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<language>en-US</language><itunes:author>Nat Breiting</itunes:author>
<description><![CDATA[Host Nat Breiting makes their way through the fascinating history of music, learning things from the paleolithic era to modern day. Focusing on unheard people groups and learning as we go, Free the Music is music education: for free.]]></description>
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<itunes:subtitle>A Music History Podcast</itunes:subtitle>
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<item><title>003 Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Persia</title>
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<p><strong>What is the oldest known piece of music? - history. (n.d.). Retrieved February 6, 2023, from <a href="https://www.history.com/news/what-is-the-oldest-known-piece-of-music" rel="nofollow">https://www.history.com/news/what-is-the-oldest-known-piece-of-music</a></strong>
Ancient Egyptian music - facts for kids. History for kids. (2020, January 4). Retrieved February 4, 2023, from <a href="https://www.historyforkids.net/egyptian-music.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.historyforkids.net/egyptian-music.html</a>
Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, November 23). Music of egypt. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Egypt" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Egypt</a>
Draffkorn Kilmer, .Anne"The Musical Instruments from Ur and Ancient Mesopotamian Music" Expedition Magazine 40.2 (1998): n. pag. Expedition Magazine. Penn Museum, 1998 Web. 04 Feb 2023 &lt;<a href="http://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/?p=5425" rel="nofollow">http://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/?p=5425</a>&gt;
Wikimedia Foundation. (2023, January 10). Hurrian songs. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurrian_songs" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurrian_songs</a></p>
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<item><title>Minisode 002 - Half Steps, Whole Steps and Modes</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 19:22:45 -0000</pubDate>

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<item><title>Minisode 001 - Rhythm</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 14:46:09 -0000</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>00:02:22</itunes:duration>
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<item><title>002 Australia, China and India</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:40:54 -0000</pubDate>

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<itunes:subtitle>The oldest instruments in the world.</itunes:subtitle>
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<p>Wikimedia Foundation. (2023, February 5). Music of china. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 8, 2023, from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_China" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_China</a>**</p>
<p>The didgeridoo and aboriginal culture. Aboriginal Art &amp; Culture Alice Springs Australia. (n.d.). Retrieved February 4, 2023, from <a href="https://www.aboriginalart.com.au/didgeridoo/what_is.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.aboriginalart.com.au/didgeridoo/what_is.html</a>
Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, December 3). </p>
<p>Indigenous Music of Australia. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_music_of_Australia" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_music_of_Australia</a></p>
<p>Ravanhatha the musical instrument - आथुन. Aathun. (2021, April 16). Retrieved February 6, 2023, from <a href="https://aathun.com/instruments/ravanhatha-the-musical-instrument/" rel="nofollow">https://aathun.com/instruments/ravanhatha-the-musical-instrument/</a>
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<p>Ancient Chinese Instruments - Fernald, Helen E. (Dec 1926). Retrieved February 7, 2023, from <a href="https://www.penn.museum/sites/journal/1401/" rel="nofollow">https://www.penn.museum/sites/journal/1401/</a></p>
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<item><title>001 Paleolithic Music</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 15:39:10 -0000</pubDate>

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<itunes:subtitle>Cavemen got rhythm?</itunes:subtitle>
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<p><strong> <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divje_Babe_flute" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divje_Babe_flute</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Hogenboom, M. (2013, December 20). Neanderthals could speak like modern humans, study suggests. BBC News. Retrieved February 20, 2022, from <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-25465102" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-25465102</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Fuller-Wright, L. (2017, October 12). Uncovering the sound of 'Motherese,' Baby talk across languages. Princeton University. Retrieved February 22, 2022, from <a href="https://www.princeton.edu/news/2017/10/12/uncovering-sound-motherese-baby-talk-across-languages" rel="nofollow">https://www.princeton.edu/news/2017/10/12/uncovering-sound-motherese-baby-talk-across-languages</a></strong></p>
<p>National Museum of Slovenia (n.d.). Neanderthal flute. NMS. Retrieved February 26, 2022, from <a href="https://www.nms.si/en/collections/highlights/343-Neanderthal-flute" rel="nofollow">https://www.nms.si/en/collections/highlights/343-Neanderthal-flute</a></p>
<p><strong>Unknown. (n.d.). Male harp player of the early Spedos type (Getty Museum). The J. Paul Getty in Los Angeles. Retrieved March 11, 2022, from <a href="https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/10949/unknown-maker-male-harp-player-of-the-early-spedos-type-cycladic-2700-2300-bc/" rel="nofollow">https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/10949/unknown-maker-male-harp-player-of-the-early-spedos-type-cycladic-2700-2300-bc/</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>The Irish Times, U. (2013, February 23). Wicklow Pipes Bronze Age Music. The Irish Times. Retrieved March 11, 2022, from <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/wicklow-pipes-bronze-age-music-1.1207382" rel="nofollow">https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/wicklow-pipes-bronze-age-music-1.1207382</a></strong></p>
<p><strong> Prehistoric flute in Germany is oldest known. <a href="http://Phys.org" rel="nofollow">Phys.org</a>. Retrieved March 11, 2022, from <a href="https://phys.org/news/2009-06-prehistoric-flute-germany-oldest.html" rel="nofollow">https://phys.org/news/2009-06-prehistoric-flute-germany-oldest.html</a></strong></p>
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<p>Free the Music is a free music history podcast coming February 16, 2023. </p>
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