Can you imagine meeting your celebrity crush or childhood idol? What would you say? Some people turn into the quintessential fan and lose control of themselves. Others have somehow mastered the art of staying "cool". It's safe to say that these two young men stayed pretty...
At the Life Care Center of Columbia, a Columbia nursing home, a 100-year-old woman has been putting on impromptu piano shows for the residents living there. Even after Rosalind Gardner's husband died in 1959 after 19 years of marriage, she never stopped playing. Instead, she...
About 20 members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) arranged a flash mob inside Ikea on Jan. 12 to promote its new Neighborhood Concert Series in Canton. Shoppers gathered around, many taking photos and videos with their smartphones, as the DSO brightened up the wintery day...
2016 has been a very emotionally intense for so many in our country. Tensions have been especially high as of late with the pending presidential election and racial frustrations. Here's a video that brought a smile to my face. It features a talented young man who...
The Axis of Awesome's song "4 Chords", a medley of 36 pop songs that all contain the same basic chord structure, received airplay on BBC Radio 1.[3] This airplay drove listeners to the internet and "4 Chords" went viral, receiving millions of hits on YouTube. ...
Improved Test Scores According to an article by PBS.org, a study published in 2007 by Christopher Johnson, professor of music education and music therapy at the University of Kansas, revealed that students in elementary schools with superior music education programs scored around 22 percent higher in...
Idina Menzel - or “Adele Dazeem” according to John Travolta's botched introduction - gave a riveting performance of "Let it Go" at the 2014 Oscars this past Sunday. But perhaps it was John Travolta's mispronunciation stealing the media focus away from Idina's performance, or perhaps...
I knew it, I knew it, I knew it! According to scientific studies people who listen to jazz music are proven to be smarter and more creative. I repeat, "people who listen to jazz music are smarter and more creative". If you haven't already jumped out of...
Have no fear! Summer is here! Looking for ideas of what to do with the kids over the summer? Here are a few local music camps that offer great fun learning experiences for the little ones: Pali Adventures Focus: *Songwriting instruction* Improve your singing and learn about voice types* Learn...
The art of street performing dates all the way back to ancient times. There was no live tweeting, periscope, or "going viral" back then but these performers often made their living entertaining curious onlookers. They make balloon animals, dance, paint, sing, play instruments, charm snakes,...