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Violin Class is a podcast for the non-professional violinist and violin enthusiast. Join me to learn what you should know about the instrument, technique tips, practicing, the repertoire, and history of the violin, from the perspective of a professional violinist and violin teacher. Hosted by Julia Reddy, www.violinclass.co; contact: violinclasspod@gmail.com
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Virtual Sheet Music's Violin Lessons Videos give you violin lessons and violin insights from our violin experts Prof. William Fitzpatrick and Lora Staples. If you are a violinist, violin teacher, a violin student or simply a violin enthusiast, these videos are for you.
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You can follow the show at @DrMayaShankar on Instagram. Apple Podcasts’ Best Show of the Year 2021 Editor's Note: Maya Shankar blends compassionate storytelling with the science of human behavior to help us understand who we are and who we become in the face of a big change. Maya is no stranger to change. “My whole childhood revolved around the violin, but that changed in a moment when I injured my hand playing a single note,” says Shankar, who was studying under Itzhak Perlman at the Juilli ...
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We cover the lives of violin makers, their best parts and worst parts, yesterday and today. Historical stories, interviews with experts and makers in the field. Omobono Stradivari was the least liked son of his father, Antonio, he was remembered in Antonio's will as a screw up. He is our north star. We are all part of this. We all belong exactly here.
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Sticky Notes is a classical music podcast for everyone, whether you are just getting interested in classical music for the first time, or if you've been listening to it and loving it all your life. Interviews with great artists, in depth looks at pieces in the repertoire, and both basic and deep dives into every era of music. Classical music is absolutely for everyone, so let's start listening! Note - Seasons 1-5 will be returning over the next year. They have been taken down in order to be ...
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Welcome violin geeks everywhere (or viola, fiddle, cello, guitar, trumpet...)! With all the detail and troubleshooting of a private lesson, violinist and violist, recording artist, author, and string teacher Laurel Thomsen shares daily discoveries, insightful interviews with top performers and music industry leaders, and tips for practicing, polishing, and becoming the best musician you can be. Episodes are accessible to beginners, yet contain the depth appreciated by the advancing student o ...
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In this podcast I will be telling the wild and wonderful stories englobing the lives of famous violin makers, what they got up to and placing them in their historical and musical context. We will look at instrument makers such as Gasparo da Salo, the Amati family, Guarneri Del Gesu and Stradivari just to name a few. Who were these people? What were their lives like? What was Stradivaris secret? and most importantly why and how did they make these master pieces we see and revere today. What w ...
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Interested in hearing about student's musical experiences? Brought to you by the Albany Youth Orchestra in Albany, Oregon, this podcast channel dives into the learning process, the many ways music can make us feel, the challenges we face, and the music aspirations that these students seek. Our monthly Music Talks series highlights the different feelings and thoughts students have while learning to play an instrument. A podcast for all music fans and enthusiasts, Music Talks sheds light on th ...
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More than 154 million treasures fill the Smithsonian’s vaults. But where the public’s view ends, Sidedoor begins. With the help of biologists, artists, historians, archaeologists, zookeepers and astrophysicists, host Lizzie Peabody sneaks listeners through the Smithsonian’s side door, telling stories that can’t be heard anywhere else. Check out si.edu/sidedoor and follow @SidedoorPod for more info.
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Three musicians, Hungarian cellist Orsi, Chilean cellist Evelyn and Japanese violinist Chiaki, share their unique perspectives on classical music from Pilsen, Czech Republic. Featuring original interviews and performances with stories and classical music from around the world.
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Creative Strings is for musicians and music-lovers, especially violin, viola, and cello players, looking to live creatively, whether in your musical education, projects, music career, in the practice room, classroom, onstage, or on tour. Exploring intersections between creativity, music education, string playing, DIY music business, and culture, Creative Strings is a non-profit organization with a mission to support music education through outreach, summer conference, and online curriculum.
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Do you help a young musician in your life practice? Are you a teacher that works with young musicians? Hosted by Christine Goodner, an experienced violin and early childhood music teacher. and author of Beyond the Music Lesson & Positive Practice, resources all about how to help families make music practice at home more effective with less conflict. TIME TO PRACTICE will bring you weekly conversations with performers, teachers, and students that will help, encourage and support you as you su ...
