Well-tuned ears

What do you hear when you listen to classical music? Learn to hear more and enjoy listening even more. Discover the emotions, puzzles, and hidden messages composers have embedded in music. In this course, music theorist Asja Zakhareva will show you – and of course, let you hear – how to experience and engage with music in an interactive way.

This is what you can expect:

• Wed 29 oct 2025:
  The first session uncovers three listening principles that have been scientifically proven to have the greatest emotional impact.
• Wed 5 nov 2025:
  The second session explores imaginative compositions from the 16th through to the 20th century.
• Wed 19 nov 2025:
  The third session focuses on how emotions in music have evolved over time.
• Wed 26 nov 2025:
  The fourth session teaches listeners how to maintain focus and build an exciting curiosity for what is coming next.

Four interactive evenings filled with music and interactivity in which learning-by-doing is key.