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Voice of the ArtsJacob Joyce - Pittsburgh Youth Symphony OrchestraThe Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra begins it's 2025-2026 concert season with "PYSO Plays Opera" - Sunday, November 16th, 7:30pm at Heinz Hall. Jacob Joyce conducts the orchestra in music of Verdi, Wagner, Puccini and Ethyl Smith. Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artist Lauryn Davis joins the PYSO to sing "Matern aller Arten" by Mozart.
Jacob Joyce joined Jim Cunningham on the QED Morning Show to talk about the concert. The concert is free, but they recommend you ordering a ticket in advance at https://pyso.org/tickets/
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2025-11-1316 min
@ the SymphonyJacob Joyce - Saturday SessionsPittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Associate Conductor Jacob Joyce joined Jim Cunningham on the QED Morning Show to discuss the Orchestra's first Saturday Session of the season. These concerts bring you iconic classical repertoire in a more guided, approachable way. Jacob hosts from the stage, sharing insights and stories as the music comes to life. Jacob explained what people can expect at this Saturday's session which includes Caroline Shaw's "The Observatory" and Stravinsky's Violin Concerto. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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2025-10-1619 min
China BizzFrom Malls to Meeting Places - with Joyce Zhu, President of INGKA Centres ChinaGet ready to rethink retail. In this episode, Joyce Zhu, President, of INGKA Centres China and Jacob Johansen dive into the future of shopping in China, where traditional malls are making way for vibrant meeting places that blend lifestyle, community, and innovation. Discover how cutting-edge user experiences, curated tenant mixes, and a focus on emotional well-being are reshaping the retail game. Plus, they explore the surprising role of e-commerce in driving demand for spaces that spark real human connection. Tune in for a fresh take on how retail is becoming more than just shopping—it's about creating spaces where pe...
2025-02-1856 minVoice of the ArtsJacob Joyce with the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony OrchestraIn another live interview, Pittsburgh Symphony's Associate Conductor, Jacob Joyce, joined Jim Cunningham on the WQED-FM morning show to discuss Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra's concert on Sunday.
This exciting program is sponsored by the Allegheny Historic Preservation Society, in their Tiffany Concert series. The Youth Symphony will be performing a diverse program featuring the orchestra's talented students, and their concerto winners. Jacob talks about the program, which includes Holst's St. Paul's Suite, Haydn's C Major Cello Concerto, Schubert's C Major string quintet, and one of Prokofiev's sonatas.
Jacob also talks about the Pittsburgh Symphony's upcoming performance of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 15...
2025-01-3109 min
The Confident Musicianing Podcast[Interview Clip] Switching from violin to conducting, studying econ and music, and finding interests outside of music with Maestro Jacob JoyceThis is episode is a clip from an interview with Maestro Jacob Joyce, the associate conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony. To listen to the full interview, click here.Sometimes, we don't have time to listen to a full podcast interview. So this is a little snippet from my conversation with Maestro Jacob Joyce.In this clip, we discuss: Switching instruments in the music world (Maestro went from violin to conducting)Studying music AND economics at YaleFinding and balancing interests outside of musicClick here for the blog post for this episode. To l...
2024-07-0216 minThe Confident Musicianing PodcastPractice efficiency, finding opportunities, and leading youth orchestras with Maestro Jacob JoyceThis week's episode is a real treat because we are talking with the one-and-only Maestro Jacob Joyce! Maesto is a world-renowned conductor, working with orchestras including Pittsburgh Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, the London Symphony, the NDR-Sinfonieorchester, and many more!In the episode, we dive into:The power of networking 💪Making a change in your music career (Maestro went from violin to conducting!) 🎻Managing studying both music and another degree at the same time (economics and music at Yale!) 📚The top things that young musicians can focus on in...
2024-04-3044 min@ the SymphonyJacob Joyce & Erin Lynn - DisruptPittsburgh Symphony Associate Conductor Jacob Joyce joins Jim Cunningham and Erin Lynn, Director of Audience Experience, to speak about the Disrupt concert "Ludwig Grooves" with Manfred Honeck conducting Beethoven’s Seventh and the John Adams "Short Ride in a Fast Machine." The Transformation Fizz cocktail and mocktail can be taken in to the concert hall. Arrive early for fun with the photo booths and optional wigs, art from the Carnegie Museum, Attack Theater Dancers and Jacob Joyce revealing special features of the music. Will Maestro Honeck wear sneakers? A relaxed vibe with music making at the highest level. Hosted by Si...
