The role of jug bands in music history
Jug bands got their name from using instruments that were either homemade or household items such as a jug. They originated in the South in … Read more
Jug bands got their name from using instruments that were either homemade or household items such as a jug. They originated in the South in … Read more
Understanding the link between manic depressive illness and artistic creation is quite fascinating: it dips into the “mad genius” archetype and current studies are now … Read more
Music moves you, that is a fact. And this doesn’t just happen to music lovers. Unlike other forms of art, music is able to stir … Read more
Rufus Wainwright led a choir of 1,500 in singing Hallelujah, the famous Leonard Cohen hit. The performance occurred at the Luminato Festival in Toronto, which … Read more
Sorry, Mozart fans. You might have to reconsider all those articles praising Mozart’s works for their beneficial effects on productivity: it seems like the child … Read more
In July 2016, a (rather large) group of musicians came together in Germany and broke the Guinness World Record for the largest orchestra. A total … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTYiDiFjTZI Evan Le is a 5-year-old child prodigy who shows off his remarkable talent on the piano in this video. Evan performs the first movement … Read more
The enjoyment that comes from making music and entertaining others encourages many people to take up a musical instrument, whether during childhood or later in … Read more
During a bright summer night, soprano Jonna Jinton showed us the magic of an ancient Swedish herding call. Soon after she started vocalizing, the cows … Read more
Research conducted with a remote Amazonian tribe suggests that people used to non-western music have no preference for consonant over dissonant notes. A significant amount … Read more
Or at least without a piano as we know it. A company has reportedly developed technology that would enable you to play the piano on … Read more
Do you often get chills up your spine or goosebumps when listening to music? Research suggests that could be because your brain is wired differently. … Read more
Researchers studying the impact of sad music on listeners have discovered that one of the most common reactions to it was a feeling of pleasure. … Read more
A lucky passer-by in Cheltenham got a surprise live performance as a teenage pianist showed off his skills on one of the pianos located around … Read more
Davide Martello, also known as Klavierkunst, brought his grand piano to the memorial in Dallas to commemorate the five police officers killed in last Thursday’s … Read more