Attention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening Guide

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Classical music can be intimidating to newcomers and frequent concertgoers alike. Attention to Detail introduces practical techniques for finding meaning, enjoyment, and confidence in the process of listening to classical music that everyone can use, regardless of background.

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Recent Episodes
  • Scene Breakdown: Mozart‘s Magic Flute
    Oct 18, 2021 – 38:33
  • Opera SparkNotes: Mussorgsky‘s Boris Godunov
    Oct 2, 2021 – 54:12
  • Opera Sparknotes: Salome, Part 2
    Sep 17, 2021 – 44:32
  • Opera Sparknotes: Salome, Part 1
    Sep 6, 2021 – 51:15
  • Top 10: John Williams Edition
    Aug 23, 2021 – 48:58
  • A Hundred Episodes: A Musical Celebration
    Aug 6, 2021 – 50:56
  • What to Expect in a Symphony: Fourth Movements
    Aug 2, 2021 – 41:09
  • What to Expect in a Symphony: Third Movements
    Jul 29, 2021 – 33:38
  • What to Expect in a Symphony: Slow Movements
    Jul 5, 2021 – 39:17
  • What to Expect in a Symphony: First Movements
    Jun 26, 2021 – 50:29
  • Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture: A July 4th Preview
    Jun 17, 2021 – 32:51
  • Returning to Live Concerts, Part 2: How to Prepare for a Concert
    Apr 26, 2021 – 43:24
  • Returning to Live Concerts, Part 1: Etiquette Q&A
    Apr 16, 2021 – 01:01:47
  • Mozart, Haydn, or Other?
    Mar 26, 2021 – 30:41
  • A Musical Winter, Part 2: Schubert's Winterreise
    Mar 2, 2021 – 49:39
  • A Musical Winter, Part 1: Haydn's The Seasons
    Feb 17, 2021 – 36:03
  • Why Is Classical Music Getting Faster?
    Feb 1, 2021 – 51:01
  • Re-Listening to Music
    Jan 25, 2021 – 56:46
  • Musical Blind Tasting, Part 2
    Jan 11, 2021 – 41:41
  • A Listening Guide for the New Year
    Dec 31, 2020 – 52:36
  • Musical Blind Tasting, Part 1
    Dec 16, 2020 – 01:05:19
  • Can Music Be Random?
    Dec 8, 2020 – 49:13
  • Is Silence Music?
    Nov 24, 2020 – 51:02
  • Listening Tips: Modern and Contemporary Music
    Nov 14, 2020 – 40:47
  • Instrument Breakdown: Viola and Cello
    Nov 7, 2020 – 29:48
  • Bonus: Election Day Listening Game
    Nov 3, 2020 – 05:46
  • Listening Tips: Romanticism
    Oct 29, 2020 – 55:35
  • Listening Tips: Classical Style
    Oct 22, 2020 – 45:37
  • Listening Tips: Baroque Music
    Oct 17, 2020 – 39:08
  • Instrument Breakdown: Violin
    Oct 10, 2020 – 43:27
  • Fundamentals Revisited: Mapping
    Oct 2, 2020 – 37:15
  • Fundamentals Revisited: Hearing Ideas
    Sep 26, 2020 – 31:12
  • Fundamentals Revisited: Listening Attentively
    Sep 17, 2020 – 27:57
  • Musical SparkNotes: Götterdammerung, Act 3
    Sep 12, 2020 – 54:29
  • Musical SparkNotes: Götterdammerung, Act 2
    Sep 10, 2020 – 30:42
  • Musical SparkNotes: Götterdammerung, Act 1
    Sep 6, 2020 – 51:04
  • Musical SparkNotes: Siegfried, Act 3
    Sep 2, 2020 – 01:07:16
  • Musical SparkNotes: Siegfried, Act 2
    Aug 31, 2020 – 50:16
  • Musical SparkNotes: Siegfried, Act 1
    Aug 25, 2020 – 34:23
  • Ring Cycle 2.0: The Lord of the Rings Soundtrack
    Aug 19, 2020 – 49:02
  • Musical SparkNotes: Die Walküre, Act 3
    Aug 13, 2020 – 54:33
  • Musical SparkNotes: Die Walküre, Act 2
    Aug 9, 2020 – 48:44
  • Musical SparkNotes: Die Walküre, Act 1
    Aug 5, 2020 – 44:42
  • Musical SparkNotes: Das Rheingold
    Aug 1, 2020 – 01:16:57
  • Musical SparkNotes: Wagner's Ring Cycle (Intro)
    Jul 29, 2020 – 38:25
  • Music and Grief: A Tribute to Greg Cardi
    Jul 18, 2020 – 01:05:45
  • Underrated Composers Draft
