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Street Symphony plays in harmony with Skid Row’s ‘sacred spaces’
Some of the most beautiful music being performed in Los Angeles right now is happening on Skid Row.
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Recycled Orchestra of Cateura makes music with rubbish
The Recycled Orchestra of Cateura is a group of youth musicians from Paraguay who play instruments made from rubbish salvaged from a landfill.
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“Music should become a core requirement for any group that really wants to develop its people at the highest level.”
Being a musician of any level helps you develop whole brain integration, says Gerald Leonard, author of Culture is the Bass and Workplace Jazz.
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Fashion, fabrics and fishtails – why we need to talk about what female classical performers wear
Classical performance is a visual as well as aural experience, so why are female soloists’ choices of outfit so rarely discussed, apart from in diminishing terms?
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The Surprising Influence of Classical in Metal Music
To most observers, the world of classical music and that of hard rock, particularly heavy metal, could not seem more disparate.
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‘Just as important as English or maths’: how mentoring is bringing music alive for primary school students
The National Music Teacher Mentoring Program was established by Richard Gill in 2015 and implemented through the Australian Youth Orchestra.
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My Psychiatrist Is a DJ
London-based startup Wavepaths is creating a new kind of music technology explicitly designed for psychedelic therapy.
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The Political Economy of Classical Music
The story of classical music is inseparable from the rise of capitalism. The new system made a musical revolution possible, but its crisis-ridden development then drove a wedge between musicians and their audience, leaving behind a frozen tradition.
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