Music Student 101

Guidance on music theory, history, ear training, technique and musicianship AI summary

Jeremy Burns, Matthew Scott Phillips Visit website › Music · EN · 164 episodes · latest 2026-10-30

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We are musicians, composers, engineers, teachers and students alike. The path of a musician can be challenging and uncertain but it can also be enriching and great fun! This is the path we chose and we are here as your resource. Explore theory, history, ear training, technique, special topics and overall musicianship.

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Latest episodes

  1. 2026-10-30 · 1 hr 21 min

    We now continue our discussion on polytonality, superpositions, pitch collections, pitch classes and T class transpositions...whew! We will expand on the framework of polytonality with some more concepts, published by…

  2. 2026-09-29 · 1 hr 48 min

    This, our 10th listener compositions episode, is dedicated to sharing the talents and music of our ever growning listening community. And some amazing talent it is! This episode will feature: Cindy Castevens, Jeffery…

  3. 2026-08-30 · 1 hr 19 min

    Almost all of the music theory we've discussed at this point, in Western music, has been based on tonal music. In the 20th century, atonal music and a host of other styles and techniques are born. Let's get a preview of…

  4. 2026-07-30 · 1 hr 28 min

    This episode will be a celebration of the 10 years we've been doing this show! Let's talk about where we've been, where we are and where we're going. We will also have a little pop in from a surprise guest! Feel the…

  5. 2026-06-29 · 1 hr 10 min

    This ear training episode will be like many others. The difference? All chords (except the tonic) will be full 7th chords! Will these additions muddy up our analysis? Let's find out!

  6. 2026-05-29 · 1 hr 11 min

    Continuing where we left off on episode 97, we will now cover several influential female composers from the Romantic Period!

  7. 2026-04-29 · 1 hr 20 min

    On episode 154, we began a discussion on orchestration for the woodwinds section and it's instruments: the flute, the oboe, the clarinet, the saxophone and the bassoon. We will now continue this discussion with a focus…

  8. 2026-03-29 · 1 hr 7 min

    Orchestration is the art of choosing the right instruments, and the proper balance thereof, for a composition. Different considerations go into conveying different moods and emotions to better tell the story. Continuing…

  9. 2026-02-28 · 1 hr 27 min

    It's time to discuss playing a live show for money (a.k.a. "gigging")! We hope most musicians will experience this at some point. In this episode, we will focus on practice strategies, essential gear, load in/load out,…

  10. 2026-01-30 · 1 hr 27 min

    What is polytonality? Can a piece of music be in more than one key at a time? Where do atonality and polytonality differ? What does this music even sound like? If you have any of these questions in mind, join us!

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Owner
Jeremy Burns
Oldest episode in feed
07/2016 · over 10 years
Typical length
1 hr 13 min
Format
Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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