Performer Composes Solo Snare Drum Inspired by Shostakovich
YouTuber and performer Jesse Sieff, a fan of Shostakovich, has made “Chopstakovich”, a piece for solo marching snare drum that played over the second movement … Read more
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“Help! I’m Not Talented!” – 5 Reasons Why Talent Gets in the Way of Music
“He’s so talented!” “I’m just not talented…” “What a lot of talent you have!” We’ve all heard the rhetoric. Maybe we’ve found the words fall awkwardly … Read more
Girl Without Hands Playing The Piano
Lorelai Mosnegutu, a 14-year-old girl with no arms stuns the audiences with her performance in Romania’s Got Talent. There are no boundaries for the super … Read more
Sheku Kanneh-Mason has rearranged Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah into the best thing you will ever listen on Internet
Nowadays, we have many cellists who cover classical songs. They put their covers to showcase their talent to the whole world. Some of the covers … Read more
With Only Paper and Cardboard can Produce Tiny Pipe Organ
In the world where musicians and instrumentalists are buying very expensive instruments, someone has also crafted instruments producing very cute sounds just with the help … Read more
Can virtual reality give classical music a boost?
Violinist Joshua Bell teamed up with Sony as they unveiled a new virtual reality concert experience for classical music fans. Using a Playstation VR headset, … Read more
Work by English composer to be heard for first time in over 450 years
A work by the 16th century English composer Thomas Tallis is to be performed for the first time in over 450 years in a concert … Read more
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra offers free concert to 1,000 refugees
The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra held a special concert on Sunday to welcome refugees who have recently arrived in Canada. Initially, the WSO made available 600 … Read more
Study says music acts on the brain like drugs
Research carried out at McGill University suggests that music causes pleasure by acting on the brain in the same way as drugs and sex. A … Read more
Study shows musicians have faster reactions
A study conducted by the University of Montreal has revealed that musicians have faster reactions than their non-musical counterparts. The research demonstrated a link between … Read more
Watch how strokestra uses musicians to help stroke patients
Strokestra, a groundbreaking project between the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Hull Integrated Community Stroke Service, is enabling world class musicians to support stroke survivors by … Read more
Buy your way onto an opera stage
Have you always cherished a dream of becoming an opera star but never quite made it a reality? Well, this might be your chance…if you … Read more
Prisoner learns to play on a cardboard piano
The New Yorker published an inspiring article recently about the efforts of a prisoner to learn to play the piano on a cardboard instrument he … Read more
7-year-old boy battling leukemia gets chance to conduct orchestra
7-year-old Jordan Cartwright is an avid classical music fan. But over recent months, his focus has been on fighting leukemia, which he was diagnosed with … Read more
Music affects concentration in men more than women
New research suggests that background music has a greater impact on men’s ability to concentrate than women. Imperial College and the Royal College of Music … Read more