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Interviews with marketing experts, celebrities, and music supervisors in the music, film, and commercial industries; a mix of the newest music and talks with famous artists and film music power brokers having critical discussions about promotion and publicity for all levels of art and music. Noel’s goal is to encourage the expansion of music writing and film music editing across genres and mediums.
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Sian is a British diplomat who plays the violin, rides a bicycle and likes skiing up hills. She is the UK Ambassador in Belgrade and has also lived and worked in Moscow, Vienna, Prague, Vilnius and The Hague. These are some of her thoughts about diplomacy, diplomatic life and diplomats.
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Artists of Morality is led by Atlanta native Jasmin Rhia. She promotes self-love and mental health awareness using the power of music. This radio show airs weekly and features Jasmin Rhia spinning dope beats while shredding the Violin. Enjoy! Checkout idratherberichnotfamous.com to keep in touch. Peace, love, and light.
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How can new technology help you to play a new musical instrument? The E-Sense research programme is experimenting with novel augmentation devices to explore sensory, bodily and cognitive extension. In this interdisciplinary research, philosophy and art combine with various flavours of computing: ubiquitous; wearable; and physical. We take a look at how E-Sense's speculative philosophical research experiments, built on the 1960's work of Paul Bach-Y-Rita's minimal tactile vision sensory subst ...
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I’m convinced that Gerry is more hilarious than I give him credit for, just because of my lack of knowledge when it comes to movies. Whenever he makes a reference to a movie, I’m always the one saying, “Oh, I’ve never seen that.” *insert tiny violin* He grew up in a household where they watched movies all the time, bonding over storylines and things blowing up; and then there’s me, who’s seen one movie 47 times and calls it her favorite. So the premise of our podcast is this: each week, we’r ...
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This week, on My Favorite Murder DUBBED, listener discretion is NOT advised! Karen and Georgia cover the rescue of Baby Jessica and the deaths of Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen. 221 - Symbolic Violins was originally released on May 7, 2020. For our sources and show notes, visit www.myfavoritemurder.com/episodes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.c…
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John Wood in conversation with David Eastaugh https://preciousrecordingsoflondon.bandcamp.com/album/pre-028-one-thousand-violins-john-peel-session-021286 The band was formed in 1985 by Darren Swindells (bass), Colin Gregory (guitar), John Wood (vocals), David Walmsley (keyboards/guitar), and Peter Day (drums). Gregory and Walmsley had previously pl…
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In this second installment of her Music Careers series, violinist/violist, teacher, and host Laurel Thomsen explores music careers and activities that require knowledge and skill in music, but not necessarily on one particular instrument. It’s rare for even very talented musicians to be able to make a living at performance alone, so piecing togethe…
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Simone Porter is a concertizing violinist who joins Violin Podcast host Eric Mrugala to discuss her practice tips, and her recent experience performing the Mendelssohn Violin ConcertoSign Up for our Newsletter: ⁠https://www.violinpodcast.com⁠--Dynamo Strings 2 Months Later - https://youtu.be/ZJyPwIPEXfcDon't Want To Play Out Of Tune? - Stop Scrolli…
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Memorial Day Weekend marks the unofficial start of the summer season. And sure, that means lots of us are planning weekend getaways at the beach. But it also marks the start of the summer concert season in New York City. WNYC's Culture and Arts Editor, Steve Smith joins Weekend Edition host David Furst for a preview. Steve just published a guide to…
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It's the final RTB of the season! On this week's show we have all the action and reaction from the trip to Pompey on the last day of the season, Matt Bloomfield talks through the players contract situations, chats with La Media Inglesa and WycombeMexico, plus Martin O'Neill reminisces about the wonderful double winning Chairboys side of thirty year…
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The Bronx: home of Yankee Stadium and the Bronx Zoo, as well as the birthplace of Cardi B, but also home to the largest population of Puerto Ricans in all the five boroughs and some of the best cuchifritos, lechón, and mofongo in the city. My friend, skater and fellow food fanatic Pedro Muñoz, joined me in exploring the borough's Puerto Rican food.…
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Air quality continues to fluctuate in New York City after the region experienced its worst air quality in decades earlier this week due to weather patterns that brought a plume of smoke from Canadian wildfires to the area. The unhealthy haze was something of a reversal for the city. Air quality has been steadily improving here for years, though som…
