Music Shows! PBS and Radio National

From what i had listened to, 'Punk Drunk Love' from PBS and Richard Meale music from Radio National 'the music show', i have come to decide that these are two very opposing styles of music. Although the thing that both stations may have in common, is the appeal to the special interest groups.

This piece that i had listened to from ABC Radio National, had focused highly on the creation and innovation of specific classical styles of music, more particularly string ochestra. Playing segments on-air from the piece, and then describing the elements of the music and elaborating on the composing history. The presenting was very limited, where the main focus of the program was restricted to a music category and therefore had to listen to a lot of, music. But when there were parts where the presenting took place, the voice of Andrew Ford was very mature and deep, it gave the listeners the ability to connect with him through his fluent and pronounciated tone.

On the other hand, the major contrast between the shows of ABC Radio National and PBS was definitely the style of music and the presenting that were carrying the listeners. In PBS, the presenter had a lot of pauses in between his speaking in the microphone, and that personally disconnected me from engaging with what he had to offer. He had also spoken from a very opinionated manner, talking about what music he liked and why they should be touring, etc and that also detached my connection with him. The show had focused very much on the punk/hardcore scene where the music that was being played was obviously not pop cultured.

Both stations had a very serious tone in their voices and had no sense of humour what so ever. I guess that the weakness of having a perticular style of music as a main focus of the radio station, maybe passionate for the person presenting it, but only a select few would choose to listen to it. The positives were definitely the about of knowledge they both knew about their music and were suited for that genre.