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The World's Oldest Surviving Piano Sounds Better That You'd Think
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- Tuesday, 13 December 2016
While music is inherently ephemeral art form, preserved historical instruments provide a tangible link to our musical past. But pianos are delicate creatures, and unlike violins, violas, and cellos, they get actually worse with age, not better.
How do musician's brains work while playing?
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- Thursday, 08 December 2016
Musical styles and strengths vary dramatically: Some musicians are better at sight reading music, while others are better at playing by ear. Does this mean that their brains are processing information differently?
Pourquoi les instruments s'accordent-ils sur le La ?
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- Thursday, 08 December 2016
On a tant entendu et tant utilisé le « la du diapason » qu’on en croirait presque qu’il s'est imposé naturellement. Mais non, on l'utilise par convention.
5 Classical Music Rivalries That Left Bad Blood
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- Tuesday, 29 November 2016
Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie. Oasis and Blur. Biggie and 2Pac. Music rivalries have a long history and classical music has seen its share of bad blood.
Can Music Make You Sick?
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- Tuesday, 29 November 2016
Help Musicians UK commissioned this report in response to the charity’s observation around the rise in the number of calls and applications from musicians with mental health problems and is seeking to understand and quantify their significance as well as find solutions to this issue within the industry.
Why Our Brains Respond Differently to Classical Music
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- Tuesday, 29 November 2016
Chinese researchers report even a few moments of opera produce a thoughtful, empathetic response.
Le prêt d'instruments de musique dans les bibliothèques est un succès
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- Tuesday, 29 November 2016
Le programme de prêt d'instruments de musique dans des bibliothèques publiques de Montréal s'avère jusqu'ici un succès, avec un taux d'emprunts de 97 %.
The Art of Listening
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- Tuesday, 15 November 2016
Most of us hear but not all of us listen. We are almost always surrounded by sounds (music, speech, radio, television, the hum of machinery, the cacophonous din of urban life). We do not endeavor to listen to all of this but, like it or not, we hear it all.
Music to the ears of dementia patients suggests new learning is possible
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- Tuesday, 15 November 2016
Conventional wisdom has it that people with dementia can't learn new things. But results of a Melbourne University pilot program encouraging patients with early and mid-stage dementia to write their own song lyrics suggests otherwise.
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