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Exposing Texas’ Excess Emissions Problems In the early hours of August 22, 2020, Hurricane Laura was still just a tropical storm off the coast of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean. But effects from the monstrous storm, which would ultimately take at least 81 lives, were already being felt on the U.S. Gulf Coast. As rain poured down on the Sweene…
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Canadian Wildfire Smoke Drifts Across The United States This week, smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted south, enveloping the Northeastern United States, casting an ominous orange glow. The smoke continued spreading outwards to the Southeast and to the Midwest. While climate change is extending and worsening the Canadian wildfire season, it’s stil…
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Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated "Central Park Five," is facing two more experienced competitors — Inez Dickens and Al Taylor, sitting representatives for Harlem in the state Legislature — in a City Council race local observers view as another in a long history of challenges to Harlem’s storied political machine.…
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New York is the only major city in the country that guarantees a bed to anyone who asks for it. But with the migrant crisis, Mayor Eric Adams is trying to change the so-called right to shelter. To trace the history of the law, WNYC’s Elizabeth Kim recently met with Robert Hayes, the lawyer who brought the case that created it.…
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As smoke from Canadian wildfires continued blanketing the Northeast on Thursday, many outdoor workers in New York and New Jersey said they had no choice but to continue working and breathing in the polluted air to get paid. Delivery workers, construction crews, street vendors and gas station employees said they felt scratchy throats and itchy eyes …
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New York City’s air quality is improving, but it’s still classified as ‘unhealthy,’ according to data from the Environmental Protection Agency. That’s thanks to Canadian wildfires that have brought dangerous smoke to the New York metro area. Based on the persistence of the dangerous air pollutants, New York City and state officials on Thursday exte…
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If you’ve heard “It Wasn’t Me” by Shaggy, been seduced by Sean Paul’s accent or even bobbed your head to Justin Bieber’s “Sorry,” you’ve discovered dancehall. Even the most casual listener might hear the melodic strains of this infectious style while passing through certain parts of Brooklyn on any given day. Dancehall culture has crept into many d…
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Wildfire smoke from Canada continues to waft down to the East Coast, tinting the skies in New York yellow. Now, lots of kids are at home too. Some public schools in the city were already scheduled to be closed over the next several days, and some private schools closed too. Kids stuck at home might be wondering why the world looks so different outs…
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Welcome to episode number 200 of Sticky Notes!! On December 22nd, 1808, a day that would live in classical music lore forever, Ludwig Van Beethoven sat down for his very last appearance as a solo pianist to play this new piano concerto, his 4th. This performance was not only the premiere of the new piano concerto, but the premiere of two new sympho…
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Wednesday afternoon, the Air Quality Index in every New Jersey county reached “unhealthy” or “very unhealthy” levels due to Canadian wildfire smoke trickling south. That means anyone might feel the ill effects. New Jersey deals with wildfires often, and they've ticked up this year. A 5,000-acre wildfire in South Jersey took days to get under contro…
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A landlord under investigation for “unlivable” conditions at his Brooklyn apartment building has avoided scrutiny for a rundown property nearby. Housing advocates say the contrasting outcomes are an example of how weak rules and inconsistent enforcement leave vulnerable tenants with few options.By WNYC Radio
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Brooklyn courts are speeding through hundreds of foreclosure cases, skipping a crucial step meant to ensure low-income homeowners have a lawyer to help work out a settlement before losing their valuable properties, according to a class-action lawsuit filed on Wednesday in state court. The complaint filed by the New York Civil Liberties Union and a …
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In 1948, Moses Asch set out with an ambitious project: to document the world’s sounds! 75 years later, that project has grown into one of the world’s most eclectic, iconic and LARGEST repositories of recorded sound… from American folk music, to sounds of everyday life, and even a serenade for turkeys. Folkways Recordings —as it's now known— lives o…
