TED Talks Music

Has anyone ever heard of TED Talks?  I have been following this "ideas worth sharing" YouTube page for quite some time and I must say that it is a great reference for aspiring musicians and music enthusiasts to visit and learn from.  Sometimes, its not about what sounds the heaviest, the fastest and the best.  Sometimes the simplest note can be the best.  I love listening to people come at music from a different approach and break away from the actual instruments and focus more on the theory, practicality and outside influences we may not normally see.

Here is what Ted Talks describes themselves as:

"TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the "Sixth Sense" wearable tech, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts."
Now that being said, check out (below) podcasts lead by Robert Gupta, Evelyn Glennie and David Byrne:


Robert Gupta - Music Is Medicine, Music Is Sanity

"Robert Gupta, violinist with the LA Philharmonic, talks about a violin lesson he once gave to a brilliant, schizophrenic musician -- and what he learned. Called back onstage later, Gupta plays his own transcription of the prelude from Bach's Cello Suite No. 1." -TEDTalks


Evelyn Glennie - How To Listen To Music With Your Whole Body

"In this soaring demonstration, deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie illustrates how listening to music involves much more than simply letting sound waves hit your eardrums." -TEDTalks


David Byrne - How Architecture Helped Music Evolve

"As his career grew, David Byrne went from playing CBGB to Carnegie Hall. He asks: Does the venue make the music? From outdoor drumming to Wagnerian operas to arena rock, he explores how context has pushed musical innovation." -TEDTalks