Sad Music Can Lift Your Mood
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
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Watch This Self-Taught Pianist Show Off Skills In The Street
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
Piano Player Brings Peace To Dallas With Music
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
Learn How To Appreciate Classical Music For Free
A new online course which is currently open for registration has been created by Stanford University to help participants appreciate classical music. It focuses on … Read more
Flight Of The Bumblebee For Double Bass
American-based double bassist Lev Weksler has arranged Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee as you’ve never seen it before. Instead of the orchestral performance, everyone is … Read more
Here’s How To Make Your Debut At The Metropolitan Opera
The majority of singers or musicians who make their debut on the big stage know about it many days, if not weeks, in advance. But … Read more
Indian Classical Version of the Game of Thrones Opening Song
Dubai-based music composer Mahesh Raghvan has come up with an incredible Indian classical cover for the Game of Thrones theme song. In this version, Jon … Read more
Recycled Orchestra of Cateura makes music with rubbish
The Recycled Orchestra of Cateura is a group of youth musicians from Paraguay who play instruments made from rubbish salvaged from a landfill. Their instruments … Read more
10 Qualities of a Great Music Teacher
Many music teachers still confront the false idea that their subject is a walk in the park to teach. The belief that music is one … Read more
How to build miniature instruments with Lego
If you care to have your own pocket symphonic orchestra within arm’s reach, all you have to do is go buy a box of Lego … Read more
AquaSonic – World’s First Underwater Music Ensemble
If you loved the musical segments in The Little Mermaid, chances are that you will be swept away by Aquasonic, a Danish band that performs … Read more
Young Padawans perform Star Wars music with incredible lightsaber violin bows
This is the coolest thing you’ll see today. A group of students from the school Ecole de L’Harmonie in Québec city, Canada, helped by a … Read more
Artists in Brazil are occupying cultural institutions across the country
Artists, musicians, and activists across Brazil are occupying government buildings to protest the interim government. Several buildings in Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and … Read more
The Piano Guys combine Händel and the Jungle Book
The Piano Guys combines two unlikely companions: Händel and the Jungle Book. Instantly recognizable melodies from the Disney film are played alongside the composer’s Sarabande. … Read more
Is varnish the key to a violin’s sound?
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Material Science and Technology (EMPA) have published a study suggesting that a violin’s varnish has a considerable impact … Read more