Best Prosody Podcasts (2024)

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E02 Advanced English Fluency Workout | Topic: Continuous Improvement 17:26

3M ago17:26

17:26

Participate in an 8-minute English fluency workout with your trainer Daniel E. Cotton. Speak out loud advanced English word groups, phrases, and expressions related to the topic of Continuous Improvement. Expand and enrich your active vocabulary. Polish your pronunciation and prosody. Deepen your retention and automate your recall. FluencyFit oral …

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E03 Advanced English Fluency Workout | Topic: Excellence 20:05

3M ago20:05

20:05

Participate in an 8-minute English fluency workout with your trainer Daniel E. Cotton. Speak out loud advanced English word groups, phrases, and expressions related to the topic of Excellence. Expand and enrich your active vocabulary. Polish your pronunciation and prosody. Deepen your retention and automate your recall. FluencyFit oral workouts are…

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E04 Advanced English Fluency Workout | Topic: Authenticity 18:47

3M ago18:47

18:47

Participate in an 8-minute English fluency workout with your trainer Daniel E. Cotton. Speak out loud advanced English word groups, phrases, and expressions related to the topic of Authenticity. Expand and enrich your active vocabulary. Polish your pronunciation and prosody. Deepen your retention and automate your recall. FluencyFit oral workouts a…

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Music as a Social Surrogate 17:42

4y ago17:42

17:42

How can music serve as a social surrogate when we can't directly interact with others? This episode explores how listening to music can serve as a social proxy and provides ideas for how to strengthen your social relationships in the age of social distancing. For more information about the research, resources, and music in this episode, go to www.I…

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Bridging Music Therapy/Cognition [Interview with Daniel Goldschmidt] 36:27

4+ y ago36:27

36:27

How can the fields of music therapy and music cognition strengthen each other? This episode features a conversation with music therapist Daniel Goldschmidt (@danielnnz) on a wide range of topics about bridging these two disciplines including: What it's like to going to music therapy vs. music cognition conferences How Daniel applies music cognition…

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Drumming and Prosody [Interview with Jessica Riley] 49:39

5y ago49:39

49:39

This episode features an interview with Jessica Riley, a soon-to-be music therapist who started her career in music neuroscience. We talk about how Jessica first got involved in music science research and how she’s applied her research skills to help children with cochlear implants better hear prosody. In this episode you’ll learn more about what m…

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Human Hearing 18:34

5y ago18:34

18:34

How do our ears and brains take in and process sound? This episode covers the basics of how we hear starting with sound wave all the way to the primary auditory cortex. Learn how music therapists work with individuals who are hard of hearing and how to protect your own hearing. For more information about the research, resources, and music in this e…

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Melody vs. Lyrics and Emotional Intensity 17:49

5y ago17:49

17:49

How can individual musical elements impact our music listening experiences? This episode is a quick dive into how melody and lyrics in a song impact the emotional intensity of music. Learn how you can make more strategic music choices by becoming mindful of musical elements’ influence in how you perceive music. For more information on the research …

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Music-Evoked Autobiographical Memories 30:51

5y ago30:51

30:51

How do certain songs become intertwined with our personal memories? This episode explores the musical reminiscence bump, how our musical preferences may be influenced by our parents, and the neurologic mechanisms behind music-evoked autobiographical memories. Get ideas for how to use music to frame and reflect on your past experiences. For more inf…

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Music, Rewards, and Dopamine 30:37

6y ago30:37

30:37

Does music release dopamine? And how can music be interpreted as a reward? This episode uncovers how reward circuitry in our brain can be activated when we listen to music. Learn how the interactions between music and dopamine contribute to neuroplasticity and how music therapists take advantage of musical rewards for increased motivation. For more…

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Congenital Amusia 30:59

6y ago30:59

30:59

Why are some people tone deaf? This episode explores a musical disorder called congenital amusia, in which people have trouble processing the pitch and melodic structures of music. Learn the neurologic disconnect in amusic brains, what amusia can tell us about humans' musical foundations, whether people with amusia can still enjoy music, and how to…

