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.

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