With the world in lockdown due to the Covid-19 epidemic, musician Steve Pretty takes you on a regular musical tour of your house and your own innately musical brain. In each short episode you’ll hear fascinating insights into how music works, and learn how to turn the everyday objects you have lying around the house into musical tools. Perfect for families looking for fun activities to explore together, or anyone curious to learn more about music. In just a few minutes, each episode will transform the way that you hear and appreciate the music you love.
Presented by Steve Pretty.
Produced by Miranda Hinkley.
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Steve Pretty On The Origin of the Pieces episode 4
Popping into this feed for another shout to my new podcast, very much in the same vein as House Music, Steve Pretty On The Origin of the Pieces (https://link.chtbl.com/originofthepieces).
Head over there, and please do subscribe, share and review if you enjoy it. It's an enormous help for a new independent podcast!
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9 Oct 2023
Steve Pretty On The Origin of the Pieces Episode 1
Now that the height of the pandemic, when House Music started, seems a distant and distinctly weird memory, House Music is retired.
BUT Steve is back with a BRAND NEW podcast. Covering similar ground as House Music, and much, much more, this is a show that will help you to hear music differently, whether you are a listener, player, composer or music maker of any sort.
In this first episode, Steve lays out the format of the show, has fun showing his partner his frankly ludicrous studio, and writes a heavy metal tune about a primary school teacher.
So put 'Steve Pretty On The Origin of the Pieces' into your podcast app of choice, and get listening, reviewing, subscribing and all that stuff.
Thanks, Quaranteam!
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24 Dec 2020
Festive special
Steve chats with astronaut and musician Commander Chris Hadfield about making music in space, what to do if you break a guitar string whilst in orbit and how Chris' extraordinary career has always involved music. Chris ends the episode by playing his beautiful 'space carol' "Jewel in the Night".
Stay safe and have fun, quaranteam.
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28 Jul 2020
Episode 8 - Series Finale
Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.
To close the series, comedians and husband-and-wife pair Rachel Parris and Marcus Brigstocke help Steve go through the postbag and answer some of your questions about music: Why do major chords sound “happy”? Why do most musical cultures have drums? Can anything count as music? And what’s it all for?
Plus, they talk about the links between music and comedy and tell Steve what they’ve been listening to during lockdown. Steve’s own partner in crime, Jo, gets to take a peek inside the shed.
Great fun for locked down families, friends or singles - or anyone curious to learn more about music. Steve can’t promise to turn you into a concert flautist, but this podcast will transform the way you hear and appreciate music.
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26 Jun 2020
Episode 7point5 - Any Questions?
A short bonus episode featuring the premiere of a brand new track by rock band Ubermanouevre, and inviting you to send your questions, where there'll be answered next episode by Steve and his guests, comedians Rachel Parris and Marcus Brigstocke.
Follow Ubermanouevre on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4BfKpLMjFi8tz6O1pvbTuW?si=wti3MezaTWWrSMB36jPQiA
and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ubermanoeuvre/ (https://www.facebook.com/Ubermanoeuvre/)
And check out Rachel and Marcus' Lockdown Lipsync battles here: https://www.insider.com/married-couple-creates-lip-sync-videos-in-lockdown-2020-4 (https://www.insider.com/married-couple-creates-lip-sync-videos-in-lockdown-2020-4)
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17 Jun 2020
Episode 7 - Domestic Harmony
Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.
With a little help from folk singer and song collector Sam Lee - and some nightingales in a Sussex wood - Steve explores how single line melody evolves into harmony. He assembles his family to experiment with singing rounds. His dad, Stan, also makes a brief appearance to sing a traditional Australian ballad about a sheep rustler drowning in a pond.
Great fun for locked down families, friends or singles - or anyone curious to learn more about music. He can’t promise to turn you into a concert flautist, but this podcast will transform the way you hear and appreciate music.
Music by:
Stan Pretty - Waltzing Mathilda (Traditional)
The Hilliard Ensemble - Sumer Is Icumen In (Traditional)
Sam Lee - singing live with nightingales in Sussex (special thanks to The Nest Collective)
The Fishmen, Sailor and Singers of Cadgwith Cove - Rio Grande (recorded by John Hopkins for the documentary WithSails And I)
Sam Lee - Good Bye My Darling, from the Mercury Nominated album Ground Of Its Own (The Nest Collective label).
