Put your horses to sleep with classical music
Scientists have been saying for some time that music can help us relax. Now they believe animals can enjoy a similar benefit. French scientists have … Read more
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Video shows why we need music education in schools
This short film follows an elementary school music teacher in New York, demonstrating the tremendous role music programs can play for young children. The five-minute … Read more
Does your personality determine your taste in music?
Psychologists have been classifying personality types for a long time and some believe an individual’s personality can have a major influence on the types of … Read more
Dan Costa: Suite Três Rios
Dan Costa infuses mellow jazz sounds with Latin rhythms on Suite Três Rios (Three Rivers Suite). In a summer where many eyes from around the … Read more
Another violinist stopped from travelling on plane with instrument
Norwegian Air is another airline to be accused by a musician of denying an instrument passage in the cabin. Ellen Fjærvoll Samdal reported that a … Read more
Want to play the piano on your arm?
Technological developments are always throwing up new possibilities, as this video shows. Scientists have developed a flexible touchpad capable of responding to finger touches, meaning … Read more
10-year-old who fled Syrian war shows off piano skills
As you can see in this video, there’s a good reason why this 10-year-old boy who was forced to flee Syria from the country’s civil … Read more
Remembering the first ever Proms concert
On 10 August 1895, the first in a series of promenade concerts was held at London’s Queen’s Hall. The goal was to offer classical music … Read more
Orchestra hoping for younger audiences by offering free concert tickets
There’s never an end to gloomy reports about classical music losing out to other genres and claims that young people are not engaged with it. … Read more
Charlie Funk: Give Me A Groove
The first impression of “Give Me A Groove,” the title track that opens the recently-released E.P. by Charlie Funk, is that the music rolls back … Read more
A mezzo soprano duets with a quantum computer
A musical first occurred when a mezzo soprano teamed up with a quantum supercomputer to produce a piece of music in three movements. Welsh mezzo … Read more
New scheme to help musicians prevent hearing loss launched
Help Musicians UK, a British-based organisation, has launched the Musicians Hearing Health Scheme to assist members with hearing problems. The plan, which costs £40 to … Read more
Apple improves iTunes for classical music fans
We have noted before that Apple has been far from perfect in making its music offerings work for classical music fans. But a new development … Read more
A new way to learn the violin
A new method of teaching the violin is growing in popularity, and it doesn’t rely on traditional approaches or concentrate solely on classical music. The … Read more
Seven sad pieces of classical music to lift your mood
We reported on research suggesting that sad pieces of classical music frequently had the effect of improving people’s moods. So, we thought we’d help you … Read more