Io9.com reports that biological anthropologist Leslie Seltzer of the University of Wisconsin held and experiment where 7-12 year-old girls were faced with a challenging laboratory experiment, and then allowed to receive encouragement from their mothers. Some mothers spoke in person, some by phone, and some...
Umi Garrett is a child prodigy classical pianist. In May 2009, 8-year-old Umi appeared on NBC’s The Ellen DeGeneres Show as her first public broadcast performance. Since then, she has been receiving requests to perform worldwide and appearing regularly with symphony orchestras in the US...
Just when we thought we had the music tastes of our feline friends all figured out, new research comes out that makes us rethink our notions. According to research conducted by veterinary clinicians at the University of Lisbon in Portugal, cats prefer classical music when they...
Across religions and countries, chanting has often been used to create spiritual and meditative results for the listeners. This is another way music has been utilized to create positive effects on our human emotions - in this case to calm the mind and encourage introspection. Catholic...
This week’s Music Worth Noting features some great music that blurs genres and gives us music that is fresh, new and, in one case, educational. Enjoy! Mark Ronson “Uptown Funk” will make you want to dance and smile, which is why you have probably heard it...
We know that a lack of exercise can weaken leg, arm and back muscles and affect an athlete’s performance. Now science has shown any significant break in singing can affect the quality of a singer’s voice. Calling it a “use it or lose it” phenomena, researchers...
Happy Valentine’s Day! While you may receive a card, get a box of chocolate or eat at a fancy restaurant, nothing says love to us like some good music. After all, most music is about love with its swooning and excitement. Whether single or coupled, we’ve...
We’re dedicating this week’s Music Worth Noting to unsung artists. The may not be regularly recognized for their great work--they may even be insulted by another artist--but they brought a sense of awe to our day. You remember how important feeling awesome is, don't you? Father...
If you’re having a difficult time remembering people’s names you can blame the cause on something other than your memory. You can blame it on music. Although we’ve read numerous times that music can enhance the learning experience (especially Baroque music), researchers from the Georgia Institute...
In a time when seats are getting smaller, we’re getting charged more for checking in our baggage and meals are no longer offered, it seems like travellers can never gain a victory with the airline industry. Now, we—especially musicians—finally have a reason to celebrate! The U.S....