in arabic music.has basically five double strings and one single low string, and it has a fingerboard here that is fretless-- open fingerboard, and this is how the quartertone quality is being produced, because you can slide and produce all the sounds. [plays example] usually the oud is being played in the context of the small ensemble or a larger one as accompaniment to a vocalist or as a solo instrument. it's a very old instrument. it comes from the guitar family in persia. it's the ancestor of the lute and the guitar family. the oud is actually the most prominent instrument in arabic music, and it's as valuable as the piano for the western composer or performer. as far as i'm concerned, this is one of the greatest instruments in the world. it's very dear to me. ♪ her cheeks were like the lily white ♪ ♪ that bloom in yonder valley, oh. ♪ (narrator) the human voice is perhaps the most flexible of all instruments. [singing traditional japanese music] [choir singing] the great variety of vocal timbres

(music). (music). (applause). >> (speaking spanish). >> one of the stars also and they would play with the guitar which is not here today and also the violin. >> (speaking spanish). >> and it was called sapa tao. >> (speaking spanish). >> okay. so dance to the sound of a violin or the guitar is one of the unique forms of perare you vaifian dance and brought with the african slave trade in the 16th century. the spaniards started it and not only as a form of social dominance but ways of enforce their ideology and with the footwork and done individually or in a group. >> (speaking spanish). >> so we started with a certain type of dance until at least two dance we challenge each other, yes. >> (speaking spanish). (applause). >> (speaking spanish) (applause). >> this type of patterns that he just performed are called this and this is a communication with the son and the mother and when we die, and the second one is with the hint he just showed. >> (speaking spanish). >> most of the instruments that werwere

there is some music.till remember when i was a kid i found this beautiful music but i did not understand what is the meaning under the notes. now start to play, i start to digest, almost like drinking a cup of tea and digest. tavis: to your point about the technical proficiency that you have to have to take -- place of the the tubes -- etudes. prince and i were having a conversation. it was specifically about how he knew that he was -- how he knew he was playing his best, that he was really giving the kind of interpretation he wanted to give. he is not playing classical stuff but the conversation was about the fact that critics will tell you, music critics will tell you when you think -- they think you are on or off when you got it just right or you had a horrible performance. so often, these critics are not anywhere near as proficient as you are. there critiquing you but they could not do it if you had a gun to their had so people can critique prince but put the guitar in their hand, they fail, i say all

between musics of europe, and musics of africa. you have, in the caribbe, types of music that e very cle tofrican ptypes. in rumba, especily the best known example rumba guaguanco you ha a couple's dance. man and woman dance together in a dance the man attempts to get close to thwoman.p. the woman coquetshly dances arou him and avoids his efforts (translator) the woman that's dancing mes this waynd that. she covers herself so that she doesn't get impregnated. (averill) in rumba, you have a clave. the clave pattern is the key to the rhythmic structure of the ensemble. in rumba guaguanco the clave sounds like this: [claps] the first side, if you divide this pattern in half, has three beats. and the second half has two beats. and this is an asymmetric pattern and its asymmetry is critical to the sound of the entire ensemble. the musicians have to take this key and relate their drumbeats to this fundamental pattern th structures the entire musical ensemble. african musics and afro-caribbean music have had a profound influence on pop mu

that's the way music--that's the reason why there will always be music.nd the community needs something different to dance to. this community is not going to dance to bing crosby. this music is going to be code driven. people want it impulsive throb. that's where it's going as opposed to excellence in music. it's not about that. it's more the pulse and the throb of things. >> gavin: have things changed dramatically from those early days '67 '68, '69, '70. >> it has gotten faster. things have sped up more, more electronics, less clubs and less camaraderie between the musicians. back in the old days, quick silver grateful dead, big brother, we were friends. after the shows we were at each other's homes. we would have friendly competition when we would play the grateful dead. in the airplane one night the economics as well as change. it's harder to tour now. back then it was a whole different economic situation. it made it easier to make music. now if you're starting out it's a real, real hard road. the business is filled with just pretty rough guys. the bus

