music

The way we imagine and listen to melodies sheds light on imagination.

Ernst Chladni proved that sound can be seen, and developed a technique of visualizing vibrations on a metal plate.

Companies can identify you from your music preferences, as well as influence and profit from your behavior.

Virtually enroll in beginner-to-expert guitar lessons to unleash your inner musician.

Take a journey through the maze of interpretations of one of the most famous paintings in history.

A new study shows that the top rap songs in the U.S. are making increasingly frequent references to depression and suicidal thoughts.

While the benefits of music therapy are well known, more in-depth research explores how music benefits children with autism.

Regardless of your age, incorporate the piano into your life for better health.

An accident left this musician with one arm. Now he is helping create future tech for others with disabilities.

Remarkable ‘fan art’ commemorates 50th anniversary of legendary guitar player’s passing.

Insomnia is the product of mental or emotional pressure.

A study from McGill University reveals the secret of musicians who have excellent time.

A researcher talks about the power of music in a crisis.

A Mercury-bound spacecraft’s noisy flyby of our home planet.

A Cornell Health physician has blended rap and medicine to better educate kids on coronavirus guidelines.

A study finds that while musical newbies exercise the brain’s so-called creative hemisphere, pros have moved on.

Researchers observed “inter-brain coherence” (IBC) — a synchronisation in brain activity — between a musician and the audience.

Research from Denmark finds that mindfulness and music help sustain attention.

A song many consider the black national anthem rises again in the United States.

The use of words related to negative emotions has increased by more than one third.

Protest music is a natural feature of humanity.

The tech billionaire Elon Musk releases a song where he performs himself.

We each have a way of moving to music that is so unique a computer can use it to identify us.

Your cat thinks your taste stinks. Also that you’re mingy with the laser pointer.

It doesn’t matter where you’re from — music is an emotional powerhouse.

Film critic A.O. Scott on how to be more constructive in your criticisms.

Hierarchies of taste exist in our society, but their roots often reflect more than just the quality of work.

The Zen of choreographer Merce Cunningham comes alive in a new documentary about his life.

Popularity is slippery, and shouldn’t be confused with quality, says critic A.O. Scott.

A new study finds that societies use the same acoustic features for the same types of songs, suggesting universal cognitive mechanisms underpinning world music.