Element # 2: Register (high and low) Episode 2.3 in a series on the fundamentals of music. 00:00:00 - Summary of relevant points in Register Part 2 00:02:45 - Further remarks on Beethoven and the importance of register insensitivity, it's role in 'preserving' melody. 00:07:58 - Extramusical effects/suggestions vs. changes of character from one octa…

Element # 2: Register (high and low) Episode 2.2 in a series on the fundamentals of music. 0:00:00 - Summary of the two aspects of register (Pitch level (register sensitive) & octave equivalence/pitch class (register insensitive)) 0:09: 22 - Register as rhetorical introduction and summary. 0:10:45 - What register is the melody in? What register has…

Element # 2: Register (high and low) Episode 2.1 in a series on the fundamentals of music. 0:00:00 - Register (1st aspect - Pitch Level) 0:16:15 - Phrase and period versus register 0:36:46 - Register (2nd aspect - Octave Equivalence/Pitch Class) 0:44:45 - Register-sensitivity/Register-insensitivity - extra-musical effects and imagery/melody 0:51:40…

Element #1: Dynamics (loud and soft). Episode 1 of the 'fundamental elements of music' series. The role of volume in music is surprisingly varied. But first,...how is 20 or 30 minutes of music organized? Ho do you know where you are and where you're going along the way? (Phrase and Period)By Sina Kiai

What is a good ear for music? What did the great composers try to achieve and by what means did they achieve it? How does one listen to hear these things? Does musical education give answers to these questions? What are the fundamentals of music that if studied would allow insight with time? And one attempt at an answer looking at a well known piec…

By Sina Kiai