Musical Elements

Discovery Orchestra Chat 29 – The Hypnotic Effect of Bluegrass

Guest artist John Carlini joins Maestro Maull as they explore the hypnotic effect of Bluegrass.

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 28 – Special Effects Part 2

Guest artist John Carlini joins Maestro Maull as they explore the effect of audible slides or glissandos.

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 27 – What Makes It Jazz?

Guest artist John Carlini joins Maestro Maull as they explore certain kinds of “jazzy” chords.

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 26 – Did You Say Flamenco?

Maestro Maull and guitarist John Carlini investigate one of the musical aspects that makes “Spanish guitar” sound the way it does.

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 25 – Syncopation

Maestro Maull discusses and demonstrates this aspect of the element of rhythm.

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 24 – Deceptive Cadences

Do you like being deceived? Well, composers use deceptive cadences to surprise the music listener!

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Marvelous job, Maestro, as always! Thank you for doing such a splendid, insightful and careful deep-dive into the art and craftsmanship that Tchaikovsky, after much effort, put into creating this work. There really is no greater portrayal of young love in music than his Romeo and Juliet, and your thoughtfulness demonstrates it so admirably.

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