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6 Inspiring Commencement Speeches Offering Advice to Future Musicians
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- Thursday, 09 June 2016
This spring, thousands of conservatory graduates are marching into the world as newly minted aspiring musicians.
Nine Things That Should Change About Classical Music
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- Thursday, 09 June 2016
Two years ago a respected scientist and artistic director of the Bristol Old Vic was thrown out of a concert for attempting to crowd-surf. The show was part of an “accessible and informal” classical music concert.
Modern and baroque violins
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- Thursday, 09 June 2016
Many people admire the sound of old violins by the great Italian masters. But what they often don’t know is that most of these instruments started their lives in a different form, and were converted in later ages.
10 (petites) choses que vous ne savez (peut-être) pas sur Erik Satie
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- Thursday, 09 June 2016
Communiste (bien que finalement peu engagé dans le militantisme), alcoolique (pas vraiment selon les standards de l’époque), Erik Satie, l’homme derrière l’œuvre, reste peu connu du grand public.
How to manage mental health: the music industry's new priority
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- Tuesday, 31 May 2016
This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week has placed a special focus on relationships. Here Fiona McGugan, general manager of the Music Manager’s Forum, reports on the increasingly vital role of the emotionally responsible manager in the industry
Why music only gives some people 'skin orgasms' but not others
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- Tuesday, 31 May 2016
Have you ever been listening to a great piece of music and felt a chill run up your spine? Or goosebumps tickle your arms and shoulders?
How you can get into classical music: a beginner's guide
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- Tuesday, 31 May 2016
So, you want to explore classical music? The first question must be: where to start?
Our Music Preferences Reflect Our Personality
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- Tuesday, 31 May 2016
What kind of music do you like? And why do you like it?
If you’re like most people, your answer to the first question is probably a genre.
This is the most monumentally ugly piece of music ever composed, according to science
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- Tuesday, 31 May 2016
By adapting the work of a US Navy engineer researching the perfect sonar ‘ping’, mathematician Scott Rickard has created a ‘pattern-free’ (ie. ugly) piano sonata.
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