2023-10-0513 min@ the SymphonyJacob Joyce - PSO Assistant ConductorJacob Joyce, Pittsburgh Symphony Assistant Conductor, makes his Heinz Hall subscription concert debut this Saturday and Sunday January 22 and 23 conducting concertos by Corelli and Geminiani, plus Stravinsky sharing the program with his colleague Moon Doh who conducts Bartok. Jacob explains why he loves baroque music and tells us about his work with the Indianapolis Symphony plus his story so far. He also talks about his work with the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony as their new conductor.
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2022-01-2018 min
Attention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideTop 10: John Williams EditionOn this episode, we look at the incredible film composer John Williams, ranking our favorite pieces from his body of work. We are joined by Josh Joyce, brother of Jacob, to break down all of the music from Star Wars, Harry Potter, and much more!
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2021-08-2348 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideA Hundred Episodes: A Musical CelebrationIn celebration of 100 episodes of the podcast, we fashioned a fun musical quiz designed to test our hosts' and audience's knowledge of classical music! Jacob tries to identify pieces from ClassicalFM's Top 100 Pieces, and Hannah answers Jacob's questions that use pieces as clues. We hope you will play along, and remember to celebrate with us by rating, reviewing, and subscribing!
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2021-08-0650 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideMozart, Haydn, or Other?On this episode, we are joined by violinist Kevin Lin and cellist Stephen Hawkey to play a game we are calling Mozart, Haydn, or Other! Kevin and Stephen listen to several clips of music from the Classical era and attempt to identify whether the composer is one of the two great masters, or some other lesser-known composer writing in a similar style.
To watch the ISO's Baroque Series mentioned in the episode, click here!
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2021-03-2630 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideA Musical Winter, Part 2: Schubert's WinterreiseOn today's episode, we continue our exploration of winter-themed pieces with Schubert's dark and gloomy Winterreise. The quintessential unappreciated artist, Schubert's music is now at the center of the classical repertoire, and Winterreise is seen as one of the iconic works of German romanticism. Although the music is dreary, we hope you get enjoyment out of listening, with a little assistance from us along the way!
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2021-03-0249 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideA Musical Winter, Part 1: Haydn's The SeasonsWinter is here! With many of us in the U.S. buried under feet of snow, we thought we would review some pieces of music inspired by winter, starting with Haydn's The Seasons! This little-known oratorio is a real gem, so we hope you enjoy listening!
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2021-02-1736 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideWhy Is Classical Music Getting Faster?Over the years, it seems that performances of classical music have steadily been getting faster. Why is this, and how does it affect the way we listen? Jacob and Hannah discuss this trend in classical music and the parallels in other genres, comparing recordings of the same piece that take different tempi.
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2021-02-0151 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideRe-Listening to MusicToday we explore the phenomenon of re-listening to music. All of us listen to certain songs over and over, which can help us relax, fuel a workout, or provide a nice background to a party. But listening to music repeatedly can also be an attentive and meaningful process, something that Hannah and Jacob explore in this episode.
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2021-01-2556 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideMusical Blind Tasting, Part 2On this episode of our Musical Blind Tasting series, we focus on music of the Baroque era! Hannah chooses four excerpts for Jacob to listen to and discuss, and then he attempts to try to guess the correct composer. We hope you'll play along, and if you're interested in some helpful techniques for listening to Baroque music, check out our episode on listening tips!
2021-01-1141 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideA Listening Guide for the New YearTo usher out the challenges of 2020 and ring in what we hope to be a healthier and happier year, we put together a musical listening guide! Our guide consists of four selections based on our reflections on 2020, and four selections highlighting our aspirations for 2021. We want to thank all of our listeners for joining us this year, and look forward to more exciting, fruitful, and music-filled times!
New Year Playlist: Here
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2020-12-3152 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideMusical Blind Tasting, Part 1On today's episode, we attempt to bring the world of blind wine tasting to music! Like expert wine tasters, who can determine grape varieties, regions, vintages, and even specific wines just by tasting, Jacob and guests challenge each other to figure out the region, composer, and time period of little-known pieces of music, listening to short clips blindly and talking us through their process of deduction. On this first part of our blind tasting series, we focus on pieces from the Romantic era!
With guests Sasha Scolnik-Brower and Maurice Cohn.
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2020-12-161h 05Attention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideCan Music Be Random?Continuing with our explorations of what music actually is, we examine another key element of music: randomness. We discuss if music needs to be constructed from organized notes, tempos, rhythms, and/or repetitions, or if music is actually everywhere, from the traffic noises outside to the concert hall.
