Ghost Notes is a music podcast from the creators of the YouTube channels 12tone and Polyphonic. It features conversations and analysis about music, drawing on the hosts' interests in music theory, criticism, and video essays. The show's framing is intentionally loose, but it centers on exploring how music works and why it matters. It is an English-language production aimed at curious music listeners.
Episodes
Desert Island Albums (And More)
Cory and Noah take a break from all the heady nonsense they normally do and just have some normal conversations about music for once.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tvhttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://bsky.app/profile/polyp
500 Songs
Cory listened to 500 songs for a video about chord loops and Noah was generous enough to let them rant about the experience for a full hour.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tvhttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://bsky.app/profil
Headphones
Cory and Noah consider the surprisingly complicated impact of headphones on music culture, and the tectonic musical shifts that single piece of technology has left in its wake.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tvhttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevid
The Starving Artist
Cory and Noah consider the dueling myths of the starving artist and the sellout, ask where each one comes from, and explore the lessons each can teach us about what it means to be an artist.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tvhttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon
Music and Drugs
Cory and Noah explore the complicated history of narcotics in popular music, how they've affected the creation of art, and the dangers of telling those stories incorrectly.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tvhttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosP
Social Media Music Theory
Cory and Noah discuss how the practice of music theory has been changed, for better and for worse, by the rise of social media in the modern age.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tvhttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://bsky.app/p
Story Songs
Cory and Noah discuss what it means for a song to tell a story, what makes musical stories different from other mediums, and examine many of their favorite story songs.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tvhttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyp
All About Rhythm
Cory and Noah take a broader view on the concept of rhythm, exploring this fundamental part of music from as many angles as they can think of.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tvhttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://bsky.app/prof
Decades In Music
Cory and Noah discuss how decades shape our understanding of musical movements, and how they shape those movements themselves.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tvhttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://bsky.app/profile/polyphonic.n
Ragebait Music Reviews
Cory and Noah attempt to discuss the way modern music discourse is often so focused on making audiences angry, rather than informing them, but then we get sidetracked into discussing how modern media in general is being destroyed from within.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tvhttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps
Rock & Roll As Children's Music
Cory and Noah reflect on their experiences with early rock & roll from their childhoods and reflect on what that trend says about both the music and the culture it grew out of.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tvhttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12ton
Rockism
Cory and Noah reflect on the trend of rockism, its influence on music culture, and the ways in which it misunderstands what rock is all about.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tvhttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://bsky.app/prof
Invisible Listening Games
Cory and Noah consider invisible listening games, or the ways we structure our musical listening in order to get the most out of our experiences.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tvhttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://bsky.app/p
Great Art By Bad People
Cory and Noah consider the thorny question of what to do with art that you love made by people who've caused real harm.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tvhttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://bsky.app/profile/polyphonic.nebula.t
Song Sequels
Cory and Noah discuss the complex history of song sequels and try to figure out why they don't happen that much.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tvhttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://bsky.app/profile/polyphonic.nebula.tvhttps:
Canadian Music
Cory and Noah discuss the rich, complex music culture of Noah's home country of Canada, with a look at both how it differs from American music culture and some of the ways the two interact.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tvhttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.
Music Venues
Cory and Noah discuss the surprising impact of music venues on the music played in them, and how those impacts have shaped musical movements throughout history.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tvhttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichtt
Sympathy For The Devil
Cory and Noah discuss their recent collaboration, where they both made videos about the same song, and look at how their different perspectives and processes created two completely different analyses.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tvhttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://w
Ghost Notes and Friends: Mic The Snare
Cory and Noah are joined by Nick from Mic The Snare to discuss the history, legacy, and practice of music piracy, all without confessing to anything.Check out Ghost Notes on Nebula, where you can hear the new episodes a month early: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tvhttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.pa
Third Albums
Cory and Noah discuss the long-await conclusion of Cory's third-album experiment, including lessons learned and some of the unexpected highlights. (Plus why it took so much longer than expected...)Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tvhttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.
