Discovery Orchestra Chat 27 – What Makes It Jazz?
Guest artist John Carlini joins Maestro Maull as they explore certain kinds of “jazzy” chords.
Harmony
Discovery Orchestra Chat 26 – Did You Say Flamenco?
Maestro Maull and guitarist John Carlini investigate one of the musical aspects that makes “Spanish guitar” sound the way it does.
Discovery Orchestra Chat 24 – Deceptive Cadences
Do you like being deceived? Well, composers use deceptive cadences to surprise the music listener!
Discovery Orchestra Chat 22 – Pedal Point
Maestro Maull discusses the power of pedal point with the help of audio clips.
Discovery Orchestra Chat 16 – Chord Progression
Composers began to use chord progression during the Renaissance – one of the most common progressions is 1 4 1 5 1 – what exactly does that mean?
Discovery Orchestra Chat 15 – Variation Form
In this Chat, Maestro Maull challenges you to think like a composer – by changing an original “sound” so that sound is still recognizable – variation form!
Thank you for providing the free online learning videos! We had our students listen to The Firebird Suite Lullaby & Finale and read an article where researchers found evidence that a conch shell was used as an instrument 17,000 years ago. Then students drew a picture (grades K-2) or wrote (grades 3-8) about how the music made them feel.