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Did you know Mozart’s middle name isn’t really Amadeus?

Eliza — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 16:00:39 +0000

Turns out Mozart’s middle name and popular moniker, Amadeus, might have originated as a joke. Here’s the back story. Mozart was baptised as (deep breath)… Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. At its root, Amadeus comes from the third of his [...] more >>

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Here’s what the stark gender disparity among top orchestra musicians looks like

Eliza — Thu, 22 Aug 2019 16:00:58 +0000

This fall, the world’s great symphony orchestras will open their 2018-19 seasons. And just as they have for decades, many of them will be sharply segregated by gender. Men will again make up the majority of brass, woodwinds, and percussion [...] more >>

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Learning music early can make your child a better reader

Eliza — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 16:00:20 +0000

Neuroscience has found a clear relationship between music and language acquisition. Put simply, learning music in the early years of schooling can help children learn to read. Music, language and the brain Music processing and language development share an overlapping [...] more >>

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Inside the booming business of background music

Eliza — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 16:00:21 +0000

Once derided, the successors to muzak have grown more sophisticated – and influential – than any of us realise. Not long ago, Rob Wood found himself at Heston Blumenthal’s house, in south-west London, where he was being persuaded to eat [...] more >>

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Music, Mood and Work Efficiency

Eliza — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 16:00:58 +0000

We are all aware of the power of music which can enrich our emotional experiences. Neuroscience and advanced medical imaging can track the brain’s response when listening to a variety of musical genres and how this affects our mood or [...] more >>

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Infographic: The link between music and productivity

Eliza — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 16:00:02 +0000

Most professionals like listening to music at work and are more productive when they do, a new survey shows. Silence may be golden, but most workers feel they’re more productive at the office when listening to music, new research from [...] more >>

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In Perfect Harmony: Why Music and Fiction Work Well Together

Eliza — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 16:00:30 +0000

There is an inherent problem about writing fiction that concerns another art form – especially if you’re claiming that your fictional artist has real talent, or is exceptionally good at what he or she does. How can you prove it? [...] more >>

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Recovering Onstage After a Mistake, and How to Prepare Your Pieces to Help Avoid It

Eliza — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 16:00:25 +0000

As the saying goes, mistakes happen, but when you’ve worked hard to prepare a piece, it’s an important performance or audition, or it’s a spot in the music you usually nail without any issue, the effects of a noticeable flub [...] more >>

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Play It Again, Sam

Eliza — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 16:00:14 +0000

Why repeated sounds are music to our ears In the late 1920s, the friends of the French composer and pianist Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) were becoming concerned about the musician’s mental health. Ravel was growing increasingly absent-minded, and his musical scores [...] more >>

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Twisting for Solos, the Violist Is a Quartet’s Odd Player Out

Eliza — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 16:00:28 +0000

There’s not much to look at when a string quartet is playing. Other than the movements that draw sound from the instruments, the scene is relatively static. But train your eyes on the violist, and sooner or later you may [...] more >>

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