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2020-12-0849 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideIs Silence Music?Music is filled with silence. But is that silence actually part of the music? And more importantly, can silence itself be music? We tackle these (and other) interesting questions on this special episode, using John Cage's avant-garde piece 4'33", a silent piece of music, as our jumping off point.
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2020-11-2451 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideListening Tips: Modern and Contemporary MusicWe finish our series on era-specific listening tips by exploring the most challenging and diverse sub-genre of classical music, Modern/Contemporary music! Modern music often proves to be especially challenging for new listeners, and can be a big turn-off at classical concerts, but we are here to give you five tips that will help to better understand and appreciate listening to music from this fantastic era!
Tip 1: Listen with an open mind (4:06)
Tip 2: Appreciating the tonality-atonality spectrum (8:00)
Tip 3: Hearing rhythmic figures and gestures (18:48)
Tip 4: Noticing different sound qualities and colors (24:28)
2020-11-1440 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideInstrument Breakdown: Viola and CelloWe're back to our instrument breakdown episodes, this time exploring two members of the low string family, the viola and cello! We're joined by Tanner Menees, violist and Ben Manis, cellist and conductor to discuss these two great instruments and how to listen to them.
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2020-11-0729 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideBonus: Election Day Listening GameIn celebration of Election Day, we're offering up a fun listening game to exercise your listening skills and get your civic engagement juices flowing! In this game, we're challenging you to listen to two different versions of the national anthem and try to hear the differences:
Original: Link Here
Stravinsky's Re-Harmonization: Link Here
Happy listening, go vote, and let us know through social media or our website how many differences you end up noticing!
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2020-11-0305 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideListening Tips: RomanticismWe continue our series on listening tips by examining the era and style of Beethoven, Brahms, Mahler, Wagner, and so many other great composers - Romanticism! We're joined by Hannah to discuss our five points of advice for listening to this highly passionate and emotional music, and hear some great music along the way!
Tip 1: Hearing Romantic works through the lens of the composer (8:17)
Tip 2: Distinguishing between absolute and programmatic music (15:33)
Tip 3: Listening for extremes! (26:07)
Tip 4: Noticing fluctuations in tempo (37:31)
Tip 5: Hearing differences in timbre/orchestration (46:05)
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2020-10-2955 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideListening Tips: Classical StyleWe're back with some more era-specific tips for listening to classical music, and this time we're talking about Classical (?) style! Despite being a poorly named period in music history, the Classical era boasts some of the greatest composers of all time, including Mozart, Haydn, and the young Beethoven.
Tip 1: Listening for quick character changes (6:07)
Tip 2: Listening operatically (11:25)
Tip 3: Noticing metric irregularities (21:20)
Tip 4: Hearing Sonata form (29:57)
Tip 5: Musical jokes! (36:37)
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2020-10-2245 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideListening Tips: Baroque MusicIn a new series, which we'll alternate with our instrument breakdowns, we provide five tips for listening to a certain style of music. Today's episode is on Baroque music, an era that included some of the most famous and well-respected composers, including J.S. Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, and others!
Tips
1. Distinguishing between sacred and secular music (4:25)
2. Finding emotional nuance in baroque music (9:02)
3. Hearing simple forms and mapping (18:28)
4. Distinguishing between modern and historically-informed performance (23:45)
5. Noticing ornamentation and virtuosity (30:53)
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2020-10-1739 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideInstrument Breakdown: ViolinIn a new series, we discuss how to listen to some of the most important musical instruments that might appear in a classical concert. Today we start with the violin, the highest string instrument, which boasts some of the most popular concertos and sonatas in the repertoire. We're joined by Kevin Lin, Concertmaster of the Indianapolis Symphony, to chat about this amazing instrument!
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2020-10-1043 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideFundamentals Revisited: MappingToday we're joined by Hannah to break down our final fundamental technique, Mapping! We discuss how to listen to longer stretches of music with focus and attention, hearing landmark points, and how visualizing large passages of music can help to understand the structure of a big piece. Remember to rate, review, and subscribe!
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2020-10-0237 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideFundamentals Revisited: Hearing IdeasToday we review the second fundamental technique of this podcast, Hearing Ideas! We talk about how to recognize musical ideas, how to apply this technique, and some common pitfalls. Apologies for the terrible singing, we are working on limited equipment for the next two weeks!
