TED Talks Music
Some of the world's greatest musicians and researchers showcase the power and science of music onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can also download these and many other videos free on TED.com, with an interactive English transcript and subtitles in up to 80 languages. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.
Singing old poems to life | Natalie Merchant
"Love Is a Loaded Pistol" | Thomas Dolby
Songs of secrets and city lights | Sophie Hunger
How to engineer a viral music video | Adam Sadowsky
How architecture helped music evolve | David Byrne
Hurdy-gurdy for beginners | Caroline Phillips
My web playroom | Ze Frank
A one-man orchestra of the imagination | Andrew Bird
A whistleblower you haven't heard | Geert Chatrou
A modern take on piano, violin, cello | Ahn Trio
Singing the primal mystery | Claron McFadden
A virtual choir 2,000 voices strong | Eric Whitacre
On violin and cello, "Passacaglia" | Robert Gupta + Joshua Roman
This is beatjazz | Onyx Ashanti
A cello with many voices | Maya Beiser
A flirtatious aria | Danielle de Niese
Trusting the ensemble | Charles Hazlewood
There are no mistakes on the bandstand | Stefon Harris
"Women of Hope" | Morley
The debut of the British Paraorchestra | Charles Hazlewood + British Paraorchestra
The beautiful math behind the world's ugliest music | Scott Rickard
"Family Tree" | Inara George
Building US-China relations ... by banjo | Abigail Washburn
Music and emotion through time | Michael Tilson Thomas
Beats that defy boxes | Reggie Watts
Dancing with light | Quixotic Fusion
A young guitarist meets his hero | Usman Riaz + Preston Reed
New ways to see music (with color! and fire!) | Jared Ficklin
The mad scientist of music | Mark Applebaum
Teen wonders play bluegrass | Sleepy Man Banjo Boys
Dance, tiny robots! | Bruno Maisonnier
The art of asking | Amanda Palmer
Virtual Choir Live | Eric Whitacre
The violin, and my dark night of the soul | Ji-Hae Park
The polyphonic me | Beardyman
In the key of genius | Derek Paravicini and Adam Ockelford
To hear this music you have to be there. Literally | Ryan Holladay
How sampling transformed music | Mark Ronson
How I started writing songs again | Sting
The DIY orchestra of the future | Ge Wang
Why I take the piano on the road ... and in the air | Daria van den Bercken
Hidden music rituals around the world | Vincent Moon and Naná Vasconcelos
A moving song from women in prison for life | The Lady Lifers
An 11-year-old prodigy performs old-school jazz | Joey Alexander
Home is a song I've always remembered | Teitur
The unexpected beauty of everyday sounds | Meklit Hadero
The enchanting music of sign language | Christine Sun Kim
A musical escape into a world of light and color | Kaki King
A beatboxing lesson from a father-daughter duo | Nicole Paris and Ed Cage
"Redemption Song" | John Legend
Everything you hear on film is a lie | Tasos Frantzolas
"St. James Infirmary Blues" | Silk Road Ensemble + Rhiannon Giddens
An electrifying acoustic guitar performance | Rodrigo y Gabriela
"Rollercoaster" | Sara Ramirez
"Turceasca" | Silk Road Ensemble
"Awoo" | Sofi Tukker
How to find a wonderful idea | OK Go
Songs that bring history to life | Rhiannon Giddens
How I found myself through music | Anika Paulson
The magic of Khmer classical dance | Prumsodun Ok
A human-robot dance duet | Huang Yi & KUKA
A one-man musical phenomenon | Jacob Collier
"My Fine Reward" | Tito Deler
"my mama" / "BLACK BANANA" | Rei
The rhythm of Afrobeat | Sauti Sol
How I use the drum to tell my story | Kasiva Mutua
"You Found Me" | Helen Gillet
"Rebelosis" / "Rebel Rock" / "Rebel on That Level" | The Soul Rebels
"You Never Can Tell" / "Over the Mountain, Across the Sea" | Elise LeGrow
"Afterneath" / "Killing Me" | Luke Sital-Singh
How my mom inspired my approach to the cello | Paul Rucker
What does the universe sound like? A musical tour | Matt Russo
"We Are the Halluci Nation" | A Tribe Called Red
Music with a message should be accessible | Madame Gandhi and Amber Galloway-Gallego
How music crosses cultures and empowers communities | LADAMA
"Autopilote" / "Pumper" | Mai Lan
What happens in your throat when you beatbox? | Tom Thum and Matthew Broadhurst
"My Man" / "Bohanna" / "We Dance" | Crush Club
What it's like to have Tourette's -- and how music gives me back control | Esha Alwani
"East Virginia" / "John Brown's Dream" | Nora Brown
"You Have the Rite" | Marc Bamuthi Joseph
What silence can teach you about sound | Dallas Taylor
How music streaming transformed songwriting | Björn Ulvaeus
How music can help you find peace after loss | Steven Sharp Nelson
The Black history of twerking -- and how it taught me self-love | Lizzo
What you discover when you really listen | Hrishikesh Hirway
"The [Uncertain] Four Seasons" | AKQA and Jung von Matt
"You and I" / "Attention" | Charlie Puth
The hidden power of sad songs and rainy days | Susan Cain and Min Kym
Why all melodies should be free for musicians to use | Damien Riehl
The rhythm and rhyme of memory, solitude and community | Rosanne Cash
The 100 tampons NASA (almost) sent to space -- and other absurd songs | Marcia Belsky
How Black girls can reclaim their voice in music | Kyra Gaunt
How a "Hi Level" mindset helps you realize your potential | Cordae
How hip-hop can make climate action cool | Samir Ibrahim, MyVerse and Kristen Warren
What if you could sing in your favorite musician's voice? | Holly Herndon
Why joy is a state of mind | Angélique Kidjo and Femi Oke
The ecstasy of Eskista, an ancient Ethiopian dance | Melaku Belay
A socialist perspective on the pursuit of happiness | Aaron Bastani
"Bright Future Ahead" | KERA
"Damballa Wedo" / "The Dilemma" | Melanie Charles
How modern audiences can talk about aging art | Margaret Hall