Published by Charles campeau-bedford
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 […]
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Published by Charles campeau-bedford
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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Published by Charles campeau-bedford
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 […]
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Published by Charles campeau-bedford
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 […]
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