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Heqiu Song defended her PhD thesis at the Department of Industrial Design on November 28th. Practice makes perfect.

Study shows the dynamics of people's emotions mold otherwise neutral experiences into memorable events Health + Behavior Study shows the dynamics of people's emotions mold otherwise neutral experiences into memorable events November 20, 2023 Key takeaways UCLA psychologists used music to manipulate emotions of volunteers and found the dynamics of their emotions molded otherwise neutral experiences into memorable events.

University of Manchester's Senior Lecturer Frances Leviston is launching a new, online interactive digital opera in partnership with Martin Suckling, Head of Music at the University of York.

Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Kris Chesky talks about the musician-specific earplug industry and what might be done to improve how musicians and their teachers prevent noise-induced hearing loss

A grand arrival for Johns Hopkins University on Pennsylvania Avenue Hundreds gather to celebrate and explore the new Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C.

The iconic sci-fi opera "VALIS," first composed by Professor Tod Machover in 1987, reboots at MIT for a new generation.

Today UCL is flying a flag to raise awareness of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the urgent need to achieve them.

Music is a collective experience that binds people together. From orchestral play to audiences handclapping, synchronization lays the foundation for all musical interactions.

Paired with Johnson's previously unreleased first opera, 'The Dreamy Kid,' premiere recording After only one verified complete performance at Carnegie Hall in May 1941, "De Organizer,” the opera by James P. Johnson and Langston Hughes, vanished.

Dr Alison Cole, composer and lecturer in screen composition at Sydney Conservatorium of Music, analyses the score and sound design in Christopher Nolan's film Oppenheimer.

Director and MIT Jay Scheib's production, at the Bayreuth Festival in Germany, features an apocalyptic theme and augmented reality headsets for the audience.

For their project -The Armenian presence at the Montreux Jazz Festival - A study of the Tigran Hamasyan Quintet concert in 2014-, Léandre Guy and Basile Tornare explored what exoticism means in music and the limits of genres.

Leading performing arts health researcher Kris Chesky joins Johns Hopkins Chesky, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Performing Arts Health, investigates issues at the intersection of music and hea

Around 1800, political and social unrest swept through Western Europe. The Netherlands, or more correctly, the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, was also the scene of civil war and coups.

Combining digital technology with the human voice, Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT winner Pamela Z creates layered music from everyday life.

The Sydney Conservatorium of Music has unveiled busts of three composers and musicians in its library to inspire students, as part of its ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusivity.

Academics argue the NSW Police has spent a disproportionate amount of taxpayer money pursuing, disrupting and generally harassing drill musicians under the premise that their lyrics incite violence or help recruit gang members.

Dr Jadey O'Regan, a pop music expert and lecturer in Contemporary Music Practice at Sydney Conservatorium of Music, explains why the Ed Sheeran copyright case matters when thinking about musical inspiration, influence or theft.