Rhapsody the Podcast
Rhapsody is a Hopewell Valley Central High School student-run music theory podcast that is supported their teacher David Schwartzer.
Episode Features:
- Deep Dive - An in depth analysis on one song from one artist
- Head to Head - The ultimate comparing of two songs
- Copycat - Comparing an original song to a Cover
- Sample the Sample - Analyzing samples of our favorite hits
- Connect the Dots - Connecting musical themes between artists
Recent Podcast Episodes
Album Review – Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All
Episode 18 of our Rhapsody Podcast is an album review, where I’ll be reviewing Metallica’s first album, Kill ‘Em All.
Deep Dive: Compromising with Depression: Lemon Boy by Cavetown
Today’s episode is a deep dive on Lemon Boy, by Cavetown, and will discuss how Cavetown uses this song to make a commentary on mental health issues.
Composer’s Corner: Former Happiness: Mood Explained By Music Theory
Today’s episode is a Composer’s Corner and will focus on the theme of my piece, Former Happiness.
Album Review: Your City Gave me Asthma
This episode is an Album Review and will Go over the album¨Your City Gave me Asthma¨.
Deep Dive: Cross Examination – Kabuki Girl
Today’s episode is a Deep Dive and will talk about Kabuki Girl and it’s music theory.
Deep Dive: Jimi Hendrix
Today’s episode is a Deep Dive and will dive into the artist Jimi Hendrix, focusing on his influences both musically and culturally, and his discography during his lifetime.
Recent Rhapsody Blog Posts
Welcome to Capt Cleave’s Flight Adventures
Welcome to Capt Cleave’s Flight Adventures Hi, my name is Miller Cleave and this blog is going to be about how I started my flight journey to be a pilot. The blog is going to start from the very beginning on the different stages I took to be a pilot and some stories on what…
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Dealing with the Whispers
Whispers is a short story that was published in Panorama and was written by Veronika Rembowski, a freshman at Hopewell Valley Central High School.
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“What Defines the Music of Frank Zappa?”
In this “Connect the Dots” episode, we go over several commonalities that occur in the works of Frank Zappa.
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Five Video Games and Their Music
In this “Connect the Dots” Episode, we connect five unique songs from five unrelated video games and examine what they have in common despite being very different songs.
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Taylor Swift Head to Head
Today’s blog is a head to head where we’ll be looking at two of Taylor Swift’s most recent songs, dorothea, from her album Evermore, and seven, from Evermore’s sister album, Folklore.
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The Art of Curses and the Devils who Use Them
The Art of Curses and the Devils who Use Them is a short story by Hopewell Valley Central High School sophomore Samiyah Syed & was published in Panorama, the literary arts magazine.
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