Christmas Music
Cory and Noah discuss what makes the music of Christmas so unique, and how our relationships to it have changed over the years.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tvhttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonich
Ghost Notes and Friends: MegaThem
Cory and Noah are joined by Will from Maggie Mae Fish to discuss their fascination with noise music, as well as the broader concept of noise in music, and it only took us one try to record this episode.Check out Ghost Notes on Nebula, where you can hear the new episodes a month early: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tvhttps://nebula.app/12ton
Guitar Solos
Cory and Noah discuss what makes a guitar solo and what makes the guitar so perfect as a solo instrument in the first place.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tvhttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonichttp
Revival Scenes
Cory and Noah discuss the complicated world of genre revival scenes, from the folk revival of the '60s to the swing revival of the '90s to... well, to whatever's coming next.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tvhttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideo
Ghost Notes and Friends: It's Boundo
Cory and Noah are joined by Boundo to discuss all the various ways that people discover new music, to consider the pros and cons of different approaches, and to ramble about why that's a good thing in the first place.Check out Ghost Notes on Nebula, where you can hear the new episodes a month early: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tvhttps://n
Early Music Videos
Cory and Noah explore the surprisingly rich history of music videos made before the MTV era and ask what a music video even is.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonichttps://ne
Classic Rock
Cory and Noah dive into one of their favorite topics, the genre of Classic Rock, and ask what it means for rock to count as "classic" in the first place.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://twitter.com
Ghost Notes and Friends: Her Music Academia
Cory and Noah are joined by Lydia Bangura of Her Music Academia to talk all about the complicated world of music academia and the strengths and weaknesses of moving those discussions to more public platforms. (like this one!)Check out Ghost Notes on Nebula, where you can hear the new episodes a month early: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://ne
The Death of Genre
Cory and Noah finally resolve their bitter dispute about the death of genre by diving deep into the question of what genres are actually for.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://twitter.com/WatchPolyph
New Album Drops
Cory and Noah discuss the cultural phenomenon of new album drops, the excitement of collectively experiencing a new work of art, and also get sidetracked about the new Billie Eilish album a bunch.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.co
Ghost Notes and Friends: Jessie Gender
Cory and Noah are joined by Jessie Gender to talk about the complex process of scoring a film, drawing from Jessie's recent experience making her own directorial debut!Check out Ghost Notes on Nebula, where you can hear the new episodes a month early: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttp
Album Artwork
Cory and Noah talk about the effect album artwork has on the music it represents, as well as the role of packaging in the experience of art. Plus they list a bunch of cool album covers, so that's fun.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreo
Listening Games
Cory and Noah talk about playing games with your listening habits, including Cory's recent experiment with only listening to third albums, and what you can gain from adding restrictions to your musical experiences.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttp
Ghost Notes and Friends: Century of Song
Cory and Noah are joined by a mysterious author to announce a new and exciting book project about the history of American popular music.Check out Ghost Notes on Nebula, where you can hear the new episodes a month early: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos
Do We Listen To Too Much Music?
Cory and Noah explore the impact of our unprecedented access to music through filesharing and streaming services, and as whether having so much music available all the time might actually be a bad thing?Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.pat
Standards
Cory and Noah discuss the practice of musical standards, what makes a standard different from a cover, why we don't see many new standards anymore, and why we probably should.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolypho
Ghost Notes and Friends: Step Back
Cory and Noah are joined by Tristan Johnson of Step Back to talk about the genre of Dungeon Synth, the value of microgenres, and the music's complicated origins.Check out Ghost Notes on Nebula, where you can hear the new episodes a month early: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www
Spotify Wrapped
Cory and Noah discuss Spotify Wrapped and the growing trend of datafication in music listening.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonichttps://nebula.app/polyphonichttps://www.y
The Greatest Song Ever
Cory and Noah discuss the idea of the greatest song ever, and the cultural significance of even asking that question in the first place.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonich
Ghost Notes and Friends: Mike Wuerth
Cory and Noah are joined by Mike Wuerth to discuss the cultures, stigmas, and opportunities surrounding modern recording technology.Check out Ghost Notes on Nebula, where you can hear the new episodes a month early: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPoly
Tuning
Cory and Noah discuss tuning theory, just intonation, equal temperament, and what exactly makes different notes sound good or bad to different listeners.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://twitter.com
Music As A Sport
Cory and Noah explore the similarities and differences between music and sports, to see what that analogy can teach us about both topics.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonic
Ghost Notes and Friends: Thomas Frank
Cory and Noah are joined by Thomas Frank to discuss the age-old question of how to take good ideas and turn them into good songs.Check out Ghost Notes on Nebula, where you can hear the new episodes a month early: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolypho
Music Videos
Cory and Noah discuss how the art form of music videos can be utilized to its fullest potential, and why it so often isn't.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonichttps://nebula
50th Episode Special
Cory and Noah celebrate 50 episodes by looking back at the last three years of conversations and reflecting on how their perspectives have changed over time.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://twitter
Ghost Notes and Friends: Maggie Mae Fish
Cory and Noah are joined by Maggie Mae Fish to discuss how artists grow and change as they move into their late careers, along with what a "late career" even means.Check out Ghost Notes on Nebula, where you can hear the new episodes a month early: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://
Music Copyright
Cory and Noah discuss music copyright, why it's bad, and whether some version of it might actually be good?Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonichttps://nebula.app/polyphonich
Music Criticism
Cory and Noah discuss the role of music criticism, explain why they're not huge fans of rating music, and explore what they look for instead when it comes to music journalism.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolypho
Ghost Notes and Friends: Matt from Extra Credits
Cory and Noah are joined by Matt from Extra Credits to talk about the struggle of finding new music as you get older, and unpack the anxiety around appreciating music wrong.Check out Ghost Notes on Nebula, where you can hear the new episodes a month early: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideo
Concept Albums
Cory and Noah discuss what makes a great concept album, what it means to call something a concept album, and the difference between a concept and a theme.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://twitter.co
Music, The Universal Language
Cory and Noah discuss the oft-repeated claim that music is "the universal language", ask to what extent that's actually true, and explore why so many music experts find this claim so frustrating.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com
Ghost Notes and Friends: Nate Holder
Cory and Noah are joined by music educator Nate Holder to discuss the ways we teach children about music, the point of music education, and how we can maybe do things a little bit better.Check out Ghost Notes on Nebula, where you can hear the new episodes a month early: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com
Instrumental Music
Cory and Noah discuss instrumental music, the challenges it presents to the listener, and ways to enjoy and engage with music when there are no vocals.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://twitter.com/W
Music Listening Technologies
Cory and Noah explore the benefits and drawbacks of different music listening technologies, from speakers systems to physical formats to streaming services.Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://twitter.
