Falling in Love with Tango, with Charlotte Dupuis of Nuevo Nocturna
From the moment Charlotte Dupuis first heard tango music, she was in love. This love lead her to form the successful original tango band Nuevo Nocturna.
An Introduction to Hip-Hop
Hip-hop, though often associated with rap music, is a genre all its own with strong historical and cultural roots. Learn more about the NYC-born phenomenon.
Exploring Classical Music: The Baroque Era
The 400-year-old Baroque—with its stark contrasts, passionate melodies, and motoric rhythms—has never been more popular than it is today. Find out why.
Where did Klezmer come from? (with Paul Green)
Klezmer: the very word oozes funkiness. Where did this mysterious genre of Jewish music—half ecstatic dance, half mournful cry—come from? We spoke with one of Klezmer’s foremost 21st-century proponents, Paul Green, about the origins and development of the klezmer...
Exploring Classical Music: The Renaissance
During the flowering of humanistic culture, Renaissance masters wove tapestries of human voices into deep expressions of faith and playful tales of love.
Inventing a Whole New Genre, with Tommy Darker
Tommy Darker has enlisted more than 100 Greek musicians to create a whole new genre with him. Find out how this musicpreneur thinks big and makes it happen.
Intro to Rock Music
Rock and roll got its start at an important time in America’s history. Read more about its major influencers and how it brought a nation together.
The Rhythm of Dubstep: How it Works
Find out what characterises the Dubstep electronic music genre. Hear six examples of tracks which demonstrate the tempo and rhythm patterns of dubstep.
Open Your Ears to Emerging Genres
Actively listen to these five tracks from various new genres of music that are being developed by splicing together existing genres in innovative ways.
The Sound of New Indie Music
Open your ears and join us for an in-depth look at six “new indie” tracks, and analyse the making of contemporary music using synthesis techniques.
An Intro to the Romantic Era
Many pieces from the Romantic era were instrumental (no pun intended!) in the development of modern music. A number of works from this period are still widely known today. Learn more about this important time in music history.
An Introduction to the Classical Era
What exactly do people mean when they say “classical music”? Beethoven? Some other guys? As it turns out, music from the classical era is more than just a bunch of instrumental pieces. These works have some very distinct characteristics, some of which we still hear in music today. Can you spot them?
