Listening to Music May Be Good for Heart Health
A Greek study found classical music fans are particularly prone to its positive physiological effects.
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Tracking the Evolving Brain of the Young Musician
An ambitious five-year study of young orchestral players aims to determine how taking group music lessons impacts them intellectually and emotionally.
Musicians May Not Have Better Sex Lives After All
New research throws doubt on the notion that musical ability indicates strong potential as a romantic partner.
What Leads to a Lifetime of Music-Making?
Swedish researchers put their finger on a variety of factors, including starting early in life and taking lessons more than once a week.
You’re Not Weird for Preferring the Live Version
A new case study shows that audiences can actually enhance an artist’s live performance.
When Musicians Unintentionally Steal
Sam Smith's hit single sounds an awful lot like a Tom Petty song, but that doesn't make him some kind of artistic hack.
The Greatest Rock Show I’d Ever Seen
I saw a Fugazi concert when I was 16 years old and it changed my life, even if the concert didn’t exactly go down as I remembered it.
Commercializing the Counterculture: How the Summer Music Festival Went Mainstream
With painted Volkswagen buses, talk of “free love,” and other reminders of the Woodstock era replaced by advertising and corporate sponsorships, hippie culture may be dying, but a new subculture—a sort of purgatory between hipster and hippie—is on the rise.
A Tale of 2 Cultures: We Live in a Stadium, but Need a Sanctuary
We need not only to attend events but also to take the time to attend to what happens and reflect on those events in the moment.
3 Conferences Taking Place in July and August That Are Worth Attending
From "The Wisdom of Music" to "The Human and Animal Bond," academic gatherings you should be aware of.