What You Didn't Know You Learned From Sesame Street, Musically Speaking | Paul Rudolph | TEDxUIUC

In his talk, Paul explores how our early musical knowledge likely came from episodes and tunes from Sesame Street. Throughout his talk, Paul takes an in-depth look at the DNA of Sesame Street music and its varied styles, with an emphasis on syncopated rhythms. Paul Rudolph is a musician, composer, instrument builder, and works for Sesame Street as vocal music director, music editor, and composer. He has 3 Emmy's for Music Editing, 11 collective Emmy's for Outstanding Children's Series, and 2 Emmy nominations for Music Direction. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx