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This Week in Music Class | Sept. 6, 2017 From A Capella to a Marble Machine, Thinking Outside the "Music" Box

Inspiring Music Videos & Performances, This Week in Music Class

This week, my students are being introduced to the second of three themes we will cover this year: “Music is Connected“. The specific lesson topic is “Thinking Outside the ‘Music’ Box”. Students will be encouraged to think differently about music. Our lesson will connect music to science. And, we discover the idea of inventing new […]

Man Makes Magic by Using a Marble Machine to Play Music

Inspiring Music Videos & Performances

I used to love playing with marbles as a child. One of my favorite toys was a marble run, where you could fit pieces together in whichever way you wished and then placed the marbles in the top and watched them roll down. The marbles passed through a series of bridges, loops, swirls, and jumps. […]

Collection of “Little Big Shots” Musicians

Inspiring Music Videos & Performances

Update: Season 2 is on now! Check out all new episodes Sundays at 8pm on NBC. Update 2: NBC has removed a number of episode clips from YouTube, so I can no longer claim to have the full collection. I will keep the below playlist up-to-date as best as possible with all available videos from […]

4-Year-Old Boy Starts Piano, Learns Flight of the Bumblebee in 6 Months

Inspiring Music Videos & Performances

As an instructor who teaches students of all ages, I have truly come to appreciate the value of learning music at any age. The beauty of music is that it is such a broad concept, beyond just learning an instrument. Anyone can learn music, regardless of talent, intellect, maturity, or attention span.

Taylor Swift – Safe and Sound

Inspiring Music Videos & Performances

It seems as though I’m a little late to the game on this song as it was part of the Hunger Games soundtrack (a movie I still have yet to see), but when I first heard this song I had to share it. “Safe and Sound” has a very delightful mix of Celtic-style tunes blended […]

Benjamin Zander on Music and Passion

Inspiring Music Videos & Performances

The following is one of my favorite videos from TED of all time. Benjamin Zander, renowned conductor of the Boston Philharmonic, speaks on passion in music. I especially love his explanation of impulses in music and how he describes the intricacy of music.

Wynton Marsalis Music Video

Inspiring Music Videos & Performances

Photo of Wynton Marsalis by Larry Johnson on Flickr I have to admit that, though I’m not an Apple user, I really have a deep respect for the company and especially for Steve Jobs, who is deeply missed. Beyond Steve’s inspiration and incredible innovation in the technology world, he also has great taste in music. […]

A Veteran’s Day Tribute to Our Troops with a Patriotic Music Video

Inspiring Music Videos & Performances

Photo of United States Marine Corps Marching Band at Rose Parade in Pasadena by Matthew Cline In honor of Veteran’s Day, I browsed through a collection of patriotic music videos to bring you one that I believe is: Extremely appropriate for a day in which we support our veteran troops Has a strong message about […]

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This Week in Music Class | Sept. 6, 2017 From A Capella to a Marble Machine, Thinking Outside the "Music" Box

Man Makes Magic by Using a Marble Machine to Play Music

Collection of “Little Big Shots” Musicians

4-Year-Old Boy Starts Piano, Learns Flight of the Bumblebee in 6 Months

Taylor Swift – Safe and Sound

Benjamin Zander on Music and Passion

Wynton Marsalis Music Video

A Veteran’s Day Tribute to Our Troops with a Patriotic Music Video