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2020-09-2631 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideFundamentals Revisited: Listening AttentivelyAfter many weeks of Wagner, we decided to get back to basics and review our four fundamental techniques, starting with our first technique, Listening Attentively. Our techniques require no background knowledge, rely solely on attention, and help you to find more meaning and enjoyment in listening to classical music!
For the recording from this episode, click here.
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2020-09-1727 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideMusical SparkNotes: Götterdammerung, Act 3Our final review of the Ring Cycle! Today we look at Act 3 of Götterdammerung, which includes some of the most famous music Wagner ever wrote, including Siegfried's Death and Funeral March and the Immolation Scene. Remember to rate, review, and subscribe!
All recordings are from the Vienna Philharmonic and Georg Solti, found here.
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2020-09-1254 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideMusical SparkNotes: Götterdammerung, Act 2We continue our review of Götterdammerung, looking at the gloomy second act. A transition act that prepares the high drama of Act 3, we touch on several important moments, including the famous final trio of Brunnhilde, Gunther, and Hagen. Remember to rate, review, and subscribe!
All recordings are from the Vienna Philharmonic and Georg Solti, found here.
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2020-09-1030 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideMusical SparkNotes: Götterdammerung, Act 1We're on to the final (and our favorite) opera of Wagner's Ring Cycle, Götterdammerung! Today we review the prologue and first act, which includes some of the greatest music Wagner ever wrote, like "Siegfried's Rhine Journey" and "Hagen's Watch." Remember to rate, review, and subscribe!
All recordings are from the Vienna Philharmonic and Georg Solti, found here.
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2020-09-0651 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideMusical SparkNotes: Siegfried, Act 3We're joined today by my co-host, Hannah Reffett, who returns to help us break down Act 3 of Siegfried! Also, keep an eye out for our new blog, which will be coming shortly at www.attentiontodetailpod.com!
All recordings come from the Vienna Philharmonic and Georg Solti, found here.
2020-09-021h 07Attention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideMusical SparkNotes: Siegfried, Act 2Today we continue with Act 2 of Siegfried, deep in the forest where the dragon Fafner is guarding the Ring. We hear the epic battle between Siegfried and the dragon, the famous "Forest Murmurs," and much more!
All recordings are from the Vienna Philharmonic and Georg Solti, found here.
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2020-08-3150 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideMusical SparkNotes: Siegfried, Act 1We continue our breakdown of Wagner's Ring Cycle by looking at the first act of the third opera, Siegfried!
All recordings are from the Vienna Philharmonic and Georg Solti, found here.
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2020-08-2534 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideRing Cycle 2.0: The Lord of the Rings SoundtrackOn this episode, we take a break from our SparkNotes-style reviews of Wagner's Ring Cycle to look at the popular soundtrack to The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien's famous three-part story that is based on Wagner's epic saga. We examine the use of themes and leitmotifs, rank our famous moments of music, and look at similarities and differences in the plots of these two great masterpieces.
All LOTR clips come from the Complete Recordings of the Lord of the Rings Soundtrack, composed and conducted by Howard Shore.
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2020-08-1949 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideMusical SparkNotes: Die Walküre, Act 3Today we review the final act of Die Walküre, which opens with the famous "Ride of the Valkyries," and concludes with "Wotan's Farewell," one of the most passionate and heart-wrenching moments in all of music.
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2020-08-1354 min
Shot of Digital Health TherapyShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy - Jacob LaPorteIn this birthday 🎂 edition of "Shot of #DigitalHealth Therapy", Jim Joyce and I had the pleasure of having Jacob LaPorte, Ph.D., Co-Founder of Novartis Biome, who turned 25 today 😂and still decided to join us on his birthday! (also happy birthday Glen Tullman!!!) We talked about:✅ Jacob's path from molecular biologist -> organic chemist -> consultant -> CRO -> Pharma✅ How Novartis Biome is building an "onramp" for #digitalhealth startups just not a New Jersey kind 😄✅ EROOM law and pharma R&D productivity✅ Novartis digital brain✅ And two degrees of separation with Shwen Gwee...
2020-08-1242 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideMusical SparkNotes: Die Walküre, Act 2Today we continue our review of the second opera of Wagner's Ring Cycle, looking at Act 2 of Die Walküre!
All recordings are from the Vienna Philharmonic and Georg Solti, found here.
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2020-08-0948 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideMusical SparkNotes: Die Walküre, Act 1On this episode, we start our review of the first major opera of the Ring Cycle, Die Walküre! We look at the first act which features the heroic characters Siegmund and Sieglinde, siblings reunited after being separated at birth.
