Free the Music

About Free the Music

Host Nat Breiting makes their way through the fascinating history of music, learning things from the paleolithic era to modern day. Focusing on unheard people groups and learning as we go, Free the Music is music education: for free.

Publisher

Nat Breiting

Category

education · music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Feb 2023

Latest episode

8 Jun 2023

Latest episodes

7 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Jun 2023

   003 Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Persia

   Episode Notes Twitter: @freethemusicpod Facebook: Free the Music Podcast - Group Ko-Fi: freethemusicpod Patreon: freethemusicpod What is the oldest known piece of music? - history. (n.d.). Retrieved February 6, 2023, from https://www.history.com/news/what-is-the-oldest-known-piece-of-music (https://www.history.com/news/what-is-the-oldest-known-piece-of-music) Ancient Egyptian music - facts for kids. History for kids. (2020, January 4). Retrieved February 4, 2023, from https://www.historyforkids.net/egyptian-music.html (https://www.historyforkids.net/egyptian-music.html) Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, November 23). Music of egypt. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Egypt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Egypt) Draffkorn Kilmer, .Anne"The Musical Instruments from Ur and Ancient Mesopotamian Music" Expedition Magazine 40.2 (1998): n. pag. Expedition Magazine. Penn Museum, 1998 Web. 04 Feb 2023 <http://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/?p=5425 (http://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/?p=5425)> Wikimedia Foundation. (2023, January 10). Hurrian songs. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurrian_songs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurrian_songs) This podcast is powered by Pinecast (https://pinecast.com).

2. 

   30 Mar 2023

   Minisode 002 - Half Steps, Whole Steps and Modes

   Episode Notes Thank you so much for listening Twitter- @freethemusicpod Ko-Fi- freethemusicpod Patreon- Free the Music Podcast ftmpod.com (http://ftmpod.com) Facebook- Free the Music Podcast This podcast is powered by Pinecast (https://pinecast.com).

3. 

   16 Mar 2023

   Minisode 001 - Rhythm

   Episode Notes Thank you for listening! Twitter: @freethemusicpod Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/freethemusicpod (http://ko-fi.com/freethemusicpod) Facebook: Free the Music Podcast Patreon: patreon.com/freethemusicpod (http://patreon.com/freethemusicpod) Gmail: ftmpod@gmail.com Website: ftmpod.com (http://ftmpod.com) This podcast is powered by Pinecast (https://pinecast.com).

4. 

   2 Mar 2023

   002 Australia, China and India

   Episode Notes Additional sound courtesy of freesound.org (http://freesound.org). Twitter: @freethemusicpod Ko-fi: freethemusicpod Patreon: freethemusicpod gmail: freethemusicpod@gmail.com website: ftmpod.com (http://ftmpod.com) ** Wikimedia Foundation. (2023, February 5). Music of china. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 8, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_China (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_China)** The didgeridoo and aboriginal culture. Aboriginal Art & Culture Alice Springs Australia. (n.d.). Retrieved February 4, 2023, from https://www.aboriginalart.com.au/didgeridoo/what_is.html (https://www.aboriginalart.com.au/didgeridoo/what_is.html) Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, December 3). Indigenous Music of Australia. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_music_of_Australia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_music_of_Australia) Ravanhatha the musical instrument - आथुन. Aathun. (2021, April 16). Retrieved February 6, 2023, from https://aathun.com/instruments/ravanhatha-the-musical-instrument/ (https://aathun.com/instruments/ravanhatha-the-musical-instrument/) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpxN2VXPMLc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpxN2VXPMLc) Ancient Chinese Instruments - Fernald, Helen E. (Dec 1926). Retrieved February 7, 2023, from https://www.penn.museum/sites/journal/1401/ (https://www.penn.museum/sites/journal/1401/) This podcast is powered by Pinecast (https://pinecast.com).

5. 

   16 Feb 2023

   001 Paleolithic Music

   Episode Notes ftmpod.com (https://ftmpod.com) Twitter- @freethemusicpod (https://twitter.com/freethemusicpod) Ko-Fi- ko-fi.com/freethemusicpod (https://ko-fi.com/freethemusicpod) Patreon- patreon.com/freethemusicpod (https://patreon.com/freethemusicpod) Tumblr- tumblr.com/freethemusicpod (http://tumblr.com/freethemusicpod) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divje_Babe_flute (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divje_Babe_flute) Hogenboom, M. (2013, December 20). Neanderthals could speak like modern humans, study suggests. BBC News. Retrieved February 20, 2022, from https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-25465102 (https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-25465102) Fuller-Wright, L. (2017, October 12). Uncovering the sound of 'Motherese,' Baby talk across languages. Princeton University. Retrieved February 22, 2022, from https://www.princeton.edu/news/2017/10/12/uncovering-sound-motherese-baby-talk-across-languages (https://www.princeton.edu/news/2017/10/12/uncovering-sound-motherese-baby-talk-across-languages) National Museum of Slovenia (n.d.). Neanderthal flute. NMS. Retrieved February 26, 2022, from https://www.nms.si/en/collections/highlights/343-Neanderthal-flute (https://www.nms.si/en/collections/highlights/343-Neanderthal-flute) Unknown. (n.d.). Male harp player of the early Spedos type (Getty Museum). The J. Paul Getty in Los Angeles. Retrieved March 11, 2022, from https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/10949/unknown-maker-male-harp-player-of-the-early-spedos-type-cycladic-2700-2300-bc/ (https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/10949/unknown-maker-male-harp-player-of-the-early-spedos-type-cycladic-2700-2300-bc/) The Irish Times, U. (2013, February 23). Wicklow Pipes Bronze Age Music. The Irish Times. Retrieved March 11, 2022, from https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/wicklow-pipes-bronze-age-music-1.1207382 (https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/wicklow-pipes-bronze-age-music-1.1207382) Prehistoric flute in Germany is oldest known. Phys.org (http://Phys.org). Retrieved March 11, 2022, from https://phys.org/news/2009-06-prehistoric-flute-germany-oldest.html (https://phys.org/news/2009-06-prehistoric-flute-germany-oldest.html) This podcast is powered by Pinecast (https://pinecast.com).

6. 

   13 Feb 2023

   Syllabus - Trailer 002

   Episode Notes Check out the website www.ftmpod.com (http://www.ftmpod.com) for Transcripts, notes and bonus content *coming soon. Find me one Twitter @freethemusicpod or on Ko-fi also @freethemusicpod. My patreon is patreon.com/freethemusicpod (http://patreon.com/freethemusicpod). Find the Facebook group- Free the Music Podcast, on Facebook. Thanks for listening! This podcast is powered by Pinecast (https://pinecast.com).

7. 

   13 Feb 2023

   Free the Music- Teaser

   Episode Notes Free the Music is a free music history podcast coming February 16, 2023. Find me on Facebook at Free the Music Podcast, on Twitter or Ko-Fi at @freethemusicpod. patreon.com/freethemusicpod (http://patreon.com/freethemusicpod) Check out www.ftmpod.com (http://www.ftmpod.com) for transcripts and show notes. This podcast is powered by Pinecast (https://pinecast.com).

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