"A legendary record producer-turned-brain scientist explains why you fall in love with music. This Is What It Sounds Like is a journey into the science and soul of music that reveals the secrets of why your favorite songs move you. But it's also a story of a musical trailblazer who began as a humble audio tech in Los Angeles to became Prince's chief engineer for Purple Rain, and then create other No. 1 hits (including Barenaked Ladies' "One Week")...

If a repetition just goes on and on and on – it might just be an ostinato! This video chat with Maestro George Marriner Maull discusses this musical element where the phrase repeats and repeats and explains how it is used.

In this video chat, Maestro George Marriner Maull challenges you to think like a composer – by changing an original “sound” but keeping it so that sound is still recognizable – variation form!

Composers began to use chord progression during the Renaissance – one of the most common progressions is 1 4 1 5 1 – what exactly does that mean? Maestro George Marriner Maull explains in this video chat.

Sometimes what makes a piece of music wonderful to listen to is not what we think it is! Maestro George Marriner Maull discusses how a melody combined with a counter melody creates depth in a piece, using Cesar Franck’s Symphony in D Minor to illustrate.

This video chat with Maestro George Marriner Maull discusses mood in music — how composers translate emotion into notes and sounds.

This video chat with Maestro George Marriner Maull discusses how composers use deceptive cadences to surprise the listener and enhance the piece.

This video chat with Maestro George Marriner Maull looks at the use of repetition and sequence in music.

This video chat with Maestro George Marriner Maull discusses aspects of melody.

A musical “ornament” is a way of decorating a very small part of the melody – usually just one note or pitch. In this video chat, Maestro George Marriner Maull discusses trills and mordents.