All recordings from the Vienna Philharmonic and Georg Solti, found here.
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2020-08-0544 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideMusical SparkNotes: Das RheingoldToday we start our review of Wagner's Ring Cycle with a look at the first opera, Das Rheingold! We explore the important leitmotifs that will come back in the later operas, and listen to important musical and narrative moments.
All audio clips come from the Vienna Philharmonic and Georg Solti, full performance found here.
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2020-08-011h 16Attention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideMusical SparkNotes: Wagner's Ring Cycle (Intro)Over the month of August, we'll be boiling down the massively influential (and long) operas of Wagner's Ring Cycle to their most important moments. In preparation for these ten upcoming episodes, we discuss the life and music of the controversial Richard Wagner, and go over what we'll be covering as we review his magnum opus, as well as what we'll leave out.
2020-07-2938 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideMusic and Grief: A Tribute to Greg CardiThe classical music community lost a great friend this past week in violinist and conductor Greg Cardi. In the wake of his passing, we decided to record a special episode exploring the relationship between music and grief. First, we interviewed music therapist Suzanne Hanser to discuss using music (and silence) as a powerful healing tool, and then spoke to several friends and colleagues of Greg who shared some of their most poignant memories.
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2020-07-181h 05Attention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideUnderrated Composers DraftWe're back with another fantasy sports-style draft, this time picking our most underrated composers! We averaged several Top 100 Composers lists to approximate the general consensus on who the greatest composers are, and then we picked apart the list. Enjoy!
Compiled List of Top 100 Composers: Link
2020-07-071h 03Attention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideHow to Listen to Modern MusicHannah is back, and today we're tackling the tricky world of modern/contemporary music! We discuss some techniques for new listeners to approach this often challenging and intimidating sub-genre of classical music, and predictably get sidetracked philosophizing about the meaning of July 4th and the decline of American exceptionalism.
2020-07-0448 min
Attention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideInterview with Elizabeth Hellmuth MargulisToday we're joined by Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis, Professor of Music at Princeton University and author of two books, On Repeat: How Music Plays the Mind and The Psychology of Music: A Very Short Introduction. We discuss a variety of topics, including her work on repetition, how to measure musicality, and the parallels between language and music!
To hear the speech-to-song illusion mentioned in the episode, click here.
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2020-06-2552 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideMusic from Pandemic Years: 1918We're back with our penultimate episode on our pandemic years series, this time reviewing the eventful 1918! We look at Janacek's Taras Bulba and Bartok's Bluebeard's Castle, two fascinating works of musical modernism.
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2020-06-1959 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideMusic from Pandemic Years: 1910In another musical review of famous pandemic years, on this episode we're tackling the cholera epidemic of 1910. 1910 is a particularly rich year in the history of music, and we decided to review pieces from arguably the two most famous 20th century composers, Schoenberg and Stravinsky!
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2020-06-1342 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideMusic from Pandemic Years: 1890We're back with a review of another pandemic year, 1890! Today we're looking at one of Brahms' last pieces, his String Quintet, and Dvorak's phenomenal Eighth Symphony.
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2020-06-1049 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideMusic from Pandemic Years: 1854Today we're reviewing two pieces from the year 1854, Schumann's Geistervariationen and Brahms's Piano Trio No. 1! These are two phenomenal pieces with excellent stories behind them, so we hope you enjoy, and we will be back with more great music produced during pandemics in the coming days.
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2020-06-0334 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideMusic from Pandemic Years: IntroWe're very excited to be introducing a new series on music from years of pandemics! Over the next few episodes, we'll be reviewing some great music that was produced during the time of pandemics. While most of the music we'll review is apolitical and not explicitly tied to historical events, we hope this series demonstrates that the march of artistic progress is never-ending!
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2020-06-0213 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideChamber Music DraftWe're back with another fantasy-style draft of our favorite classical music - last time we picked our favorite symphonies, this time we took on chamber music! We recommend you watch this on video instead of listening: for a link to the video, click here. But if you prefer audio format, apologies for the iffy quality at times, the first time in the entire quarantine that Zoom has let us down!
To vote on your favorite team, click here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WNYPSGB
2020-05-261h 05Attention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideLesser-Known Gems: Bartok's Wooden PrinceToday we're reviewing Bartok's dazzling ballet, The Wooden Prince, with guest Alex Amsel. This breakdown uses some more slightly advanced terminology, so we recommend you check out our previous episode on scales and modes first, if those concepts are unfamiliar! But have no fear, despite being a complex and detailed piece, The Wooden Prince is an absolute gem!
