12-year-old pianist presents mash-up of rock classics
Whoever said you can’t rock out on the piano! 12-year-old pianist Owen York recently released a four-minute mash-up incorporating Queen and David Bowie’s 1981 hit … Read more
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Check out this violin trio’s tribute to Daft Punk
Most people associate Daft Punk with their many electronic music hits, but a Belgian violin trio has given their sound a classical makeover. Trilogy released … Read more
Requiem marks 100 years since death of violinist in World War I
Montague Johnson, a 21-year-old soldier killed during the Battle of the Somme in the First World War, was a violin player from Coventry in the … Read more
3D hand helps girl play violin
A university student has designed a 3D prosthetic hand that is helping a budding 14-year-old violinist play her instrument. Sarah Valentiner was born without a … Read more
Listen to the oldest surviving piece of music
The earliest piece of music found so far has been dated to approximately 1950 BCE, making it close to 4,000 years old. The piece is … Read more
Music therapy benefits premature babies
A review of 14 clinical trials involving roughly 1,000 premature babies has revealed that music therapy in intensive care units has a positive effect on … Read more
Pianist creates moment of relief amid Louisiana floods
While in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, helping clear out a friend’s house damaged in the floods, a young man decided to sit down at a piano. … Read more
Video shows how oldest musical instrument may have sounded
Thanks to recent archeological discoveries and improvements in dating artefacts, researchers now believe that our ancestors made musical instruments as early as 43,000 years ago. … Read more
More evidence of how music benefits cancer patients
A review published by the Cochrane Library has presented significant evidence of how music interventions help to alleviate pain, fatigue and anxiety among cancer patients. … Read more
12-hour pianothon to raise money for music education
The head of Britain’s Musical Futures charity is planning a feat of musical endurance to raise money for her organisation’s campaign to fund music education … Read more
Video shows why we need music education in schools
This short film follows an elementary school music teacher in New York, demonstrating the tremendous role music programs can play for young children. The five-minute … Read more
Does your personality determine your taste in music?
Psychologists have been classifying personality types for a long time and some believe an individual’s personality can have a major influence on the types of … Read more
10-year-old who fled Syrian war shows off piano skills
As you can see in this video, there’s a good reason why this 10-year-old boy who was forced to flee Syria from the country’s civil … Read more
New scheme to help musicians prevent hearing loss launched
Help Musicians UK, a British-based organisation, has launched the Musicians Hearing Health Scheme to assist members with hearing problems. The plan, which costs £40 to … Read more
A new way to learn the violin
A new method of teaching the violin is growing in popularity, and it doesn’t rely on traditional approaches or concentrate solely on classical music. The … Read more