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For a second straight week, Canadian wildfires are bringing dangerous smoke across the New York region. In fact, the worst air quality measured in the entire U.S. belonged to parts of New York and Connecticut on Tuesday. Wildfire smoke comes with a number of hazardous components. NYU Professor of Environmental Public Health Sciences Jack Caravanos …
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The “Cornell ‘Black Benjie’ Benjamin Way'' street sign now marks the intersection of East 165th Street and Rogers Place. That’s where the 25-year-old was beaten to death in December 1971, while trying to break up a gang fight that started in a nearby schoolyard.Arya Sundaram, reporter with the newsroom Race and Justice Unit, has the story on how Be…
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Get your snow boots on and bring your family trauma because this week, we are covering AFFLICTION (1997)! Special guest Michelle O'Connell joins us to talk this Paul Schrader gem and get Nick Nolte recommendations from the expert. Twitter: @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AlmostMajor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Kevin: @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kevbonesy on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letter…
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Sofreh is one of the hottest restaurants in Brooklyn, and it only took Nasim Alikhani 30 years to open it. “I am bringing my entire life into this,” she said on a recent Tuesday, sipping water out of a to-go container in the shade of Sofreh’s back patio. Since Sofreh debuted in 2018, it’s been called “NYC’s most exciting Persian restaurant.” Alikha…
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June is Pride month, a time to celebrate LGBTQ+ communities. To mark the occasion, WNYC is talking with LGBTQ+ older adults about their struggles, triumphs and what pride means to them. In this segment, Donna Sue Johnson of Westchester County shares her story. The transcript of Donna Sue Johnson's story has been lightly edited for clarity. My name …
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World champion debater Bo Seo knows how to win an argument. He’s made it his mission to teach everyone to disagree better. Bo walks us through how to apply the most effective strategies from competitive debate to improve our disagreements at the dinner table. Bo and Maya also discuss how to determine whether an argument is worth having in the first…
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Duncan Redmonds in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.snuffband.com/ New Snuff album which will be released on June 9th. "Come And Have A Go If You Think You're Rachmaninoff" is a completely acoustic record and as such a bit of a departure from the norm. The first and only single from the forthcoming new Snuff album, "Come And Have A Go I…
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Summertime is when we're confronted by all sorts of free things to do in New York City — and while summer is still a few weeks away, free stuff is already happening! WNYC's Culture and Arts Editor, Steve Smith joins Weekend Edition host David Furst for another edition of our Weekend Arts Planner, emphasizing some of the no-charge highlights ahead t…
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Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is expected to announce a second run for president next week -- even though there's no indication that the GOP base has been clamoring for his return. WNYC's Matt Katz joins us to explain. Matt covered Christie for years, wrote the book "American Governor: Chris Christie's Bridge to Redemption" and co-hoste…
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Tomato Breeding Project Fueled By Over 1,000 Backyard Gardeners In 2005, gardeners Craig LeHouiller and Patrina Nuske-Small created the Dwarf Tomato Project. They wanted to preserve the flavor and beauty of heirloom tomatoes, without taking up too much space. They started crossbreeding heirloom tomatoes with smaller dwarf tomato plants. To do so, t…
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Back in the 1960s and 70s, thousands of students from African countries were studying at Irish universities. Some had children outside marriage, who were then placed in one of Ireland's notorious mother and baby homes. Today these children, now adults, are searching for their families.Oona Colin talks to Mairead Robinson about her experience.…
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Could Restoring Animal Populations Store More Carbon? Did you know that land and ocean ecosystems absorb about half of the carbon dioxide we emit each year? But what if the earth had the capacity to absorb even more? With the help of some furry, scaly, and leathery critters, maybe it can. A recent study in the journal Nature Climate Change claims t…
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Ruth Scott has been a successful DJ on national radio for years having begun as an early colleague of Conor’s in AA Roadwatch. She’s still on air but she is now also a humanist celebrant for weddings and funerals. She chats about her path in life, her humanism, and her happy marriage to Rob Morgan, son of the legendary Dermot Morgan.…
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