    Jul 7, 2020 – 01:03:39
  • How to Listen to Modern Music
    Jul 4, 2020 – 48:13
  • Interview with Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis
    Jun 25, 2020 – 52:47
  • Music from Pandemic Years: 1918
    Jun 19, 2020 – 59:52
Recent Reviews
  • Catersa
    Love this podcast
    I love this podcast. The musical decisions episode especially really hit me cause as a pianist, I have to make my own decisions about the music. And you’re absolutely right about it varying by composer. I mean take dynamics for instance. I use a wider dynamic range for Beethoven than Mozart, like not just between pp and ff, but between each step of dynamic, it’s wider in Beethoven.
  • Lieppy
    Enjoyable and informative
    I’ve learned lots and enjoyed it. Will there be more episodes? Miss new ones
  • Mary Hierholzer Jacobs
    The music class I always wished for
    As a lifelong classical music enthusiast with no formal training whatsoever, this podcast is truly the music class I always wished I could take. Each episode leaves me with greater technical and artistic understanding, and hits just the right balance to be accessible for a lay audience. The hosts feel relatable, knowledgeable, pleasant, and invested. I’ve recommended Attention to Detail to many friends and family members!
  • yveyveyee
    Classical music, delightfully demystified
    Low stakes, easy uptake, introduction to the joys and the brilliance of the music itself. Highly reccommend early episodes on melody, harmony, rhythm, and form.
  • Ian Saylor
    Great detail
    Fun podcast, one of my favorites, though I’ve just started listening and need to catch up on some older episodes. Also, no way to prove it, but I did in fact get 7/7 on the Mozart, Haydn or other quiz. Anyway, if you like classical music, or music podcasts generally, give this one a try.
  • Optimist runner
    Talking about music
    Far too much meandering discussion, and gets way down into the weeds. Need many more musical examples to ground the discussion in actual music.
  • IslandFrozenGator
    Great podcast
    Whether you are listening to classical music for the first time or have had previous romance with it, this is a great podcast to show your around the hundreds of years of classical music in human history.
  • _kdt_
    Great podcast!
    Easy to understand and listen to, I feel like I know how to listen to classical music now!
  • philomenaduffy
    Great Pod!
    Excellent dive into classical music in an accessible way!
  • Angelaey
    Wow!
    Love the composer deep dive. Thorough, educational, fun podcast. Great for all levels of listeners and enhances my listening of all kinds of music.
  • Michigan42
    Great podcast!
    Love it!
  • k.eve.2019
    Cannot recommend enough!
    So glad this podcast exists! And can’t wait for more. As someone with zero background knowledge or experience with classical music, I find it at times to be incredibly intimidating but an intensely intriguing and valuable art form that I want to know more about. This pod really helps do that. Thanks! Will be sharing this with everyone I know!
  • andyjt4
    Loved it!
    I really enjoy the techniques, especially hearing ideas... totally changes the way I listen to music!
  • ablemar93
    Super helpful!
    Great for newcomers to classical music! I have never been to a concert before, but I am excited to try one out after listening to the podcast.
  • impeachDT
    Very educational, definitely for the listeners without much background.
    Hope to see more!
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