The study of music provides so many benefits it just makes sense to bring voice and piano lessons into your child’s life. So, you select the right teacher -- ideally someone from The Music Junction -- as well as buy or rent a piano. Your job, however, is...
At The Music Junction, we encourage our young students to see live musical performances as much as possible. Not only is listening to live music fun but it helps our performers aspire to be better. And maybe, just maybe, it will give them a little...
With earthquakes in the news again, we've had tremblers on our mind. We should always be informed on the best ways to be safe during an earthquake but it’s also useful to learn about earthquakes from a different perspective. A small group of geophysicists from the U.S. Geological...
Is there anything a robot cannot do? They beat us at “Jeopardy!”, write newspaper stories and defuse bombs. They are perfect humans. Or, perhaps not. A Harvard University researcher recently discovered that when it comes to music, robots play second fiddle to humans. According to a Music.Mic story,...
Parents and Teachers all agree that they would like children to correlate their success at school to how much work they put in. So that, for example, a child who fails a spelling test will think "I didn't study hard enough, I'll work harder next...
American inventor Roland Lamb has taken the 17th century design of the piano into the future, with his new piano, the Seaboard. According to singer/songwriter Jamie Cullum, who's been invited to demo the Seaboard, it feels like "somewhere between piano and food - in a good...
Even though we speak throughout every day, most of us aren't aware of how our voice actually makes sound. Knowing how vocal sound is created gives us a great insight into singing, and can be very useful to make sure we are creating sound healthfully. Our...
A child's brain is going through constant stages of development, so parents want to find the best activities to have a positive impact on these developmental years. The pressure is on, because being able to enhance brain development can have a lifetime impact on the...
In this TED talk Ryan Holladay of Bluebrain tells us why he is experimenting with what he describes as "location-aware music," a project that he created with his brother, Hays. Location-aware compositions are special albums composed specifically for a particular place - in this case,...
Traditionally, we've gone out to our local Karaoke Night to do some singing with a group of friends, but lately, those with a Karaoke itch have been turning to their smart phones. That's why The Voice created StarMaker, a karaoke app for android and iphones,...