Music education for dummies
I have been listening all day to the Pandora music podcast whilst at work, and I think I have learnt more about music today than I have at any time before. If you have spent your entire life listening to songs, but can’t play an instrument and never really thought about why you like something (but wouldn’t mind a quick hold your hand guide) than this podcast is for you! (like my sales pitch?).
Pandora podcast page
Direct podcast link
It covers diverse topics from drumbeats and guitar effedts, composition, lyrics and of course genre – fascinating. I now know the difference between techno, house, trance, drum and bass and downbeat – and it is more than just the beats per minute. I just had it all listed as electronica in my eyepod.