I was young when I first heard that there's such a piece existing. It's a literal definition song without words, and it's very lyrical. So that means there's a melody with harmony underneath. Because piano is a percussion instrument, so once you play a note, the sound goes out. And because it is percussive, you can... Oh, she sounded like jazzy, now what's the space between the notes?Oh! It's not what you hear, man. It's what you're not, not. I'm reminded of what you'renot, not. She's getting all jazzed at the blue note on us.
There’s more to a song than meets the ear, as Neil deGrasse Tyson finds out when he interviews singer/songwriter/producer Josh Groban. In studio, concert pianist and MIT Lecturer in Music Elaine Kwon and co-host Chuck Nice add their voices to the chorus to help us hear the science woven into the songs.
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