# A one-man orchestra of the imagination

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2010
- Speaker: Andrew Bird
- Year: 2010
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Music
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_bird_a_one_man_orchestra_of_the_imagination)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Musical innovator Andrew Bird winds together his trademark violin technique with xylophone, vocals and sophisticated electronic looping. Add in his uncanny ability to whistle anything, and he becomes a riveting one-man orchestra.

## Lectures

1. [A one-man orchestra of the imagination](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/andrew_bird_a_one_man_orchestra_of_the_imagination/b7a456c018cb), 19 min (TED's player)