Currently under a numeric are, taking a break from internet to concentrate ourserlves on a piece performed during a live concert, this can be a benefit for promoting classic […]
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Participation to cultural activities, an education issue ?
Participation to cultural activities is apparently correlated to education degree of people, independently to their annual incomes. Researcher Aaron Reeves noted that the more fortunate people were, the more they tended to passively attend cultural activities such as an opera concert, and they did so just to be seen by their peers. On the other side, the more educated people were, the more they tended to actively integrate cultural activities like a choral, and their class was lower. In addition, they would implicate themselves for a music matter rather than an extra-musical matter. […]
What songs are on Barack Obama’s playlists?
Those who have always secretly wanted to know the musical tastes of politicians, like Barack Obama, will be pleased. Mr. Obama recently published two playlists on Spotify, a gesture that […]
Why do people attend concerts?
More than 100,000 people from England have been asked by the organization Audience Agency why they attend artistic performances and music concerts. The most popular answer is to be entertained, […]
The true value of contemporary music
Contemporary visual art offers its gallery audiences a certain freedom in that they can contemplate paintings, go out for a coffee, and then return to the gallery. It does not […]
Why do we listen to music ?
According to a study quoted by journalist Tom Jacobs, young people listen to music because it helps them develop social connections with their peers, as well as escape negative emotions. […]
Can music manipulate us?
We tend to take more risks when passively listening to music we like. In effect, our propensity to buy things is influenced by what kind of music is playing in […]
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Opera’s premieres reserved to people under 28
For the first time in Paris, evenings at the opera will focus on patrons under 28 years old, allowing the audience of tomorrow to get tickets for only 10 euros. […]
Why is music education important?
Journalist Peter Green thinks that music’s ability to improve performance in other subjects should be the last argument used to defend music education. Such a defense legitimizes music as merely […]
Facial recognition technology on festival grounds: for or against ?
England’s Download festival recently allowed cameras to scan faces of attendees. By doing so, Leicestershire police hope to reduce crime during the festival. Now that purchasing a Download ticket means agreeing […]
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