TED Talks on Music
This list is NOT exhaustive. Feel free to search YouTube on your own! (List complied by Katie McKnight)
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Your Brain on Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZFFwy5fwYI
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The Transformative Power of Classical Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9LCwI5iErE
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How Sampling Transformed Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3TF-hI7zKc
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Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6tB2KiZuk
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How to Truly Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU3V6zNER4g
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How Playing an Instrument Benefits Your Brain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0JKCYZ8hng
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Reggie Watts Disorients You in the Most Entertaining Way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdHK_r9RXTc
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Copyrighting All the Melodies to Avoid Accidental Infringement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJtm0MoOgiU
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The Mad Scientist of Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46w99bZ3W_M
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4 Simple Steps To Writing A Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0K_xcSqhxQ
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How to Practice Effectively...For Just About Anything: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2O6mQkFiiw
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Music as a Language: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zvjW9arAZ0
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How I Found Myself Through Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS2aI-c3Q8A
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Finding a Place Through Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOHVw_qktoM
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Hit Song Science: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELeUv-PyXBE
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The Illusion of the Shy Musician: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_yRFXZHl_g
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The Polyphonic Me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIh8KBOOkYU
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The World’s Ugliest Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RENk9PK06AQ
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What the Music Industry Really Sells: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsVcXFBHvrc
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A One-Man Musical Phenomenon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDZoGcQVjJg
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A Different Way to Visualize Rhythm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UphAzryVpY
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Music and Math: The Genius of Beethoven: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAxT0mRGuoY
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The Science of Dubstep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8s8e8JdGCc
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How Music Can Heal Our Brain and Heart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlY4yCsGKXU
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Music and the Inner Self: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUUFb-1hBtw
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A Musical Genius: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UotQ5T-f1o
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Why Most Piano Players Fail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-cbdnP0Hyc
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The Harmonic Series In Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDFa8TSn6vY
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Pop Music is Stuck on Repeat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tjFwcmHy5M
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Why We Love Repetition in Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lo8EomDrwA
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What if Every Child Had Access to Music Education From Birth?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueqgenARzlE
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Music is Medicine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOFfuLoHoMo
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The Power of Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmF_HbP-jd0
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The Power of Musicals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENzjqwGcb8Q
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The Orchestra In My Mouth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFjIi2hxxf0
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How to Translate the Feeling Into Sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5yxIzs5Wug
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Beatbox Brilliance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNZBSZD16cY
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TED Ed List of Videos by Category (can search by subject matter): https://ed.ted.com/lessons?content_type=animations+talks&category=performing-arts&direction=desc&sort=publish-date