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Would you marry a musician?
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- Tuesday, 23 August 2016
Society’s perceptions of musicians has not changed very much over the years. Most people in our conservative society do not see music as a form of employment.
Does music really help you concentrate?
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- Tuesday, 23 August 2016
‘I won’t be able to focus if you turn that off,’ a gazillion teenagers have whined at their parents. Is it possible that they’re right?
Le bonheur est dans la musique
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- Tuesday, 23 August 2016
Pour vivre heureux, vivons en concert : c'est en substance ce qu'explique une étude australienne relayée fin juillet par le site Sage (notamment spécialisé dans la publication d'études scientifiques), dans leur rubrique "Psychology Of Music".
Neuroscientists Still Don’t Know Why Music Sounds Good
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- Tuesday, 26 July 2016
Your taste in music is weird. Maybe you just can’t stop listening to that power ballad, or you’ve wondered about your bewildering weakness for yodeling. And maybe, just maybe, nobody understands your all-consuming obsession with Steely Dan, the greatest band of all time.
How to Inspire Caring and Generosity: Music
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- Tuesday, 26 July 2016
It’s easy to feel cynical about pop stars who record songs imploring people to care about others. Sure, such work assuages a bit of the guilt they feel about their lavish lifestyles. But a song doesn’t really change people’s behavior, does it?
Music might be quintessentially human, but does it serve a purpose?
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- Tuesday, 26 July 2016
Like language, music is organised, human-made sound that sprang up independently across early human cultures. Unlike language, however, music serves no obvious evolutionary purpose.
50 Awesome Music Movies
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- Tuesday, 26 July 2016
Some of the best pieces of cinema have been defined by music - whether they be biopics focusing on musical stars, movies starring musicians branching out or simply films with a totally killer soundtrack.
This is why you should consider changing the frequency of your music when listening to it
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- Tuesday, 26 July 2016
Tesla said it. Einstein agreed. Science proved it. It is a known fact that everything—including our own bodies—is made up of energy vibrating at different frequencies.
Remember when the Beastie Boys played for Tibet? Here’s how it happened.
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- Tuesday, 12 July 2016
In the 1990s, Westerners began taking up the Tibetan independence struggle in larger numbers and Tibet became a pop culture cause célèbre.
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