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Program Information — Series 1 & 2
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Story of Syrinx & Pan Pipes Program Description Syrinx was a wood nymph transformed into reeds to excape the god Pan. Pan fashioned the wind instrument know as the syrinx or the Pan pipes from those reeds. Program & Recording Notes Syrinx played by Simeon Stanciu from the CD Concertos pour flute / Antonio Vivaldi & Georg Philipp Telemann and by Uña Ramos from the CDs La Magia de la Quena and Puente de Madera. Chris Tenney recorded the canyon wren's song in the Los Padres National Forest, the hermit thrush in the northern Sierra Nevada, and the Swainson's thrush near the Carmel River.

Series 1 Introduction Vocal Range Importance of Song Avoiding Monotony Learning Song Hip Hop Mimicry Hummingbird Complexity Syrinx Anatomy Internal Duets (Cardinal) Internal Duets (Cowbird) Internal Duets (Thrushes) Syrinx & Pan Pipes Series 2 Songs & Calls Call Repertoires Alarm Calls Mobbing Calls Call Notes Cross-Species Alarms Pishing Breathing Lungs & Air Sacs Circular Breathing Resonance Cooing