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
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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
Watch how Dubai Opera transforms its stage into an ice rink
Dubai Opera was staging Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker until 10 December 2016 on ice. Take a look at how they got the performance area ready for the … Read more
Sounds of city life to be used to create symphony
Miami is the latest city to participate in an innovative new project which aims to create a symphony using sounds recorded by residents of a … Read more
Montreal Symphony Orchestra launches education programme for children
Montreal Symphony Orchestra (OSM) music director Kent Nagano announced the launching of a new education programme for young children this past week to introduce them … Read more
Violin built by soldier during First World War to be exhibited in Germany
A violin carved out of a cigar box by a German soldier during the First World War is soon to go on exhibition in Dresden, … Read more
Will the next great classical music composer be a computer?
Researchers at University of Washington released a dataset of classical music pieces called MusicNote Wednesday that facilitates machine learning of note patterns and automated note … Read more
Watch how this piano-violin duo performs from top of waterfall
The cleverly-named 92 Keys is a piano-violin duo made up of Trevor Loucks and Crista Guthrie. Loucks got the idea for shooting a music video … Read more
Syrian clarinetist tells story of conflict through music
Clarinetist Kinan Azmeh is currently touring with a 60-minute show called “The Home Within,” which combines music and visual art to tell the story of … Read more
Study finds music lessons improve brain activity in children
Findings from a study are helping researchers understand why music lessons are beneficial to children with autism and ADHD. After assessing 23 children, researchers identified … Read more
Bilingual babies better able to detect different musical notes
Research suggests that babies brought up bilingual find it easier to pick up different musical notes than their monolingual counterparts. The study compared babies brought … Read more