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2020-05-161h 11Attention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideMusic Theory: Scales and ModesIn preparation for some upcoming breakdowns, we decided to devote an episode to one of the most important fundamentals of music theory, the scale. On this episode, we discuss what a scale actually is, how they can be shifted to create different modes, and explore some lesser-known scales used primarily by twentieth-century composers. This episode is a little more technical than our normal episodes, but have no fear! We still break everything down as we always do, and no prior knowledge is needed.
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2020-05-1150 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideHow Attention WorksToday we are joined by Stefan van der Stigchel, Professor of Cognitive Psychology at Utrecht University and author of How Attention Works: Finding Your Way in a World of Distraction and Concentration: Staying Focused in Times of Distraction. We discuss the varying scientific definitions of attention, the psychology of how our attention actually works, and ways that we can improve our attentional capacity. For more information on Prof. van der Stigchel's books, click here.
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2020-05-0446 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideSymphonies Draft!Here's the audio from our fantasy football-style draft of the best symphonies with five players constructing a team of their favorite symphonic works numbered 1-9! To vote on your favorite team, click here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S7VTLPH. And for the full video, list of rankings, final team rosters, and playlists with all of the symphonies mentioned, visit https://www.attentiontodetailpod.com/symphonies-draft.html! If you enjoy the draft, be sure to rate, subscribe, and leave us a comment!
2020-04-3056 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideMusic and MeditationToday we're joined by Mary Meckley, host of the Daily Meditation Podcast and founder of the Sip and Om app, to discuss the connections between listening to music and meditation. We talk about how to start meditating, how it can improve attention and focus when you are listening, and the many positive benefits that it can have on one's life! To hear Mary's mini-meditation exercise with music, go to 38:30.
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2020-04-2457 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideANNOUNCEMENT: Symphonies DraftBig announcement! Next week, we will be doing our own classical music version of the NFL Draft here on Attention to Detail, picking a roster of symphonies from 1 to 9. Check out this announcement mini-episode for all the details of what we'll be doing, and keep an eye out for the draft episode and video next week!
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2020-04-1812 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideLesser-Known Symphonies: Saint-Saens ThirdToday we are joined by Sasha Scolnik-Brower to break down Saint-Saens' "Organ" symphony, the next stop in our tour of lesser-known symphonies!
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2020-04-151h 01Attention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideLesser-Known Symphonies: Nielsen's FourthOur first in a series of episodes examining lesser-known symphonic gems, today we explore Nielsen's "Inextinguishable" Fourth Symphony.
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2020-04-1051 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideTop 10: Symphonic EndingsToday we're joined by Josh Joyce to rank our top ten endings of symphonies. Sometimes you feel like eating dessert for breakfast, and sometimes all you want to listen to is the closing minutes of some great pieces. So we cut right to the chase and listen to some epic finishes!
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2020-04-0552 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideTen Days of Mahler: Mahler Symphony No. 10Today we close our Ten Days of Mahler project with the first movement of Mahler's unfinished Tenth Symphony. To help us break down this piece we bring on a special guest, Josh Joyce, a Mahler enthusiast who happens to be Jacob's brother!
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2020-03-2634 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideTen Days of Mahler: Mahler Symphony No. 9Today we're joined by conductor Sasha Scolnik-Brower to break down Mahler's heartfelt and tragic Ninth Symphony. Happy listening!
1st Mvt: 6:40
2nd Mvt: 28:45
3rd Mvt: 42:30
4th Mvt: 54:50
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2020-03-261h 14Attention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideTen Days of Mahler: Mahler Symphony No. 8, Part 2We continue breaking down the second part of Mahler's Eighth Symphony, based on Goethe's Faust. Find the recording we provide timestamps for here.
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2020-03-2555 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideTen Days of Mahler: Mahler Symphony No. 8, Part 1Today we start our two-part review of Mahler's Symphony No. 8, often called "Symphony of a Thousand" due to the massive number of musicians required. Keep an eye out for Part 2 tomorrow!
