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How music affects the brain
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- Tuesday, 24 January 2017
Music and dance can help patients with restricted movement dance and those without speech to sing.
This city will make you face the music, quite literally, for breaking traffic laws
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- Tuesday, 24 January 2017
India's capital city of New Delhi is betting on music therapy to ensure traffic offenders learn a lesson.
Listen to the Low Earthly Hum of a Candle Pipe Organ
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- Tuesday, 24 January 2017
As you approach the instrument, the humming sound becomes more intense. Even though the low tones change pitch as the candles melt, it’s so slow and subtle that you probably won’t catch it.
Fan-clubs, la révolution cultuelle
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- Tuesday, 24 January 2017
Loin d’avoir été balayés par les réseaux sociaux, les cercles d’admirateurs ont investi le Web.
Shinola’s Quest to Make the Best Turntable You’ve Ever Heard
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- Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Unless you’re in your 80s or a big fan of the Steve Martin classic The Jerk, you probably don’t know much about the origin of the word Shinola.
How Does It Feel
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- Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Patty Smith on Singing at Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize ceremony.
The Effects of MP3 Compression on Emotional Characteristics
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- Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Previous research has shown that MP3 compression changes the similarities of musical instruments, while other research has shown that musical instrument sounds have strong emotional characteristics.
The Brilliance of a Stradivari Violin Might Rest Within Its Wood
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- Wednesday, 11 January 2017
In the violin-making world, two names reign above all others: Antonio Stradivari and Giuseppe Guarneri.
Why Men Shouldn’t Listen to Rock Music While Playing Board Games
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- Tuesday, 13 December 2016
Men may want to think twice before listening to ACDC, Led Zeppelin or Aerosmith while playing board games, as rock music may distract them and impair their performance, a new study suggests.
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