Opera Australia has modified its program so that the most well-known pieces figure at the first plan, in order to renew audiences attracted by these famous pieces. The result? The […]
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Music as a tool for learning
Music’s influence on learning is well known; only one must think about the mnemonic power of rhymes or the meaning a piece gains when linked to an extramusical concept. Musical […]
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Orchestras of amateurs : a movement that gets bigger!
The Awesöme Orchestra hosts all musicians that want to join the community of music lovers. Moreover, it does not require an audition! Based in Oakland, California, since 2013, and lead […]
A listener initiates a Skype meeting during a concert
While violinist Daniel Hope was playing during a private concert in Brussels, a woman in the audience received a Skype call, which she took so that the caller could listen […]
Is classical music meant to entertain us or help us fall asleep?
Music streaming services promote classical music as a tool – a visibly effective one! – to get to sleep. Yet from the Western tradition’s point of view, falling asleep during […]
The accessibility of contemporary music
Thanks to new ways of diffusing music – such as Soundcloud, Bandcamp and YouTube –, it has never been easier for a composer to record his pieces and distribute them […]
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Spare time is free falling
According to a comparative study of how 15,000 Canadians use their spare time, led by Statistique Canada from 1986 to 2010, Québécois work four more hours each week compared to […]
Five prejudices against contemporary music
Inaccessible, nonsensical, backward and irritating like the sound of nails on a chalkboard, these are four of five prejudices that keep us away from this musical genre, according to journalist […]
What if free admission did not actually attract visitors ?
According to Colleen Dllenschneider, the cost of cultural activity is only an excuse used by cultural organizations to explain low audience turnout. In fact, some factors like the reputation of […]
What a note program must not say
Critique David Lister relate the boredom he felt when he paid 4 francs for a note program that did not say anything more than futile information concerning violinist Julia Fisher. […]
