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Guitar Solos

15 december 2024 | 70 min

Cory and Noah discuss what makes a guitar solo and what makes the guitar so perfect as a solo instrument in the first place.

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Revival Scenes

15 november 2024 | 61 min

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.

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Ghost Notes and Friends: It's Boundo

1 november 2024 | 75 min

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.

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It's Boundo

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Early Music Videos

15 oktober 2024 | 59 min

Cory and Noah explore the surprisingly rich history of music videos made before the MTV era and ask what a music video even is.

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Classic Rock

15 september 2024 | 57 min

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.

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Ghost Notes and Friends: Her Music Academia

1 september 2024 | 84 min

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!)

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The Death of Genre

15 augusti 2024 | 71 min

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.

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New Album Drops

15 juli 2024 | 57 min

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.

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Ghost Notes and Friends: Jessie Gender

1 juli 2024 | 73 min

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!

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Album Artwork

15 juni 2024 | 70 min

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.

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Listening Games

15 maj 2024 | 53 min

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.

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Ghost Notes and Friends: Century of Song

1 maj 2024 | 50 min

Cory and Noah are joined by a mysterious author to announce a new and exciting book project about the history of American popular music.

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Indie Bound: https://bookshop.org/p/books/century-of-song-the-most-important-music-of-the-last-100-years-noah-lefevre/20973989?ean=9798890031235

Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/century-of-song-noah-lefevre/1145020557?ean=9798890031235

Blackwells: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9798890031235

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Century-Song-Songs-Shaped-American/dp/B0CLTPTXZL/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.GmfMOtSbXGWZg9SVsfLt4w.mdFf7ZOxmRWExprIn8biaM4Pj4BmcAyDtR1V0nBlcS8&qid=1710179613&sr=1-1

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Books-A-Million: https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Century-Song/Noah-LeFevre/9798890031235?id=9047423686035

Books Inc.: https://www.booksinc.net/book/9798890031235

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Do We Listen To Too Much Music?

15 april 2024 | 51 min

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?

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Standards

15 mars 2024 | 51 min

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.

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Ghost Notes and Friends: Step Back

1 mars 2024 | 58 min

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.

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Step Back:

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Spotify Wrapped

15 februari 2024 | 54 min

Cory and Noah discuss Spotify Wrapped and the growing trend of datafication in music listening.

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The Greatest Song Ever

15 januari 2024 | 58 min

Cory and Noah discuss the idea of the greatest song ever, and the cultural significance of even asking that question in the first place.

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Ghost Notes and Friends: Mike Wuerth

1 januari 2024 | 69 min

Cory and Noah are joined by Mike Wuerth to discuss the cultures, stigmas, and opportunities surrounding modern recording technology.

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Tuning

15 december 2023 | 58 min

Cory and Noah discuss tuning theory, just intonation, equal temperament, and what exactly makes different notes sound good or bad to different listeners.

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Music As A Sport

15 november 2023 | 65 min

Cory and Noah explore the similarities and differences between music and sports, to see what that analogy can teach us about both topics.

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Ghost Notes and Friends: Thomas Frank

1 november 2023 | 69 min

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.

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Music Videos

15 oktober 2023 | 64 min

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.

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50th Episode Special

15 september 2023 | 103 min

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.

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Ghost Notes and Friends: Maggie Mae Fish

1 september 2023 | 63 min

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.

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Music Copyright

15 augusti 2023 | 56 min

Cory and Noah discuss music copyright, why it's bad, and whether some version of it might actually be good?

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Music Criticism

15 juli 2023 | 54 min

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.

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Ghost Notes and Friends: Matt from Extra Credits

1 juli 2023 | 76 min

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.

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Extra Credits:

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Concept Albums

15 juni 2023 | 58 min

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.

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Music, The Universal Language

15 maj 2023 | 58 min

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.

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Ghost Notes and Friends: Nate Holder

1 maj 2023 | 96 min

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.

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Nate Holder:

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Instrumental Music

15 april 2023 | 65 min

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.

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Music Listening Technologies

15 mars 2023 | 68 min

Cory and Noah explore the benefits and drawbacks of different music listening technologies, from speakers systems to physical formats to streaming services.

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Ghost Notes and Friends: Lola Sebastian

1 mars 2023 | 91 min

Cory and Noah are joined by Lola Sebastian to discuss artist eras and the messy lenses we use to understand our favorite artists' lives.

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The Death of Key Changes

15 februari 2023 | 57 min

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?

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AI Music

15 januari 2023 | 71 min

Cory and Noah discuss the potential, as well as the risks, of the coming wave of AI systems built to generate their own music.

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Ghost Notes and Friends: Medlife Crisis

1 januari 2023 | 53 min

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.

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Medlife Crisis

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgRBRE1DUP2w7HTH9j_L4OQ

https://twitter.com/MedCrisis

https://www.instagram.com/medcrisis/

https://www.facebook.com/Medlifecrisis/

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Deep Cuts

15 december 2022 | 61 min

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.

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Music As Identity

15 november 2022 | 57 min

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.

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Ghost Notes and Friends: Aimee Nolte

1 november 2022 | 64 min

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.

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Aimee Nolte

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2nd Anniversary Mailbag

15 oktober 2022 | 75 min

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.

