Candy Crush is undoubtedly a commuter’s best friend: rows of green, purple and golden-colored candies fill up smartphone screens and lighten up the mood even … Read more
The doctoral-level study of music can be tricky to negotiate and challenging to complete under the *best* of circumstances. But for musicians who are already … Read more
In the United States and much of the industrialized world, graduate school is the first real opportunity you have to specialize in a topic in … Read more
Sometimes if you want to change the way things are done it’s better to bring a fresh perspective to the table. That seems to have … Read more
Dotan Negrin decided to quit his day job in 2010 so that he could travel the world with his piano, playing for audiences as he … Read more
Oliver Sacks, the acclaimed British neurologist who extensively studied the effects of music on the brain died on August 30th after battling cancer for the … Read more
Everything is capable of making music, at least according to Catalan musician Xavi Lozano. Crutches, watering cans, brooms and chair, in fact, can “show us … Read more
“Practise slowly” is the most common advice violinist Itzhak Perlman gives children whenever they ask him for his autograph. Practising slowly, he continues on The … Read more
Let’s take a moment to talk about Titanic and the music associated with it. I am not talking about the sensual “Rose” theme or the … Read more
We typically associate the phrase “taking your voice on tour” with road trips, heartfelt performances on stage and, maybe, stage diving. Singer Joachim Müllner, however, … Read more
There is a long-running debate in music as to whether A should remain tuned to 440 Hz, as it is generally in western music, or … Read more
During the fifth century BC, the Greeks determined that there was a proportion that recurred in geometry, nature and architecture, that embodied the quintessential concept … Read more
Sinfini Music has produced an interesting twist to Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier which combines animation and lighting to enhance the music, played by pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard. … Read more
If you’re sick of attending performances in the usual environment of a concert hall, there’s no reason to let that stop you from seeing good … Read more
Is Bach the most “visual” composer ever? You may remember that the Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, when it served as the opener of … Read more