Ghost Notes and Friends: Lola Sebastian
Cory and Noah are joined by Lola Sebastian to discuss artist eras and the messy lenses we use to understand our favorite artists' lives.12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonichttps://nebula.app/polyphonichttps://www.youtube.com/c/Polyphonichttps://
The Death of Key Changes
Cory and Noah discuss the latest controversy in music theory twitter, the recent finding that songs don't change keys nearly as much as they used to. What does it mean, and does it mean anything?12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonichttps://nebula
AI Music
Cory and Noah discuss the potential, as well as the risks, of the coming wave of AI systems built to generate their own music.Subscribe to Curiosity Stream and get access to Nebula where you can listen to Ghost Notes episodes one month early: https://curiositystream.com/ghostnotes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttp
Ghost Notes and Friends: Medlife Crisis
Cory and Noah are joined by Dr. Rohin Francis to discuss the possible biological origins of rhythm and why humans may have developed music in the first place.Subscribe to Curiosity Stream and get access to Nebula where you can listen to Ghost Notes episodes one month early: https://curiositystream.com/ghostnotesMedlife Crisishttps://nebula.tv/medlifecrisishttps://www.youtube.com/chan
Deep Cuts
Cory and Noah talk about the concept of deep cuts, the value of exploring an artist's whole discography, and how to share that experience with new fans.Subscribe to Curiosity Stream and get access to Nebula where you can listen to Ghost Notes episodes one month early: https://curiositystream.com/ghostnotes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.yout
Music As Identity
Cory and Noah discuss the power of music to help people find and shape their identities, and how the process of finding yourself through music can be a great and meaningful experience but also one that can go very wrong.Subscribe to Curiosity Stream and get access to Nebula where you can listen to Ghost Notes episodes one month early: https://curiositystream.com/ghostnotes12tonehttps
Ghost Notes and Friends: Aimee Nolte
Cory and Noah are joined by Aimee Nolte to discuss the difficulties of making and marketing music on a platform like YouTube, even as an established music analyst.Subscribe to Curiosity Stream and get access to Nebula where you can listen to Ghost Notes episodes one month early: https://curiositystream.com/ghostnotesAimee Noltehttps://twitter.com/AimNhttps://nebula.tv/aimeenoltehttps
2nd Anniversary Mailbag
Cory and Noah take some time to reflect on two years of making Ghost Notes and answer a bunch of audience questions about music and life.Subscribe to Curiosity Stream and get access to Nebula where you can listen to Ghost Notes episodes one month early: https://curiositystream.com/ghostnotes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12ton
Music Notation
Cory and Noah discuss music notation, including questions about how it works, what it's for, and how various popular systems tend to come up short.Subscribe to Curiosity Stream and get access to Nebula where you can listen to Ghost Notes episodes one month early: https://curiositystream.com/ghostnotes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.c
Ghost Notes and Friends: Patrick H. Willems
Cory and Noah are joined by Patrick Willems to discuss the lost art of the blockbuster tie-in single, the legacy of Will Smith, and why you should watch the video for Batdance.Subscribe to Curiosity Stream and get access to Nebula where you can listen to Ghost Notes episodes one month early: https://curiositystream.com/ghostnotesPatrick H. Willemshttps://twitter.com/patrickhwillemsht
Why We Care About Music
Cory and Noah explore the reasons they spend so much time thinking about music, how they got to this point in their lives, and why they believe that understanding music matters.Subscribe to Curiosity Stream and get access to Nebula where you can listen to Ghost Notes episodes one month early: https://curiositystream.com/ghostnotes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.a
Children's Music
Cory and Noah talk about children's music, the role it serves in musical cultures, and why there aren't very many critically acclaimed songs written for toddlers.Subscribe to Curiosity Stream and get access to Nebula where you can listen to Ghost Notes episodes one month early: https://curiositystream.com/ghostnotes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps:
Ghost Notes And Friends: Scott Greenberg
Cory and Noah are joined by comedy musician Scott Greenberg to discuss the difference between "art" and "content", and what that distinction can tell us about the things we make.Scott's podcast: https://linktr.ee/sfmpodSubscribe to Curiosity Stream and get access to Nebula where you can listen to Ghost Notes episodes one month early: https://curiositystream.com/ghostnotes12tonehttps:
