Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode How we experience time.
A 30-minute symphony can drag on if you don't know what to listen for. Music director Robert Franz shares four tips to help you feel engrossed in the drama and emotion of classical music.
About Robert Franz
Robert Franz has been the music director the Windsor Symphony Orchestra since 2013. Prior to that, Franz served at the Boise Baroque Orchestra and the Mansfield Symphony. As co-founder and conductor of the Idaho Orchestra Institute, Franz takes young musicians on an exploration of major orchestral repertoire.
This segment of the TED Radio Hour was produced by Kai McNamee and edited by Sanaz Meshkinpour. You can follow us on Facebook and email us at TEDRadioHour@npr.org.
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