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2020-03-2436 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideTen Days of Mahler: Mahler Symphony No. 5Today we're joined by Richard Friedman, Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School and Mahler enthusiast! We break down Mahler's stormy and triumphant Fifth Symphony and lament the absence of Michigan Athletics in wake of the coronavirus. Timestamps for our discussion of individual movements are below:
1st Mvt: 6:20
2nd Mvt: 23:20
3rd Mvt: 43:00
4th Mvt: 57:00
5th Mvt: 71:40
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2020-03-221h 25Attention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideTen Days of Mahler: Mahler Symphony No. 7Today we're joined by Ben Manis, Assistant Conductor of the Houston Grand Opera, to break down Mahler's dark and broody Seventh Symphony. Timestamps for where we start talking about individual movements:
1st Mvt: 7:05
2nd Mvt: 28:30
3rd Mvt: 39:55
4th Mvt: 49:15
5th Mvt: 55:05
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2020-03-211h 24Attention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideTen Days of Mahler: Mahler Symphony No. 6Hannah is back to help break down Mahler's tragic Sixth Symphony, a massive and complicated piece that takes a while to break down! For your convenience, here is where we start talking about each movement:
1st Mvt: 12:30
2nd Mvt: 28:25
3rd Mvt: 39:45
4th Mvt: 50:15
And here is a link to the recording of the last movement we refer to!
2020-03-201h 31Attention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideTen Days of Mahler: Mahler Symphony No. 4We're joined today by Alex Amsel, Assistant Conductor of the Fort Worth Symphony and a friend of the pod, to break down Mahler's heavenly Fourth Symphony!
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2020-03-191h 17Attention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideTen Days of Mahler: Mahler Symphony No. 3, Part 2We continue on with the second half of Mahler's massive Third Symphony, movements 2-6. Enjoy!
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2020-03-1852 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideTen Days of Mahler: Mahler Symphony No. 3, Part 1We continue today with the massive Third Symphony of Mahler, starting with the enormous first movement. Later today we will review movements two-six, so be sure to stay tuned!
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2020-03-1738 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideTen Days of Mahler: Symphony No. 2, Part 2The second part of our review of Mahler's Second Symphony, on this episode we review the titanic last movement. Enjoy!
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2020-03-1641 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideTen Days of Mahler: Mahler Symphony No. 2, Part 1Today we're on to the Second Symphony of Mahler, starting by breaking down the first four movements on this episode! Part 2 coming later in the day.
5:38 First Movement
24:54 Second Movement
27:55 Third Movement
40:06 Fourth Movement
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2020-03-1648 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideTen Days of Mahler: Symphony No. 1We embark on our Ten Mahler Symphonies in Ten Days project by starting with Mahler's First Symphony, a fantastic, exciting, highly dramatic piece. As we mention in the episode, we suggest listening to a movement before you listen to the breakdown, so you can follow along more easily!
8:45 First movement
26:10 Second movement
32:25 Third movement
45:00 Fourth movement
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2020-03-151h 07Attention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideTen Days, Ten Mahler Symphonies!Due to the coronavirus apocalypse, we imagine many of our listeners have a little extra time on their hands these days. So for the next ten (hopefully!) days, we'll be breaking down one of the ten Mahler symphonies - what better way to ride out this craziness than by exploring the epic works of one of the greatest composers of all time!
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2020-03-1409 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideGesture in MusicOn today's episode, we explore the concept of gesture in music. We ask what a musical gesture actually is, examine how music is constructed as a series of gestures, discuss some of the most common types of musical gestures, and listen to some famous pieces through this new lens. If you enjoy the episode, remember to rate, review, and subscribe!
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2020-03-1058 min
Silvenis CFMEpisode 11 Jacob 1-4Jacob persuades his people to come unto Christ. He warns of riches, pride, immorality. He talks about understanding scripture and following the Lord’s counsel.
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Attention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideMinisode #3: Bob Dylan and BrittenOn our third minisode, we examine our Mapping technique in the context of the lyrics of Bob Dylan. We listen to Jacob's favorite song, Mr. Tambourine Man, and compare it to the music of the great English composer, Benjamin Britten!
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2020-03-0421 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideTop 10: Chamber MusicOn this week's Top 10 list, we explore the massive world of chamber music with Austin Huntington, principal cellist of the ISO and cellist in the Indianapolis Quartet. We throw out our favorite pieces and movements, talk about performance of chamber music vs. orchestral playing, and geek out on famous cellists!
Playlist of pieces: Here
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2020-02-2452 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideMinisode #2: Maroon 5 and Pachelbel's CanonOn our second minisode, we examine our technique of Grouping in the context of two songs, Maroon 5's Memories and Pachelbel's famous Canon in D. We break down what a harmonic progression is, and how you can use that knowledge to listen to some of your favorite pop songs with a little more attention to detail!
