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Host Nat Breiting makes their way through the fascinating history of music, learning things from the paleolithic era to modern day. Focusing on unheard people groups and learning as we go, Free the Music is music education: for free.

Episodes

  1. 06/08/2023

    003 Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Persia

    Episode Notes Twitter: @freethemusicpod Facebook: Free the Music Podcast - Group Ko-Fi: freethemusicpod Patreon: freethemusicpod What is the oldest known piece of music? - history. (n.d.). Retrieved February 6, 2023, from https://www.history.com/news/what-is-the-oldest-known-piece-of-music Ancient Egyptian music - facts for kids. History for kids. (2020, January 4). Retrieved February 4, 2023, from https://www.historyforkids.net/egyptian-music.html Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, November 23). Music of egypt. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Egypt Draffkorn Kilmer, .Anne"The Musical Instruments from Ur and Ancient Mesopotamian Music" Expedition Magazine 40.2 (1998): n. pag. Expedition Magazine. Penn Museum, 1998 Web. 04 Feb 2023 Wikimedia Foundation. (2023, January 10). Hurrian songs. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurrian_songs This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    6 min

  2. 03/30/2023

    Minisode 002 - Half Steps, Whole Steps and Modes

    Episode Notes Thank you so much for listening Twitter- @freethemusicpod Ko-Fi- freethemusicpod Patreon- Free the Music Podcast ftmpod.com Facebook- Free the Music Podcast This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    4 min

  3. 03/16/2023

    Minisode 001 - Rhythm

    Episode Notes Thank you for listening! Twitter: @freethemusicpod Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/freethemusicpod Facebook: Free the Music Podcast Patreon: patreon.com/freethemusicpod Gmail: ftmpod@gmail.com Website: ftmpod.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    2 min

  4. 03/02/2023

    002 Australia, China and India

    Episode Notes Additional sound courtesy of freesound.org. Twitter: @freethemusicpod Ko-fi: freethemusicpod Patreon: freethemusicpod gmail: freethemusicpod@gmail.com website: ftmpod.com ** Wikimedia Foundation. (2023, February 5). Music of china. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 8, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_China** The didgeridoo and aboriginal culture. Aboriginal Art & Culture Alice Springs Australia. (n.d.). Retrieved February 4, 2023, from https://www.aboriginalart.com.au/didgeridoo/what_is.html Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, December 3). Indigenous Music of Australia. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_music_of_Australia Ravanhatha the musical instrument - आथुन. Aathun. (2021, April 16). Retrieved February 6, 2023, from https://aathun.com/instruments/ravanhatha-the-musical-instrument/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpxN2VXPMLc Ancient Chinese Instruments - Fernald, Helen E. (Dec 1926). Retrieved February 7, 2023, from https://www.penn.museum/sites/journal/1401/ This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    9 min

  5. 02/16/2023

    001 Paleolithic Music

    Episode Notes ftmpod.com Twitter- @freethemusicpod Ko-Fi- ko-fi.com/freethemusicpod Patreon- patreon.com/freethemusicpod Tumblr- tumblr.com/freethemusicpod  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divje_Babe_flute Hogenboom, M. (2013, December 20). Neanderthals could speak like modern humans, study suggests. BBC News. Retrieved February 20, 2022, from https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-25465102 Fuller-Wright, L. (2017, October 12). Uncovering the sound of 'Motherese,' Baby talk across languages. Princeton University. Retrieved February 22, 2022, from https://www.princeton.edu/news/2017/10/12/uncovering-sound-motherese-baby-talk-across-languages National Museum of Slovenia (n.d.). Neanderthal flute. NMS. Retrieved February 26, 2022, from https://www.nms.si/en/collections/highlights/343-Neanderthal-flute Unknown. (n.d.). Male harp player of the early Spedos type (Getty Museum). The J. Paul Getty in Los Angeles. Retrieved March 11, 2022, from https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/10949/unknown-maker-male-harp-player-of-the-early-spedos-type-cycladic-2700-2300-bc/ The Irish Times, U. (2013, February 23). Wicklow Pipes Bronze Age Music. The Irish Times. Retrieved March 11, 2022, from https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/wicklow-pipes-bronze-age-music-1.1207382  Prehistoric flute in Germany is oldest known. Phys.org. Retrieved March 11, 2022, from https://phys.org/news/2009-06-prehistoric-flute-germany-oldest.html This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    7 min

  6. TRAILER

    Syllabus - Trailer 002

    Episode Notes Check out the website www.ftmpod.com for Transcripts, notes and bonus content *coming soon. Find me one Twitter @freethemusicpod or on Ko-fi also @freethemusicpod. My patreon is patreon.com/freethemusicpod. Find the Facebook group- Free the Music Podcast, on Facebook. Thanks for listening! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    7 min

  7. TRAILER

    Free the Music- Teaser

    Episode Notes Free the Music is a free music history podcast coming February 16, 2023. Find me on Facebook at Free the Music Podcast, on Twitter or Ko-Fi at @freethemusicpod. patreon.com/freethemusicpod Check out www.ftmpod.com for transcripts and show notes. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    1 min

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Host Nat Breiting makes their way through the fascinating history of music, learning things from the paleolithic era to modern day. Focusing on unheard people groups and learning as we go, Free the Music is music education: for free.

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  • Creator
    Nat Breiting
  • Years Active
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  • Episodes
    7
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    © Copyright 2026
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