music." >> she was torn between the church and the secular music -- [ record scratches ] >> hold it story? there really was a girl named doris. in fact, she's the sister of vy higginsen. that's one of the reasons why vy helped to write the play. oh, and one more thing. knoelle is related to vy, as well. she's vy's daughter. but in the show, knoelle plays the role of doris, who -- remember -- is actually her mother's sister and, therefore, knoelle's aunt in real life. [ bell dings ] got all that? okay. back to the story line. >> she went off and she sang the secular music, and then she became popular in america and europe with the famous song "just one look." >> ♪ just one look ♪ and i knew-ew-ew >> ♪ i fell in love with you, baby ♪ >> ♪ in just one look >> ♪ i fell in love, fell in love ♪ >> the lead role requires a powerful voice with an extraordinary range. >> ♪ just one... >> knoelle hadn't even been born yet when the show was written in 1983, but it turns out to be a role she was born to perform. >> ♪ ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ooh aah aah ♪ >> most of the young performers in the musical g

(music). (applause). (music) >> welcome to this afternoon's performance. before the actual performance starts i thought i would say a few brief words about what japanese chamber music means. there are quite a different number of japanese chamber music. what you will hear today however is a musical form that was transmitted by a specific group of musicians. all of the musicians by definition were blind males. the significance of this genre is perhaps at most notable for the aesthetic quality of its pieces of some of the great art works of this period and are represented by these artists which will appearing in the second piece. despite of this high aesthetic quality or the value of the repertoire itself the musicians were professional musicians and expected to perform a wide variety of pieces, and as such this does not represent one genre. rather this is a collection of different genres that were practiced by different musicians and within this group of different pieces you have everything from extraordinarily silly pieces and for example the first piece to

if you listen very carefully, african music is the best music.t takes you to places where you've never been. listening to the different instruments that you've never seen. >> dizu teaches many different rhythms on instruments such as this marimba. he wants to maintain this heritage, and says the success of western pop music is causing young people to forget their roots. so he motivates talented young people to keep playing, even though it's hard to earn a living from this kind of art. >> money always comes last. first of all we have to bring your love in your heart, show people that this is who you are. this is my music. this is what i play. and people have to accept about what we're doing. the minute the people start to accept, then they will respect you, and then you'll go far. ♪ >> students from around the world come to study with plaatjies. traditional african music has had a strong influence on other styles, from jazz to hip-hop. siyabulela jiyana has known dizu plaatjies since he was eight. he's been in the ibuyambo ensemble for years. dizu

everything about music.ou can literally just do anything you want with it and with anyone. >> the train has everything from a yoga teacher to a meeting room in a luggage wagon. journalist and former david cameron speechwriter was involved in raising money for the trip. about half the cost was made -- paid by the london 2012 cultural olympiad, which supported events celebrating the olympic and paralympic games. >> you want the artist to feel comfortable and not be worrying about the hotels and all that, but there has been a lot of planning. >> the job six years ago was from a country famous for its culture and music, but today, it is in chaos after a coup in the capital in which 2/3 of the country is now controlled by an islamic group wildly opposed to events like this. >> no one wants to live under such semi-medieval ideas. it is unacceptable, personally, i think. they are a democracy, and they should have a say in their whole country, and if they want to pass it, they should all agree to it together. >> man

like, something for music. >> oh, it's, like, you play music on it, and it's like -- they used it in like the '90s and '80s before cds came out. i actually wanted to start collecting some. >> back in the 1970s through the 1990s, cassette tapes were very popular. magnetic tape ran between two spools encased in a plastic shell. cassettes could come pre-recorded with, let's say, music on them, or they could be blank, allowing you to record what you want. [ mid-tempo music plays ] cassettes were bulky, and the tape was easily damaged. little wonder that they went the way of the dinosaur when cds and then mp3s were invented. with "speak of the week," i'm tatyana. >> in some schools, you won't see students carrying textbooks or notebooks or even pens and pencils. instead, you'll see ipads. students are using them for all sorts of subjects. teachers say that test scores have gone up, and the students like the lighter backpack. >> to mark our 10th year on tv, each week, we take a look back at one of the stories we've covered. >> he's frozen himself in a block of ice and buried himself alive.

