Free the Music

Nat Breiting•ftmpod.com

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.

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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 Ancient Egyptian music - facts for kids. History for kids. (2020, January 4). Retrieved February 4, 2023, from https://www.historyforkids.net/egyptian-music.html Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, November 23). Musi...

Jun 08, 2023•6 min

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 Facebook- Free the Music Podcast This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

Mar 30, 2023•4 min

Minisode 001 - Rhythm

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

Mar 16, 2023•2 min

002 Australia, China and India

Episode Notes Additional sound courtesy of freesound.org . Twitter: @freethemusicpod Ko-fi: freethemusicpod Patreon: freethemusicpod gmail: freethemusicpod@gmail.com website: ftmpod.com ** Wikimedia Foundation. (2023, February 5). Music of china. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 8, 2023, from 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.c...

Mar 02, 2023•9 min

001 Paleolithic Music

Episode Notes ftmpod.com Twitter- @freethemusicpod Ko-Fi- ko-fi.com/freethemusicpod Patreon- patreon.com/freethemusicpod Tumblr- tumblr.com/freethemusicpod 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 Fuller-Wright, L. (2017, October 12). Uncovering the sound of 'Motherese,' Baby talk across languages...

Feb 16, 2023•7 min

Syllabus - Trailer 002

Episode Notes Check out the website 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 . Find the Facebook group- Free the Music Podcast, on Facebook. Thanks for listening! This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

Feb 13, 2023•7 min

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 Check out www.ftmpod.com for transcripts and show notes. This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

Feb 13, 2023•50 sec

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