Musical Elements

Discovery Orchestra Chat 35 – Name That Timbre Part 2

Learn to identify one of the less common instrument timbres out there!

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 34 – Very Deep Sounds (What’s Funny? Episode 3)

Maestro Maull is back again with another episode of What’s Funny! Watch and listen to Chat 30 Watch and listen to Chat 32  Watch and listen to Chat 36  Watch…

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 33 – A Pop Quiz

Test your knowledge of previous Chats! Maestro Maull provides a fun music listening test.

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 32 – The Ostinato That Ate Brooklyn (What’s Funny? Episode 2)

Need a little laughter today? Maestro Maull explores a hilarious ostinato written by Beethoven.   Watch and listen to Chat 30 Watch and listen to Chat 34 Watch and listen…

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 31 – Suspension and Resolution

Would you like relief from tension? Find out how composers do it in this Discovery Orchestra Chat!

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 30 – What’s Funny? Episode 1

Maestro Maull shares a couple of his favorite humorous, musical moments in Discovery Chat 30 – What’s Funny Episode 1. Watch and listen to Chat 32 Watch and listen to…

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This has been an incredible series. I could take in SO much more than I could at the beginning ones. You have really trained my ears!!! I have been enjoying classical music for more than 60 years (as a child my parents played classical music at dinner and we guessed the composer) but I NEVER knew how to listen before!

— Attendee of NJPAC Classical Conversations with Maestro Maull