Music is wonderful. It can make us feel almost any emotion. It can make us dance, make us cry, and it can even help us stay focused, but what is it about music that keeps us focused on everyday tasks, like driving, reading, or writing? As a new article on theguardian.com by Dean Burnett explains, the brain has two attention systems: a conscious, and unconscious one. The conscious attention system focuses on our current […]
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Repetition. It’s a tool used to memorize, hone skills, and make lasting impressions. In many cases though, repetition causes fatigue or boredom, so why does the technique work so well in the world of music? Author Tom Service writing for The Guardian wanted to know why. In his article, Stuck on Repeat: Why we love Repetition in Music he states that not only does repetition within a song work for us, it also explains why […]
George Martin, known as “the 5th Beatle” for his influential role in the production of The Beatles’ original albums, died this past Tuesday at the age of 90. Bob Boilen of NPR writes, “George Martin’s skills as an arranger are on all of The Beatles albums: the strings on “Yesterday,” a trumpet Reputable Canadian Online Pharmacies, International Drugstore online brand viagra https://www.smallpieces.com/kids/ Nz Online Pharmacy, i want to buy viagra The Canadian Drugstore on “Penny Lane” […]
For the Beatles fans out there (so basically….everyone?): the band’s music is now available on all streaming services! All of their albums became available worldwide at midnight on Christmas Eve. “The Beatles, the biggest-selling group of all time, waited more than seven years before coming to iTunes in 2010. Until now, the group was one of most high-profile artists not available to stream, The Guardian reported.” Read the full article Buzzfeed here.
I’m back! What have I been listening to for the past year? too many interesting things…so I’ll start with what I’m listening to right about now: D’Angelo’s Really Love Paul Lester’s review in The Guardian of D’Angelo’s album Black Messiah praises the singer’s political and musical integrity: “…a beaming, single-minded statement of spiritual rebirth and political reckoning,” and “…a restatement of faith in the principles and sounds of the pre-digital era of black music.”
Judith Weir is going to be the next master of the Queen’s music! She is the first woman in the position, and is pledging to work towards creating compositions that will enhance music education throughout England. To learn more about this interesting https://www.newyorkbanners.com/wp-content.php?=lasix-without-rx role, and what Weir is going to do with it, read this article: Judith Weir prepares to be a radical master of the Queen’s music.