The Pandora Podcast
Pandora, the music discovery tool based on the music genome project is now offering a podcast all about music - in particular - what goes into creating music. Pandora describes the series as:
Our attempt to give you an
inside look at the techniques musicians use to put their signature on
the music they write and perform.
We do get
into a little music theory, but we've tried to make it interesting and
understandable for anyone who's even just a little curious about music.
The
first podcast: The Basics of Vocal Harmony offered a set of
descriptions along with short examples tutti harmony, unison singing,
parallel and contrary motion and call and response . Greg and Kelly from
the San Francisco band 20 Minute Loop
provide the vocals for these demonstrations. It is really quite
an effective 9 minute lesson on vocal harmony.
The first
podcast was fantastic, it was short, to the point, professionally
recorded and crammed with information - more information in 9 minutes
than most podcasts give you in 99 minutes. I look forward to the
next one. Listen to the Pandora Podcast.