Ella Fitzgerald’s Scat Singing: Listening Beyond the Notes
Ella Fitzgerald’s scat singing treats the voice as an improvising instrument. Learn what to listen for in rhythm, phrasing, musical shape and her broader recorded career.
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David Bowie’s Stage Characters and the Craft of Reinvention
David Bowie’s reinventions joined music, costume, photography and performance. Explore Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane and the collaborators behind some of his best-known images.
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How Optical Illusions Reveal the Work of Seeing
Optical illusions reveal how vision uses context, depth and figure-ground cues. Learn to compare an impression with a measurement without treating illusions as tests of intelligence.