfield about making music in space, what to do if you break a guitar string whilst in orbit and how Chris' extraordinary career has always in…
Episode 8 - Series Finale
Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.
To close the series, comedians and husband-and-wife pair Rachel Parris and Marcus Br…
Episode 7point5 - Any Questions?
A short bonus episode featuring the premiere of a brand new track by rock band Ubermanouevre, and inviting you to send your questions, where there'll be answered next episode by Steve and his guests,…
Episode 7 - Domestic Harmony
Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.
With a little help from folk singer and song collector Sam Lee - and some nightingal…
Episode 6 - Drone Drama
Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.
Steve explores what happens to melody when you add a single, held note - a drone. He…
Episode 5 - Melodic Cutlery
Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.
Steve explores melody with special guest Eliza (formerly Doolittle) and tries to pla…
Episode 5 - Bonus Track
Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.
As a bonus to episode 5, here’s Amazing Grace to jam to. Grab your forks, grab your wi…
Episode 4 - Music of the Beers
Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.
With astronomer Chris Lintott, Steve learns about a newly discovered planetary syste…
Episode 3.5 - Sounds From Space
Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.
In this special bonus episode before the podcast moves to its new weekly format, Steve…
Episode 3 - Bonus Track
Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.
As a bonus to episode 3, here are some balloon kit grooves to jam along to.
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Episode 3 - DIY Drum Kit
Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.
In this third episode, he deconstructs the drum kit and rebuilds it from scratch using…
Episode 2 - Bonus Track
Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.
As a bonus to episode 2, here’s a metronome click to shake your booty to, and a short …
Episode 2 - Rhythm and Booze
Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.
In this second episode, he explores the interaction of pulse and rhythm, with a little…
Episode 1 - Bonus Track
Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.
In this bonus track to episode 1, Steve shows you how to shake along to the pulse of H…
Episode 1 - Pulse(s)
Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.
In this first ever episode, he explores the idea of musical pulse and explains how to …