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Why Aren’t We Listening?

Season 1 Episode 102 | 26m 46s

This episode examines the factors that predispose people not to listen, but also offers an opportunity for some focused guided listening in the first movement of Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4 "Italian". Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 makes a humorous appearance, and a portion of the third movement of Bela Bartok's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta is reprised.

Aired: 04/10/22 | Expires: 07/08/22
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Extras
Listening versus hearing and the process of noticing detail in music.
The audience is encouraged to grasp larger chunks or "paragraphs" of musical information.
Concepts presented in the previous six episodes are revisited in this "new" context.
Maestro George Marriner Maull reviews musical elements covered in previous episodes.
Viewers are asked to think about the most basic ingredients of music.
What happens to us, psychologically-emotionally, when we listen to classical music?
Elements or basic ingredients of music are defined.
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Listening versus hearing and the process of noticing detail in music.
The audience is encouraged to grasp larger chunks or "paragraphs" of musical information.
Concepts presented in the previous six episodes are revisited in this "new" context.
Maestro George Marriner Maull reviews musical elements covered in previous episodes.
Viewers are asked to think about the most basic ingredients of music.
What happens to us, psychologically-emotionally, when we listen to classical music?
Elements or basic ingredients of music are defined.