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In Season 3, we explore the ways that music expresses that which often cannot be expressed in any other way, our human emotions.

Hosted by New Haven Symphony Orchestra Education Director Caitlin Daly…

In Season 3, we explore the ways that music expresses that which often cannot be expressed in any other way, our human emotions.

Hosted by New Haven Symphony Orchestra Education Director Caitlin Daly…

In Season 3, we explore the ways that music expresses that which often cannot be expressed in any other way, our human emotions.

Hosted by New Haven Symphony Orchestra Education Director Caitlin Daly…

In Season 3, we explore the ways that music expresses that which often cannot be expressed in any other way, our human emotions.

Hosted by New Haven Symphony Orchestra Education Director Caitlin Daly…

In Season 3, we explore the ways that music expresses that which often cannot be expressed in any other way, our human emotions.

Hosted by New Haven Symphony Orchestra Education Director Caitlin Daly…

In Season 3, we explore the ways that music expresses that which often cannot be expressed in any other way, our human emotions.

Hosted by New Haven Symphony Orchestra Education Director Caitlin Daly…

In Season 3, we explore the ways that music expresses that which often cannot be expressed in any other way, our human emotions.

Hosted by New Haven Symphony Orchestra Education Director Caitlin Daly…

How are our shared human experiences portrayed in music?

In Season 3, we explore the ways that music expresses that which often cannot be expressed in any other way, our human emotions.

Hosted by New…

In Season 3, we explore the ways that music expresses that which often cannot be expressed in any other way, our human emotions.

Hosted by New Haven Symphony Orchestra Education Director Caitlin Daly…

In our season two finale episode, we explore syncopation, one of the most playful elements of rhythm. There are specific syncopation patterns that link music across a remarkable variety of cultures a…

Music has been used as tool of resistance efforts across the history, from the American Revolution to the anti-communist movement to #MeToo. In this episode, we examine the musical connections of the…

Jazz might be the musical genre that people think of the most when they hear the word improvisation, but it’s not just jazz musicians that make up things on the spot. In this episode, we unpack vario…

Even though heavy metal and classical music might look different on the outside, they are made of very similar stuff on the inside. In this episode we unpack the elements that define heavy metal and …

What makes Dave Brubeck's "Unsquare Dance" so "un"-square? In this episode we dive into music that uses uneven meter. The effect can be unsettling, groovy, enlightening... or all of the above! Plus w…

Just like visual art, music is often described as having certain colors, but unlike visual arts, we don’t have an agreed upon vocabulary to describe them. In music we call those colors timbre [TAM-BE…

Transcendence is sometimes defined as “collapsing the boundaries between the spiritual world and the human world through some sort of experience.” Listen to music that is used by people of different …

Cognitive neuroscientists have argued that the most common scales used around the world are actually so similar to human speech patterns that our ears are drawn to them naturally and can recognize di…

This season, we not only show you how to get more out of the music you love, but help you discover more music to love based on the music you already know.

Season two was produced in partnership with S…

Are you drawn to a song’s music or lyrics first? On this episode we’re looking at the relationship between text and music, and why they’re so powerful together. Musicians have been combining music an…

On this episode, we’ll solve the greatest mystery of ALL time... What’s the true difference between pop and classical music?To do this, we’re going to look further into the biggest breakup of all tim…