, but all of the other things that music -- a good and honest music director is to take care of, i workedat certainly i felt -- i feel light, i have to do only music when i want, where i want, and how i want, i was, i felt like a bird, a as i said before, ligero, and that's when the philadelphia philharmonic asked me to be the music director. i did several concerts, many concerts with th the philharmonc and beautiful concerts, i admire those musicians. i think they are very good, and they have, i have wonderful memories, so when i was asked to become music director i was hesitant. i didn't know, yes, no, yes, no, yes. but i thought it was the right moment to be engaged again, not because i had a divorce before, just, you know, i felt so good to be free. >> rose: so the timing wasn't right? >> si, si. the timing wasn't right. and then i continued to be free around the world, especially connected with the vienna philharmonic, the orchestra that has been connected with me all of my life, because i made my debut in vienna with the vienna philharmonic in 1971 and since then, i have conducted t

the band split up but the music has a around. >> who knows what the future holds for music and.s paros from the past. everyone in music is bit of a beggar and if the. but everyone has begged than pete from the beatles. >> and to the gulf started with two chords, three words and asap for. >> still fabulous after all these years and what a great way to end. from all this year, thank you for watching and listening. see you back here tomorrow. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding for this presentation was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. - hi, neighbour! today it's my birthday, and we're going to have a birthday party! and then we're goi

(music). (music). (applause). >> (speaking spanish). >> one of the stars also and they would play with the guitar which is not here today and also the violin. >> (speaking spanish). >> and it was called sapa tao. >> (speaking spanish). >> okay. so dance to the

(music). (music). (applause). >> (speaking spanish). >> one of the stars also and they would play with the guitar which is not here today and also the violin. >> (speaking spanish). >> and it was called sapa tao. >> (speaking spanish). >> okay. so dance to the sound of a violin or the guitar is one of the unique forms of perare you vaifian dance and brought with the african slave trade in the 16th century. the spaniards started it and not only as a form of social dominance but ways of enforce their ideology and with the footwork and done individually or in a group. >> (speaking spanish)

and music stays like a memory. like ten years later if you go back to the same piece you found that you are reviewing something on top of ten years ago but in the very different dimensions so in a way music also growing with you somehow by not noticing it. >> rose: when you were growing up, when did you know-- know-- that this is the life that you will have. >> the first surprise for me is first time on stage when i was five and i really like the stage light and i found that that was really warm but obviously that's kind of being a pianist has always been a dream so i was just following my dreams but until when i was 17 years old i became this replacement for a wonderful pianist who got a fever. and at that moment i performed the tchaikovsky piano concerto number 1 with chicago symphony and i thought, wow, this is my moment. >> rose: chicago symphony? >> right. >> rose: was barren balm director? >> that time it was kristof herber and the master of ceremony. >> rose: do different conductors influence you differentl

but the great thing about music is that when you play a song by chopin or mozart, you are in that musical planet and you forget all those depressive stuff so in a way so it's so helping, spiritually. >> rose: how many days have you gone without playing a piano? >> in the summer this ye i actually had a summer off. >> rose: all summer? >> yeah, but i was practicing. but for five days i didn't practice. >> rose: five days. is that the most you've ever been without putting your hands on the keys? >> yeah. i think the most -- longest -- >> rose: was there withdrawal for you? >> i was in south france having fun time on a boat. >> rose: on a boat. >> so i didn't really think too much about music. >> rose: so in a candid moment, what's the ambition for you? is there a goal? anwhat is it? >> i mean obviously tre's -- in at world there's no limit. all the great musicians, they still work so hard to find a new way of interpretation, like a man turning 70 still working so hard to find the meaning behind the notes and i'm only 30. there's a long way to go. i'm really looking up at those great masters

music. it can soothe the soul. it can raise the spirit. and as bill whittaker shows us, music has the power to lift a life out of poverty. ♪ [ music ] >> i love music. i just feel my heartbeat. >> reporter: when you look at the hurdles facing 16-year-old scotty way, you might see another grim statistic, poor. his mother, cheryl, is on welfare to work from inner city l.a. but don't just look. listen. ♪ [ music ] >> music is beautiful. it's been here with me through all my troubles. music is like my homey, my friend. we can just talk. i mean, it's like, he'll talk and i'll listen. >> reporter: he began his conversation with music at 5, when his mother saw a flyer for free violin lessons. that led them to the harmony project, a program in l.a.'s most troubled neighborhoods, that puts instruments in these hands before the rampant gang culture puts a gun in them. >> it's been difficult for us as a family to can of survive -- to kind of survive sometimes. >> reporter: cheryl came to hollywood seek

