Darisha Dhikhavo Mere Sai Nandalala By Ravi Kumar In Bhajan Workshop Brindavan

Darisha Dhikhavo Mere Sai Nandalala Daya Karo Mujhe Krishna Gopala Devaki Nandana Deena Dayala Madhura Naatha Madana Gopala Sai Narayana Sada Kripala Daya Karo Mujhe Krishna Gopala Daya Karo Mujhe Sai Gopala

Terry Gross’s Fresh Air Interviews With Your Favorite Musicians

This is a great resource of inspiration for young musicians. Listen to your favorite musician interviews conducted by NPR’s Terry Gross on Fresh Air. http://www.npr.org/templates/archives/archive.php?thingId=129527317

Question Of The Week: What Are The Best Apps For Making Music?

The answer to this week’s question depends on how much you know about playing music and what you want to make or record. With some apps you don’t need to know a single thing about reading music notation or playing an instrument. Other apps have a learning curve beyond comprehension. All Songs Considered co-host Bob Boilen […]

A Young Torchbearer Lights The Way For New Orleans Music Students

In New Orleans, it’s cool to be in the high school band — especially when Trombone Shorty shows up in the band room. The brass player and bandleader recently paid a visit to New Orleans’ Warren Easton High School to work with band members. It’s part of his work with the Trombone Shorty Foundation, a […]

Thrilling Music Is Like Food And Sex: More Pleasure and Anticipation Equals More Dopamine

Experiencing and even anticipating thrilling music releases the neurotransmitter dopamine, a “pleasure” chemical in the brain that is linked to tangible rewards like food, drugs and sex, said scientists from Canada who measured dopamine response to music and found the more “chills” or “frisson” the music elicits, even in the anticipation phase, the more dopamine […]

Music Benefits Both Mental And Physical Health

Playing and listening to music benefits both mental and physical health. The finding came from the first-large scale review of 400 research papers in the neurochemistry of music which found that music can improve the function of the body’s immune system and reduce levels of stress. Listening to music was also shown to be more […]

Music Practice Can Sharpen The Brain

A new study by researchers at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland concludes that people who practice playing musical instruments have sharper brains because they pick up mistakes in their performance and fix them more quickly than other people. Writing about their work in a recent issue of the journal Neuropsychologia, psychologist Doctor Ines […]

How To Write Music In Color

Why use colors to indicate different notes? It’s easier to read for non-literate humans and robots alike–and it’s fun. by David Lumb London-based artist Yuri Suzuki has always been fascinated with the intersection of sound and technology, but his dyslexia prevented him from immersing himself in music the traditional way–through sheet music, which he couldn’t […]

From Carnegie Hall, A Youth Orchestra That’s A National First

It’s a hot summer afternoon and the recital hall at Purchase College is abuzz with excitement and nervous energy. One hundred and twenty teenagers, from 42 states, are about to embark on an extraordinary musical and personal journey. Clive Gillinson, executive director of Carnegie Hall, steps up to the podium to greet them. “Welcome to […]

Getting Kids To Practice Music — Without Tears Or Tantrums

When friends learn that my nearly six-year-old has been playing violin for three years, their voices shift a bit, especially if they also have a child learning an instrument. Two questions come in quick succession: “Does she like it?” and “How do you get her to practice?” There’s a nervous energy to their queries, and […]