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Music Notation

15 september 2022 | 59 min

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.

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Ghost Notes and Friends: Patrick H. Willems

1 september 2022 | 77 min

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.

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Patrick H. Willems

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https://www.youtube.com/c/patrickhwillems

https://www.patreon.com/patrickhwillems

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Why We Care About Music

15 augusti 2022 | 66 min

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.

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Children's Music

15 juli 2022 | 52 min

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.

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Ghost Notes And Friends: Scott Greenberg

1 juli 2022 | 73 min

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/sfmpod

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Musicians As Activists

15 juni 2022 | 61 min

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.

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Musical Metaphor

15 maj 2022 | 64 min

Cory and Noah discuss the ways we describe the music we love and what those descriptions tell us about the music itself.

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Ghost Notes And Friends: Foreign Man In A Foreign Land

1 maj 2022 | 68 min

Cory and Noah are joined by Foreign to discuss cultural appropriation, cultural conversation, and why those aren't the same thing.

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https://twitter.com/foreignman242

Foreign Man in a Foreign Land

https://nebula.app/foreignman

https://youtube.com/c/ForeignManinaForeignLand

https://patreon.com/Foreignmaninaforeignland

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Can Music Be Bad?

15 april 2022 | 67 min

Cory and Noah discuss whether there's such a thing as bad music, and what it would mean if there wasn't.

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Live Music

15 mars 2022 | 61 min

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.

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Ghost Notes and Friends: Sounds Good

1 mars 2022 | 60 min

Cory and Noah are joined by Sarah Feldman to discuss authenticity, professional musicianship, and the craft of making music under capitalism.

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Sounds Good

https://nebula.app/soundsgood

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https://www.patreon.com/soundsgoodchannel

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Comedy Music

15 februari 2022 | 62 min

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.

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Artistic Intent

15 januari 2022 | 67 min

Cory and Noah talk about artistic intent, when and why it matters, and what it's actually useful for.

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Ghost Notes And Friends: LadyKnightTheBrave

1 januari 2022 | 68 min

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.

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Music Lists

15 december 2021 | 63 min

Cory and Noah talk about music lists, canonization, and our collective fascination with determining the "best" music.

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Professional Music Experts

15 november 2021 | 64 min

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.

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Ghost Notes And Friends: LowSpecGamer

1 november 2021 | 57 min

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.

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What Makes A Good Singer?

15 oktober 2021 | 55 min

Cory and Noah talk about great singers, vocal technique, and the difference between the two.

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Should All Musicians Compose?

15 september 2021 | 47 min

Cory and Noah discuss the role of composition in music-making and whether or not it's really an important skill to have.

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Ghost Notes And Friends: Alex Nickel

1 september 2021 | 58 min

Noah and Cory talk with Alex from Technicality and Alex Goes Bananas to discuss his show, music and being in Gen Z. How does Alex view media differently after going through a crash course on older music and shows during the first season of Alex Goes Bananas and how has his approach to unfamiliar media changed because of it.

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Music You Don't Like

15 augusti 2021 | 54 min

Noah and Cory discuss the implications of finding some music unenjoyable and when and when not there are benefits to broadening your horizons with music you may not initially want find interesting or fun to listen to.

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Music School

15 juli 2021 | 57 min

Cory and Noah discuss what you get from music school, whether it's worth it, and what to do if you decide it's not for you.

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Ghost Notes And Friends: Laura Crone

1 juli 2021 | 56 min

Cory and Noah are joined by Laura Crone to discuss what makes a film score "good" and why there should be a Starlight Express movie.

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Chord Loops

15 juni 2021 | 46 min

Cory and Noah discuss the development and theory of chord loops, and how these simple progressions have radically changed the world of music.

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Synesthesia with Adam Neely

15 maj 2021 | 60 min

Cory and Noah welcome Ghost Notes first guest to the show, Adam Neely. Most people can associate colors with songs and music in some way. Some songs just feel "red". What is the relationship of color and music like for the typically listener and for someone with synesthesia like Adam.

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What is Music?

15 april 2021 | 56 min

We've talked a lot about music on the podcast so far but what actually is music? Sure, the latest pop hits are but what about 4:33 and more art-house pieces like Pendulum Music. Cory and Noah discuss different definitions of music and a variety of examples that you not have heard of yet.

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Albums

15 mars 2021 | 63 min

Do albums still have a place in a world of playlists and auto-generated mixes? Noah and Cory chat about what defines an album, how artists have used them throughout history and how they could be best used today and in the future.

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Cover Songs

15 februari 2021 | 63 min

What is a cover song and what makes one great? Cory and Noah discuss the different types of covers from good to bad to Limp Bizkit's Behind Blue Eyes to find out what artists do to make their covers interesting to the audience.

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Lyrics

15 januari 2021 | 60 min

Noah and Cory discuss how artists use lyrics in their songs and how the removal of lyrics can even enhance the listening experience sometimes.

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Auteur Theory

15 december 2020 | 60 min

Cory and Noah discuss the myth of the lone genius and why it's a bad way to think about music.

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Does Genre Matter?

15 november 2020 | 61 min

Cory and Noah discuss the role of genre in musical analysis and why so many people seem to use it wrong.

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