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Does Booing at La Scala Ruin the Show?
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- Monday, 15 September 2014
The news arrived a couple of days ago that Roberto Alagna, the Parisian tenor of Sicilian origin, has decided not to return to La Scala this November as Massenet's Werther after an eight-year absence.
Science Explains Why We Like Old Music Better Than Everything Else
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- Tuesday, 02 September 2014
In recent years, old music has sold better than new. There's a psychological reason for it: Familiar music actually feels better to audiences.
Mental health problems rife among professional musicians
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- Tuesday, 02 September 2014
Almost 60% of professional musicians have suffered from a psychological issue and almost half have experienced problems with alcohol, according to a survey by Help Musicians UK.
Is There Anything Sound about Sound Design?
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- Monday, 01 September 2014
The acceptable level of decibels for safe hearing should not exceed 70 for any prolonged period. Many streets of New York are louder than is safe for many hours of the day and night.
Office Workers Who Sing Together Are Healthier
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- Monday, 01 September 2014
"The choir helps you get to know people at the company who you wouldn't ordinarily meet".
Why Sad Music Actually Makes Us Happy
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- Thursday, 28 August 2014
"What came first — the music or the misery?"
Alzheimer's documentary 'Alive Inside' pushes for music therapy
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- Monday, 04 August 2014
"I walked into these hallways with hundreds of residents in wheelchairs just sitting on the side of the hallway, and I had felt like I'd entered into Dante's 'Inferno,'".
Don't care about music? You are not alone
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- Monday, 04 August 2014
They are an elusive breed. Seemingly closer to myth than reality, a whisper heard in passing, a thought quickly discarded.
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