(laughs) (marching band music) (elegant music) ♪ 'd' is for dorothy ♪ d-o-r-o-t-h-y ♪ 'h' is for henryr murray ♪ m-u-r-r-a-y 'j' is for jeff ♪ j-e-f-f ♪ 's' is for sam ♪ s-a-m that's me! ♪ 'f' is for feathersword ♪ let's all start again ♪ 'd' is for dorothy ♪ d-o-r-o-t-h-y ♪ 'h' is for henry ♪ h-e-n-r-y ♪ 'a' is for anthony ♪ a-n-t-h-o-n-y ♪ 'w' is for wagsy ♪ w-a-g-s woof! ♪ 'm' is for murray ♪ m-u-r-r-a-y ♪ 'j' is for jeff ♪ j-e-f-f ♪ 's' is for sam ♪ s-a-m that's me! ♪ 'f' is for feathersword ♪ now we've sung our song. hoo-hoo! some aerosols may just mix with them. can febreze remove them? describe the smell. it's very pleasant. some kind of flower maybe? ♪ awww, oh yuck! febreze air effects doesn't mix, it actually removes odors so you can breathe happy. it actually removes odors let's have some fun! ♪ read along with a story ♪ sail the ocean blue ♪ get your friends and play dress-ups ♪ you're all welcome to ♪ wiggle and learn ♪ dance to the rhythm of music ♪ wiggle and learn ♪ let's have some fun ♪ come on a great adventure ♪ sing your favorite tunes ♪ reading, writing and paintin

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he finds virtue in music. >> music is like my meditation. music has just opened up my eyes.disciplines me. >> i think it's been this thread throughout his entire life. >> reporter: mika miller is director of harmony project and scottie's teacher. the charity started with 36 students, now has 1500, a waiting list of 900. almost all these kids go on to college. >> music is the vehicle we use to transform kids. to get them through school, to get them to go to college, to teach them to be role models, they become mentors to younger students. >> reporter: scotty plans to be a teacher or a marine biologist or an international businessman. >> i can do it. i know i can do it. >> reporter: he learned that conversing with music. ♪ ♪ bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> a wild police chase wins a manassas woman in big trouble. it gotted started around 11:00 a.m.

he finds virtue in music. >> music is like my meditation. just opened up my eyes. >> i think it's been this thread throughout his entire life. >> reporter: the charity started with 36 students. now has 1500, a waiting list of 900. almost all these kids go on the college. >> music is the vehicle we use to transform kids. to get them through school, to get them to go college, to teach them to be role models, they become mentors to younger students. >> reporter: he plans to be a teacher or marine biologist or international businessman. >> i can do it. i know i can do that. >> reporter: he learned that conversing with music. bill whittaker, los angeles. >> coming up, tracking sandy the latest storm as she heads to cuba and the east coast. a casino heist. a robber makes off with million dollars of chips. i'm terrell brown. have a great day. ,,,, and i'm elizabeth wenger. michelle is of >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. >>> good morning, everyone. it's wednesday, october 24. i'm frank mallicoat. >> and i'm elizabeth wenger. michel

[ [ [ music not just bluegrass. they have djs and movie nights, i have called the police department and this started in april of 2011. almost -- literally almost once, twice a week i have to report them. because their music goes beyond -- goes past actually 10:00 or all the way up until midnight. sometimes the police actually get to their place since it's not a priority issue at around 10:00, 11:00 and they are still playing music. >> okay. >> and also, they have two entrances, both the front and the back and this building is actually not insulated and they are playing amplified music. the front of the restaurant is, as you can see, the front of the restaurant is all glass. the front almost one-half of the wall is glass and then they have a short hallway and it opens up into the patio. so when they play music both inside or outside, i can feel the walls of my building vibrating. i'm usually not home before 8:00, 9:00, as i work until 9:00 in the evening. but when i usually get home around 9:00, 10:00, i allow it to

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