Episode
Explained: Music
Overview
When does sound become music? Why are humans so uniquely able to master musicality? Researchers talk rhythm, octaves and the magic of song and dance.
Details
- Series
- Explained
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 2018-09-19
- Runtime
- 16 min
Episode context
Music is Episode 20 in Season 1 of Explained. It aired on 2018-09-19. The runtime is 16 min.
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