There are many documentary films about music, and each of them illuminating and inspiring in their own way. For aspiring musicians, watching a music documentary is like opening that special Christmas present you’ve been looking forward to. It’s full of surprise, excitement, and meaningful messages. Here are 7 of our favorite music documentaries to help […]
Music has long been known to boost mental activity. However, there is a lot of debate about whether listening to music while working is a good idea or whether it just serves as a distraction to make you work slower. Fortunately, there is quite a bit of research to help us separate myth from fact. […]
Many parents with children enrolled in formal music classes measure their children’s progression based on the exams they take until they are proficient. While this is a practical and effective way to evaluate their musical growth, it shouldn’t just end there. While formal education is important, it does not tell the entire story of the […]
Does your kid kick up a fuss when you take him/her for the weekly piano class? Are you ready to give up in despair? Don’t! Several studies have shown that learning music empowers your child’s cognitive and psychical abilities and also helps with overall psychological development. Musical training accentuates perception, memory, analytic and reasoning skills, […]
Alexis del Palazzo is a flutist with a passion for physical therapy. She, like many other instrumentalists, would experience pain in her right forearm for hours following a performance. She had a serious case of performance anxiety that would trigger huge adrenaline rushes that would make it difficult for her to play. As a result, […]
Apart from being the entertainment staple for most of the humans, music rewires the brain is a medicine with time-tested effectiveness to back its reputation. For years, rock music has been known to evoke thoughts of power and vision in the brains of people listening to it. 21st-century studies have explored and documented the positive […]
It’s surprising how what’s seemingly a straightforward decision for children and parents, often governs the course that the musical learning journey of the child takes. How do you ensure that you help your child in identifying and choosing the right instrument for his/her musical motivations and aspirations? Here’s some guidance. The Right Instrument for the […]
From the eyes of a guitarist, the world has 2 kinds of people – ones that play the axe, and others that don’t. Any random experiment to gauge the musical interests of a group of children is likely to reveal more support for learning the guitar than any other instrument. Probably because of the visible […]
17th December was marked as Beethoven’s anniversary. In keeping with the celebrations, we’ve done some research and come up with 8 interesting facts about Beethoven you probably don’t know: 1. No one is really sure about Beethoven’s birth date Although we celebrate 17th December as his birthday, it was actually the day of his baptism. […]
Music has the power to change lives in the most amazing ways. Unfortunately, it’s often considered a pastime or expensive hobby that is most enjoyed by the affluent among us, but this view is uninformed and downright wrong. Tom Barnes shared nine amazing stories from around the world proving that the power of music is […]