In 1972, the composer Leonard Bernstein returned to Harvard, his alma mater, to serve as the Charles Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry, with “Poetry” being defined in the broadest sense. The position, first created in 1925, asks faculty members to live on campus, advise students, and most importantly, deliver a series of six public lectures. T.S. Eliot, Aaron Copland, W.H. Auden, e.e. cummings, Robert Frost, Jorge Luis Borges — they all previously took part in this tradition. And Bernstein did too.

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Playlist
001 Gui Boratto – Galuchat/Nihad Tule – Hunger (Original_mix) (Looped Underneath)
002 L’Armour – Burlesque
003 Phil Kieran – Hot Air Balloon (Original)
004 Gregor Tresher – Echelon
005 Boris Brejcha – I Am So Crazy (Original Mix)
006 Julian Jewell – Hermanos
007 Armand van Helden – This Ain’t Hollywood (Radio Slave Remix)
008 Shane Berry – WellWellWell (Original)
009 Maetrik Bottom Heavy-1B
010 Boris Brejcha – Transmission (Original Mix)
011 Shane Berry – Takuot (Original)
012 Anstam – Carmichael-8A-130

A wonderful video dedicated to the people of baro. Life has a rhythm, it’s constantly moving. The word for rhythm (used by the Malinke tribes) is FOLI. It is a word that encompasses so much more than drumming, dancing or sound. It’s found in every part of daily life. In this film you not only hear and feel rhythm but you see it. It’s an extraordinary blend of image and sound that feeds the senses and reminds us all how essential it is.

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LoopTV.net presents Producer Tech’s Rob Jones guide to the differences between Apple Logic Pro, Reason and Ableton Live for producers looking to get to grips with what each platform offers. The video outlines the platform and DAW differences both in terms of Audio and MIDI capability, as well as looking at each platform’s sequencing, editing and bundled FX and instruments packages, to offer a clearer understanding of the 3 software packages.

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Moog Music Inc. presents Dr. Joseph Akins’ five part series on the fundamentals of synthesizer programming. Dr. Akins is an associate professor at Middle Tennessee State University and strives to teach his students a complete understanding of synthesizers and computers as tools for modern music production.

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