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2020-02-1915 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideWhat Does the Conductor Do?In this episode, we explore one of the most enigmatic positions in classical music: the conductor. Jacob explains what he thinks are the four most important elements of being a conductor, and we discuss ways to evaluate and appreciate conducting as you listen to music! Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast - we also love to hear from our listeners, so send us a message with your thoughts at www.attentiontodetailpod.com!
2020-02-1040 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideMinisode #1: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little StarIn our first minisode, we revisit our technique of Hearing Ideas through Mozart's variations on the familiar children's tune, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. Our minisodes are all dedicated to exploring the four fundamental techniques of this podcast more deeply, through fun and familiar pieces!
Recording here.
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2020-02-0315 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideTop 10: MiniaturesWe're back with another of our Top 10 episodes, and this time we're talking about miniatures, short stand-alone pieces that are usually under five minutes! For those who want to listen on their own, the names of our pieces are:
Bach, Prelude to Cello Suite No. 3
Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 30, Mvt. 1
Schubert, Impromptu Op. 90 No. 3
Schumann/Liszt, Widmung
Brahms, Intermezzo Op. 118 No. 2
Ravel, Jeux d'eau
Rachmaninoff, Variation 18 from Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini
Prokofiev, Piano Sonata No. 7, Mvt. 3
Ligeti, Continuum
2020-01-2940 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideBonus Episode: Help Support the Podcast!We're coming to you, our beloved and devoted listeners, to briefly talk about ways you can help the podcast reach as many people as possible! Throw us a rating, a review, and subscribe, and be sure to tell your friends to listen and do the same!
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2020-01-2002 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideTop 10: SymphoniesWe're back, with our first episode in a new series we're calling Top 10! On this episode, we discuss what listening to a symphony feels like, how to judge the greatness of different pieces of music, and we throw out some of our favorites. Be sure to let us know what you think of our list, and what your Top 10 symphonies are! Contact us at www.attentiontodetailpod.com, or hit us up on our social media channels!
2020-01-141h 03Attention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideBeethoven 2020: What's So Great About Beethoven?Happy new decade from Attention to Detail! We're back with our first episode of 2020, which marks the 250th centennial of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth. In honor of the greatest classical composer, we spend this episode talking about his life, listening to his music, and asking why he is so great after all!
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2020-01-0354 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideA Holiday Music Listening Guide!Happy holidays from Attention to Detail! On this special episode, we decided to bring our listening techniques to the world of holiday music, to give our followers a primer on how to listen a little more attentively during this music-filled season. Plus, we offer a few suggestions for some new years resolutions, Attention to Detail style!
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2019-12-1642 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideGuided Listening w/ Lincoln Center: Bruckner's FourthIn the first episode of our exciting new partnership with Lincoln Center, we preview the LA Phil's upcoming performance of Bruckner Symphony No. 4 with some guided listening! Whether you can attend the concert or not, we take you through some simple approaches to listening to Bruckner that you can practice at home and bring with you to the hall.
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2019-11-2037 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideForm, Part 2We continue our discussion of form with an overview of three of the most common formal archetypes: sonata, theme and variations, and rondo. Although we throw out a bit of musical jargon in this episode, we encourage you to wade through the technical details - you'll come out the other side prepared to listen to entire movements of pieces!
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2019-10-3148 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideForm, Part 1We start our two-episode exploration of form with by discussing what musical form actually is, how to listen to decisions that composers have made, and going on long, non-musical tangents. We also introduce a first for this podcast, assigning our listeners some homework! Link to the recording is here: https://youtu.be/NdSKxPwf6Ek
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2019-10-2549 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideRhythmWe're back with our final episode on the nuts and bolts of music, and this time we're talking about rhythm! We discuss what rhythm actually is, why we all know exactly when our favorite DJ is going to drop the beat, and how music is unique in the way it unfolds over time.
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2019-10-1141 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideHarmonyWhat is harmony, and why is it so important? In this episode, we will continue to break down the nuts and bolts of music, discussing the reasons why we have harmony, what to listen for in your favorite pop songs, and why classical music is the best cure for the adult version of chicken pox, shingles.
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2019-09-2745 minAttention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening GuideWhat Makes a Great Melody?In this episode, we explore one of the most important parameters of music: melody. We discuss what makes a great melody, why it's difficult to sing the national anthem in tune, and who are the best composers of catchy tunes!
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2019-09-1040 min