Seven Ancient Myths about Music Instruments
We all know that music is beneficial to the human mind: it lowers anxiety, pain levels, it alters your brainwaves and, of course, helps infants’ … Read more
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South African Guitarist Shows A Unique Way To Play The Instrument
Hannes Coetzee is a guitarist from the Karoo region in South Africa. Born in 1944, he is mainly known for his unique playing technique using … Read more
This Musical Illusion Will Make You Listen Twice
When you think of an illusionist, magicians are the first thing to come to mind. Did you first picture David Copperfield or Criss Angel? Both … Read more
Five Curious Facts about Music and Brain Damage
Music is the ultimate “brain” activity, as it involves the motor, visual, auditory, audiovisual, somatosensory, parietal and frontal areas in both hemispheres and the cerebellum. … Read more
How Does Space Sound?
You probably heard that sound cannot exist in space. Well, this is a very common misconception. Theoretically, the absence of a medium such as water … Read more
Robert Schumann and Clara Wieck: Music, Muse and Marriage
The love between Robert Schumann and Clara Wieck Schumann is an endearing story that celebrates their music, muse and marriage. It survived parental disapproval, gossip … Read more
10 Incredible Effects Music Has On Your Brain
Music has been an integral part of the culture for centuries. Classical music has been shown to have a variety of beneficial effects on people, … Read more
Siberian Ice Drummers Use Frozen Lake Baikal As An Incredible Musical Instrument
The Russian percussion group Etnobit A group of Siberian percussionists has discovered the coolest instrument in the world: the ice on the frozen Lake Baikal. … Read more
3 Year Old Russian Drummer Stuns The Audience With His Incredible Performance
Here’s three-year-old Lyonya Shilovsky, a Russian drummer who leads an entire symphony orchestra through a rousing section of Jacques Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld, commonly … Read more
What Does It Take To Really Understand Music? [VIDEO]
What is music? Why do we like it so much? Why do some people like noisecore and some like classical? These might feel like simple … Read more
The Da Vinci Code Unlocked Through Music
Dan Brown’s best-selling book The Da Vinci Code captured the attention of historians, fiction readers, and movie goers. It also intrigued two individuals, a father, … Read more
How to overcome Stage fright in Seven Easy Ways
Are you experiencing racing pulse and rapid breathing, dry mouth and tight throat, trembling hands, knees, lips, and voice, sweaty and cold hands, nausea and an uneasy feeling in your stomach, and vision changes? Are … Read more
Carrot and Drill Are Ingredients For New Kind Of Clarinet
Do you remember eating dinner with your family as a child and wanting to play with your vegetables as though they were something else, like … Read more
LISTEN TO THE FIRST KNOWN RECORDING OF A HUMAN VOICE
For more than a century, since he captured the spoken words “Mary had a little lamb” on a sheet of tinfoil, Thomas Edison has been … Read more
