What Does It Take To Really Understand Music? [VIDEO]
What is music? Why do we like it so much? Why do some people like noisecore and some like classical? These might feel like simple … Read more
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3 Year Old Russian Drummer Stuns The Audience With His Incredible Performance
Here’s three-year-old Lyonya Shilovsky, a Russian drummer who leads an entire symphony orchestra through a rousing section of Jacques Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld, commonly … Read more
Siberian Ice Drummers Use Frozen Lake Baikal As An Incredible Musical Instrument
The Russian percussion group Etnobit A group of Siberian percussionists has discovered the coolest instrument in the world: the ice on the frozen Lake Baikal. … Read more
Unique Orchestra Entirely Composed Of Blind Female Musicians
Light and hope orchestra The astounding Al Nour Wal Amal (Light and Hope) orchestra, an Egyptian based ensemble from Cairo is truly one of a … Read more
Old Man In Nursing Home Reacts To Hearing Music From His Era [VIDEO]
Never underestimate the power of music. If anyone needs proof of how amazing music is, this is it! It can bring a senile man back … Read more
Man Stuck Between Flights Overnight Makes An Epic Music Video On His Smartphone
What does a man do when he has an overnight layover at the airport? Well, instead of crying about it, passenger Richard Dunn decided to … Read more
A Road In Japan Turns Into An Ingenious Musical Instrument
The theory behind the Melody Road is surprisingly simple: when driven, the road over causes a tactile vibration and audible rumbling transmitted through the wheels … Read more
An Epic Symphony Played By The Wind
Harmonic Fields is the brainchild of French composer Pierre Sauvageot in which 500 instruments form a veritable orchestra and include the different sections of symphonic … Read more
When An 800-Year-Old Icelandic Hymn Is Sung In A Train Station, The Amazing Happens
It is amazing to see how, with a little effort, one can create beauty, even in a noisy place like a German train station. All … Read more
A Graduation Speech That Will Inspire You – given by Joyce DiDonato at the Juilliard School
The Juilliard School’s 109th Commencement Speech by mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato in reprint: “Chairman Kovner, President Polisi, most distinguished honorees, dedicated family, friends, faculty, and to … Read more
Symphony For Two Rivers – An Inspiring Story About How Music Unites Different Cultures
Meet David and Yousif: Music is the best thing to bring people together. The ‘Symphony for two rivers’ mini documentary is a lovely portrait of … Read more
A Symphony Recorded Entirely From Bike Parts
Composer Johnnyrandom breaks new ground with musical compositions made exclusively from everyday objects. His debut single, “Bespoken”, explores the full potential of sounds generated … Read more
This Photo Of Birds On The Electric Wires Turned Into An Intriguing Musical Piece
Birds on the Wires from Jarbas Agnelli on Vimeo. Considering birds could not be sitting in the space between the wires, it totally makes sense … Read more
WHICH IS THE WORLDS FIRST LP MUSICAL RECORDING?
RCA Victor introduced an early version of a long-playing record for home use in September 1931. These “Program Transcription” discs, as Victor called them, played … Read more