9 episodes

What if Chopin plays Jazz or Beethoven plays rock?
If you’re tired of listening to the same music, Classical Meets Contemporary will help. Every week, a fun-seeking Gestalt Pianist will play and talk about uniquely arranged music by meeting, entering, and expressing the songs. Join the experimental exploration, unlock your creativity, and enjoy your unlimited imaginations!

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Classical Meets Contemporary Naoko Hirai

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What if Chopin plays Jazz or Beethoven plays rock?
If you’re tired of listening to the same music, Classical Meets Contemporary will help. Every week, a fun-seeking Gestalt Pianist will play and talk about uniquely arranged music by meeting, entering, and expressing the songs. Join the experimental exploration, unlock your creativity, and enjoy your unlimited imaginations!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Love songs in Classical music

    Love songs in Classical music

    Hello, and welcome to the ninth episode of Classical Meets Contemporary! 
    This podcast will act as a fun and inspiring space for fellow music fanatics, such as myself. We will provide helpful resources creativity, which gives us freedom and fulfillment. 
    In today’s show, I share the love songs in classical music and arrange it into a contemporary song.
     
    If all of this has piqued your curiosity, then tune in to Episode nine of Classical Meets Contemporary!  

    In This Episode, You Will Learn:
    ·       What are the types of love songs? (1:58)
    ·       Why is a love song so popular? (2:43)
    ·       Is there any classical music expressing love? (3:24)
    Music: Classical music with contemporary flavor (4:53) 
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    • 8 min
    The music format still loved 300 years later!

    The music format still loved 300 years later!

    Hello, and welcome to the eighth episode of Classical Meets Contemporary! 
    This podcast will act as a fun and inspiring space for fellow music fanatics, such as myself. We will provide helpful resources creativity, which gives us freedom and fulfillment. 
    In today’s show, I share how classical music forms used in contemporary music. If this has piqued your curiosity and eager to hear a more, tune in to Episode eight of Classical Meets Contemporary!  

    In This Episode, You Will Learn:
    ·       The classical piece like Maroon 5!? (2:48)
    ·       What is Cannon? (4:37)
    ·       Repeating Chords progressions in contemporary music (5:53)
    ·       Music: Classical music with contemporary flavor (6:47) 
     
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    • 9 min
    What is the pop music in the classical style?

    What is the pop music in the classical style?

    Hello, and welcome to the seventh episode of Classical Meets Contemporary! 
    This podcast will act as a fun and inspiring space for fellow music fanatics, such as myself. We will provide helpful resources creativity, which gives us freedom and fulfillment. 
    In today’s show, I talk about a “pop song” genre in the classical music world. And of course, I will arrange classical music into contemporary music.
    If this piqued your curiosity, then tune in to Episode 7 of Classical Meets Contemporary!  

    In This Episode, You Will Learn:

    Personal experience of starting to listen to classical music (1:50)What is the difference between classical and popular music? (4:00) What is “pop song” in classical music? (6:15) Music: what if we play classical pop music in contemporary (7:22)
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    • 9 min
    Classical to contemporary music using classical technique!

    Classical to contemporary music using classical technique!

    Hello, and welcome to the sixth episode of Classical Meets Contemporary! 
    This podcast will act as a fun and inspiring space for fellow music fanatics, such as myself. We will provide helpful resources creativity, which gives us freedom and fulfillment. 
    In today’s show, I share a process of arranging classical songs using theme and variation format.
    If this has piqued your curiosity, then tune in to Episode 6 of Classical Meets Contemporary!  

    In This Episode You Will Learn:

    The hardest part of music creation (1:27)What are the elements of music  (3:22) The varieties of modification of music elements (4:11) Example of theme and variation (5:28)Music: Classical music with contemporary flavor (7:16) 
     
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    • 11 min
    How to expand your idea?

    How to expand your idea?

    Hello, and welcome to the fifth episode of Classical Meets Contemporary! 
    This podcast will act as a fun and inspiring space for fellow music fanatics, such as myself. We will provide helpful resources creativity, which gives us freedom and fulfillment. 
    In today’s show, I share a process of arranging a song using a brainstorming technique. Of course, you can apply it in many ways, not only for music and also writing, drawing, or creating a video or anything you think!
    If this has piqued your curiosity, then tune in to Episode 5 of Classical Meets Contemporary!  

    In This Episode You Will Learn:

    The time when I got stuck in music creation (1:29 )What is the effective brainstorming technique (2:58)The varieties of arranging from one piece (3:38)Example of applying it into music creation (6:22)Music: Classical music with contemporary flavor (8:06) 
     
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    • 11 min
    How to arrange music to enhance productivity?

    How to arrange music to enhance productivity?

    Hello, and welcome to 4th episode of Classical Meets Contemporary! 
    This podcast will act as a fun and inspiring space for fellow music fanatics, such as myself. We will provide helpful resources creativity, which gives us freedom and fulfillment. 
    Today's show, I share how to arrange music to increase productivity, applying the benefits of listening to music.
    If this has piqued your curiosity and eager to hear a more in-depth analysis of benefits of music, tune in to Episode 4 of Classical Meets Contemporary!  
     
    In This Episode You Will Learn:

    The time made me wonder about the role of music (1:27)What is the effect of music (2:44)How music reduce distractions (3:23)How music will boost your energy (5:29)How to choose the right type of music for productivity (4:50)Music: Classical music with contemporary flavor (7:50)  
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    • 10 min

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