You may have heard the word Klezmer before - or maybe not! Learn more about this distinctive style of Jewish folk music with Musical U’s Content Editor and Product Manager Andrew Bishko, who has developed a very close musical relationship with the genre over the course of his decades-long career.   Subscribe For Future Episodes! <a href= "http://musicalitynow.com/subscribe-itunes">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href= "http://musicalitynow.com/subscribe-android">Android</a> | <a href= "http://musicalitynow.com/subscribe-stitcher">Stitcher</a> | <a href= "http://musicalitynow.com/subscribe-rss">RSS</a> | <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/MusicalU?sub_confirmation=1"> YouTube</a>   Full Show Notes and Transcript: <a href="http://musicalitynow.com/119">Episode 119</a>   Links and Resources • <a href= "http://musl.ink/pod78/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast">Finding, Recovering, and Maintaining Motivation, with David Brown</a> • <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/ozarksklezmer/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast">Ozarks Klezmer Orkestr</a> • <a href= "https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/alaskaklezmer/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast"> The Alaska Klezmer Duo CD</a> • <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL6w1j3TJOs&app=desktop/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast"> Andrew Markus Bishko at Lebanon Globally Strong Culture Fair, teaching about Klezmer music</a> • <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIke8wzHoUM/?utm_source=mupod_shownotes&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=musicalitypodcast"> Ozarks Klezmer Orkestr, Belf’s Khusidl</a>   Enjoying the show? Please consider rating and reviewing it! <a href= "http://musicalitynow.com/review">Click here to rate and review</a>

120: Audiation and Thinking Music, with Professor Cynthia Crump Taggart (Gordon Institute For Music Learning)

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