Singer-songwriter Perla Batalla shares the Five Things She’s Learned about the essential role women played again and again in Leonard Cohen’s life and music.

Writer and biographer Peter Ames Carlin shares the Five Things He’s Learned about the ways that Bruce Springsteen’s lifelong balance of talent, art, and artifice has shaped who he is – and all he...

Singer-songwriter Hayes Carll shares the Five Things He’s Learned about songwriting – through five great songs that helped give voice to his heartaches, joys, and aspirations.

Legendary singer-songwriter Judy Collins shares the Five Things She’s Learned about Leonard Cohen – from her unique position at start of his music career to her current-day view of his enduring artistic...

Singer, recording artist, instrumentalist, composer, and songwriter Robbie Fulks shares Five Things He’s Learned about some of the essential elements that enable music to communicate, cohere, and endure.

Singer-songwriter, troubadour, and author Mary Gauthier shares the Five Things She’s Learned about song’s unique power to bring hope in the face of deep trauma – inspiring lessons from her own life...

Writer, scholar, and teacher Timothy Hampton shares the Five Things He’s Learned from a lifetime of listening to the greatest songwriter of our time: How some of Bob Dylan’s most famous songs work, and...

Songwriter, singer, recording artist, and Grammy-winning record producer Joe Henry shares the ways he’s found that the process and progress of our lives – like Song – knows more than we do.

Culture journalist, author and teacher Will Hermes shares the Five Things He’s Learned about how to articulate and share the emotional impact of songs you love — how to illuminate their meaning, amplify...

In this free, 90-minute class, writer, editor, and broadcaster Alan Light shares the Five Things He’s Learned about our country’s complexities, possibilities, and limitations from some of our greatest...

Acclaimed songwriter, producer, and arranger John Lissauer shares the Five Things He’s Learned about the inspiration, writing, and recording of some of Leonard Cohen’s most unforgettable songs.

Acclaimed music critic Anne Midgette shares the Five Things She’s Learned about the women whose important work provides new ways to understand and enjoy the pleasures of classical music.

Acclaimed music critic and opera insider Anne Midgette shares the Five Things She’s Learned that make it easy to appreciate and enjoy this essential art form.

Singer/songwriter, producer, and author Allison Moorer shares the Five Things She’s Learned about sharing her family’s stories in prose and in song – and about all that taking ownership of our most...

Classical music composer, critic, teacher, and thought leader Greg Sandow shares the Five Things He’s Learned about the contemporary cultural shifts reshaping classical music – and what the future might...

Author, journalist, biographer, and singer-songwriter Sylvie Simmons shares the Five Things She’s Learned about Leonard Cohen – and all she still learns from him five years after he passed away.