Seventy years after cultural politics focused on increasing accessibility of the arts for everyone, we acknowledge that people who participate in arts programming subsidized by the government still only make […]
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Are algorithms ruining how we discover music?
Listening to music is a creative act that results in discovery, according to Ben Ratliff, music critic and author of book Every Song After. Discovering music is a kind of […]
The music festival: A year of disenchantment?
For a couple of years, the line-ups of music festivals in North America have struggled to stand out from one another. Since artists plan to tour festivals, these line-ups become […]
A study of musical consumption in United States
The company Nielsen collected responses to a 2014 internet survey on musical consumption from 2581 people, who were based in the United States and at least 13 years old. Classical […]
Is opera dress code elitist ?
According to the director of the Glyndebourne Festival, Gus Christine, opera’s elitist reputation is a myth. He adds that occasions where people can dress up are rare and that people […]
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Contemporary music and youth: where is the dissonance?
France Musique has met with cultural mediators who help young people discover contemporary music, a genre that is often undermined in conservatories and absent from music programs at school. According […]
Culture, an essential ingredient of happiness?
Manon Gauthier, the woman responsible for culture, heritage and design for the city of Montreal, emphasizes the importance of access to culture, to its diversity and to the role of […]
Does wearing headphones create a solitary musical experience?
This article explores the social and solitary facets of listening practices in today’s world. According to Istvan Molnar-Szakacs, neuroscientist, “The properties of the human mirror-neuron system are based on research […]
Laser shaming
An interesting phenomena is occurring in Bejing’s concert halls. When people use their cellphones during a concert, they are pointed at by employees with a laser pointer. Another solution is […]
Today’s music critics: qu’ossa donne?
Journalist Alain Brunet considers the role music critics play in society in the digital era. Are music critics useless? Stressing the quality of their expertise, he adds: “When expressed humbly […]