Hackney Colliery Band feat. Mulatu Astatke - Derashe
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23 May 2020
Episode 6 - Drone Drama
Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.
Steve explores what happens to melody when you add a single, held note - a drone. He demonstrates the role of drones in Indian classical music with master violinist Jyotsna Srikanth, looks into why drones are so ubiquitous in film and TV (whilst pitching his own drones to TV producers), and searches for some tasty drone sounds in his household appliances.
Great fun for locked down families, friends or singles - or anyone curious to learn more about music. He can’t promise to turn you into a concert flautist, but this podcast will transform the way you hear and appreciate music.
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4 May 2020
Episode 5 - Melodic Cutlery
Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.
Steve explores melody with special guest Eliza (formerly Doolittle) and tries to play along to Amazing Grace with the contents of his cutlery drawer.
Great fun for locked down families, friends or singles - or anyone curious to learn more about music. He can’t promise to turn you into a concert flautist, but this podcast will transform the way you hear and appreciate music.
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4 May 2020
Episode 5 - Bonus Track
Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.
As a bonus to episode 5, here’s Amazing Grace to jam to. Grab your forks, grab your wine glasses, and let’s do this!
Vocals by Eliza (via Zoom), accompaniment by Steve after the fact.
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20 Apr 2020
Episode 4 - Music of the Beers
Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.
With astronomer Chris Lintott, Steve learns about a newly discovered planetary system that generates some incredible spacey music - the closest thing yet to a validation of the Ancient Greek theory of the “music of the spheres”. He then uses his lockdown beer supply to explore harmony and dissonance.
Great fun for locked down families, friends or singles - or anyone curious to learn more about music. He can’t promise to turn you into a concert flautist, but this podcast will transform the way you hear and appreciate music.
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13 Apr 2020
Episode 3.5 - Sounds From Space
Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.
In this special bonus episode before the podcast moves to its new weekly format, Steve jams with some planetary sounds from outer space. Because everything is fine - he’s definitely not having a breakdown!
Great fun for locked down families, friends or singles - or anyone curious to learn more about music. He can’t promise to turn you into a concert flautist, but this podcast will transform the way you hear and appreciate music.
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2 Apr 2020
Episode 3 - Bonus Track
Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.
As a bonus to episode 3, here are some balloon kit grooves to jam along to.
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2 Apr 2020
Episode 3 - DIY Drum Kit
Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.
In this third episode, he deconstructs the drum kit and rebuilds it from scratch using balloons and some stuff from the kitchen cupboards.
Great fun for locked down families, friends or singles - or anyone curious to learn more about music. He can’t promise to turn you into a concert flautist, but this podcast will transform the way you hear and appreciate music.
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28 Mar 2020
Episode 2 - Bonus Track
Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.
As a bonus to episode 2, here’s a metronome click to shake your booty to, and a short piece called 'Shave and a Haircut, Steve Reich' composed by Steve, for the more advanced booty shakers amongst you.
Send your feedback, ideas for future shows or questions about music to @stevepretty on Twitter or Instagram, or housemusic@stevepretty.com
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28 Mar 2020
Episode 2 - Rhythm and Booze
Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.
In this second episode, he explores the interaction of pulse and rhythm, with a little help from producer Miranda, a roll of gaffa tape and his own bum.
Great fun for locked down families, friends or singles - or anyone curious to learn more about music. He can’t promise to turn you into a concert flautist, but this podcast will transform the way you hear and appreciate music.
Send your feedback, ideas for future shows or questions about music to @stevepretty on Twitter or Instagram, or housemusic@stevepretty.com
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24 Mar 2020
Episode 1 - Bonus Track
Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.
In this bonus track to episode 1, Steve shows you how to shake along to the pulse of Hackney Colliery Band’s track Reawake.
Send your feedback, ideas for future shows or questions about music to @stevepretty on Twitter or Instagram, or housemusic@stevepretty.com
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24 Mar 2020
Episode 1 - Pulse(s)
Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.
In this first ever episode, he explores the idea of musical pulse and explains how to make your own DIY shakers from the dried pulses at the back of your kitchen cupboard.
Great fun for locked down families, friends or singles - or anyone curious to learn more about music. He can’t promise to turn you into a concert flautist, but this podcast will transform the way you hear and appreciate music.
Send your feedback, ideas for future shows or questions about music to @stevepretty on Twitter or Instagram, or housemusic@stevepretty.com
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