Musicians As Activists
Cory and Noah discuss the complicated politics of musicians using their platforms for activism, as well as how artists and listeners can navigate those spaces successfully.Subscribe to Curiosity Stream and get access to Nebula where you can listen to Ghost Notes episodes one month early: https://curiositystream.com/ghostnotes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12toneh
Musical Metaphor
Cory and Noah discuss the ways we describe the music we love and what those descriptions tell us about the music itself.Subscribe to Curiosity Stream and get access to Nebula where you can listen to Ghost Notes episodes one month early: https://curiositystream.com/ghostnotes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.pat
Ghost Notes And Friends: Foreign Man In A Foreign Land
Cory and Noah are joined by Foreign to discuss cultural appropriation, cultural conversation, and why those aren't the same thing.Subscribe to Curiosity Stream and get access to Nebula where you can listen to Ghost Notes episodes one month early: https://curiositystream.com/ghostnotes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps
Can Music Be Bad?
Cory and Noah discuss whether there's such a thing as bad music, and what it would mean if there wasn't.Subscribe to Curiosity Stream and get access to Nebula where you can listen to Ghost Notes episodes one month early: https://curiositystream.com/ghostnotes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonev
Live Music
Cory and Noah talk about what makes a good live show, what makes a good live album, and how we're both too old to appreciate them anyway.Subscribe to Curiosity Stream and get access to Nebula where you can listen to Ghost Notes episodes one month early: https://curiositystream.com/ghostnotes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevide
Ghost Notes and Friends: Sounds Good
Cory and Noah are joined by Sarah Feldman to discuss authenticity, professional musicianship, and the craft of making music under capitalism.Subscribe to Curiosity Stream and get access to Nebula where you can listen to Ghost Notes episodes one month early: https://curiositystream.com/ghostnotesSounds Goodhttps://twitter.com/soundsgood100https://nebula.app/soundsgoodhttps://www.youtube.co
Comedy Music
Description: Cory and Noah discuss how the intersection of comedy and music, how the two can complement each other, and why musical comedians rarely get the respect they deserve.Subscribe to Curiosity Stream and get access to Nebula where you can listen to Ghost Notes episodes one month early: https://curiositystream.com/ghostnotes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/1
Artistic Intent
Cory and Noah talk about artistic intent, when and why it matters, and what it's actually useful for.Subscribe to Curiosity Stream and get access to Nebula where you can listen to Ghost Notes episodes one month early: https://curiositystream.com/ghostnotes12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevide
Ghost Notes And Friends: LadyKnightTheBrave
LadyKnighttheBrave joins Cory and Noah to talk about one of her favorite art forms: Musical Theatre. Together, they explore what makes the medium so unique and discuss some of the wildest, most bizarre examples of the form.Subscribe to Curiosity Stream and get access to Nebula where you can listen to Ghost Notes episodes one month early: https://curiositystream.com/ghostnotes12tonehttps:/
Music Lists
Cory and Noah talk about music lists, canonization, and our collective fascination with determining the "best" music. 12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonichttps://nebula.app/polyphonichttps://www.youtube.com/c/Polyphonichttps://www.patreon.com/po
Professional Music Experts
Cory and Noah talk about talking about music professionally, including the pitfalls and responsibilities of presenting oneself as an expert on music and the ethics of having an audience for your opinions.12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonichttps
Ghost Notes And Friends: LowSpecGamer
Cory and Noah are joined by Alex the LowSpecGamer to talk about game music, the idiosyncrasies of the medium, and the difficulty of preserving a play experience through sound.12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonichttps://nebula.app/polyphonichttps
What Makes A Good Singer?
Cory and Noah talk about great singers, vocal technique, and the difference between the two.12tonehttps://twitter.com/12tonevideoshttps://nebula.app/12tonehttps://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideoshttps://www.patreon.com/12tonevideosPolyphonichttps://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonichttps://nebula.app/polyphonichttps://www.youtube.com/c/Polyphonichttps://www.patreon.com/polyphonicSee Privacy Policy
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