Musicians have better “working memory” than even bilingual speakers, according to a study published in the journal Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and reported in Pacific Standard magazine. “Given that decreased activity in this region has been linked with cognitive deterioration, this suggests ‘musical training and bilingualism might be protective factors against […]
Writing lyrically that “Some of the greatest written works of our time have been inspired by music,” New York Times reporter Natalie Proulx goes on to cite Walt Whitman conceptualizing and writing “Leaves of Grass” while listening to opera, and Alice Walker, Langston Hughes, Ntozake Shange and Ralph Ellison “all moved by spirituals, jazz and blues”A […]
Berklee College of Music will in September welcome the first class of students to the African Music Institute in Gabon. The new educational facility will instruct in pan-African music studies, will feature a state-of-the-art recording studio for student projects and collaborations with visiting artists, study and rehearsal spaces, an auditorium and concert hall, a museum documenting […]
For nerds who love rock music, there are few careers as promising as engineering for a production sound firm. Clair Global is the largest, operating from headquarters in Lititz, PA, the company serves the needs of the live touring concert industry, festival and rehearsal clients, and broadcast and corporate projects. The company does everything from piano […]