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Music and Dying 33:12

6y ago33:12

33:12

How does music help us deal with death? This episode covers research that gives us insights into how music can lessen death anxiety and then discusses three ways that music is used in hospice care to support individuals at the end of life. Takeaways include resources like the Five Wishes document and ideas for how to start important conversations w…

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Personality and Music Preference 29:39

6y ago29:39

29:39

Do our musical tastes reflect our personalities? This episode dives into research about how the Big Five personality factors might influence what music we like. Along the way, learn what you may able to know about a person after hearing their favorite music and how to use that knowledge to build more genuine connections with strangers and people yo…

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The Jew to Jesus

6y ago

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by Florence Kiper Frank. Performed by Denis Daly, rhapsode.By Bob Gonzalez

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A Grammarian's Funeral

6y ago

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by Robert Browning. Performed by Martin Geeson, rhapsode.By Bob Gonzalez

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Doreen: A Verse Novel (in 31 minutes)

6y ago

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by C.J. Dennis. Performed by Denis Daly, rhapsode.By Bob Gonzalez

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Winter Poems

6y ago

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by Robert Louis Stevenson, Gabriel Setoun, Walter de la Mare, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey, and Cotton Noe. Performed by Bob Gonzalez, rhapsode.By Bob Gonzalez

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Music and Shopping Behavior 12:19

6y ago12:19

12:19

Can music impact how we shop? This mini-episode explores how music can unconsciously influence our decisions of what to buy and how much money we spend in retail settings. Get the highlights of how music can impact our associations with products, change how we perceive time, and how to use music for a comfortable shared environment. For more inform…

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Ulysses: A Polyglot Rhapsody

6y ago

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with poems by Dante, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Alfred Tennyson. Performed by Denis Daly, rhapsode.By Bob Gonzalez

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Feminine Perspectives

6y ago

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Hoc Erat In Votis

6y ago

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by Horace. Performed by Carol Box, rhapsode.By Bob Gonzalez

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Rhapsody for Oblivion

6y ago

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A collection of poems by John Keats, Alfred Tennyson, and Lewis Carroll. Performed by Martin Geeson, rhapsode.By Bob Gonzalez

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Free Verse

6y ago

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by Robert Graves. Performed by rhapsode Bob Gonzalez.By Bob Gonzalez

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Music, Movement, and Exercise 27:30

6y ago27:30

27:30

How does music impact how we move? Can music help us exercise more efficiently? This episode dives into research that explains what's happening in your spinal cord and brain when you're listening to music during a run or at the gym. This episode features lots of takeaways for when and when not to use music for your workout. For more information on …

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Infant Music Perception 23:40

6y ago23:40

23:40

How do babies perceive music? Infants aren't blank musical slates, they're actually pretty sophisticated music listeners. This episode highlights how we're all built to process music from birth, and how this innate musicality helps medically fragile infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. Takeaways include tips for parents to share more music …

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The Mozart Effect (That's Not a Thing) 22:37

6y ago22:37

22:37

The Mozart effect has gotten a lot of hype (and criticism) the past few decades...what's the real story? This episode breaks down the research that led to the Mozart effect being debunked. Even though those Mozart baby CDs won't make your baby smarter, we also share the one music activity that has shown to have long-term benefits to cognitive proce…

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Musical Entrainment and Social Bonding 28:32

6y ago28:32

28:32

Music often brings people together whether through dancing, choirs, or bands. How exactly does music help build stronger relationships, even among strangers? This episode dives into research behind musical entrainment and how synchronizing with another person can lead you to act in a more cooperative, helpful way. Check out our website (www.Instrum…

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Music and Emotion Induction 25:14

6y ago25:14

25:14

Music's ability to impact our emotions is often taken for granted, but how exactly does music influence our feelings? This episode dives into six ways to answer this question and explores how you can strategically use music for emotion regulation. More information regarding the research article and music clips can be found out our website (www.Inst…

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Instru(mental) Trailer 3:03

6y ago3:03

3:03

The trailer for Instru(mental), a podcast about music and the mind. Listen to dive into music cognition research from a music therapist's perspective and come away with practical takeways to apply what you learned in your daily life.By Brea