from Oxford University highlights how, although music evolved 500,000 years ago, speech and language started developing a mere 200,000 years ago. It’s clear that the neural networks of both music and ...

Did you know that you don’t actually need to be talented or have a natural ear for music to play it well? Not having natural abilities does not mean that you won’t be any good. With enough hard work ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s notebook What is the purpose of a poem, an illustration or a nonsensical phrase in a score? If it makes musicians stop and think, that’s a ...

One insight Topham offered is that learning musical notation is sometimes a roadblock for beginners. What's more important, ...

The score for John Cage’s indeterminate composition “Fontana Mix” (image: BBC Radio 3) With the development of music notation, music was set free from the delicate bonds of oral and aural traditions.

We used eight piano learning apps on two different pianos over three weeks. From interactive tutors to old-school video lessons, here are the ones actually worth downloading.

Composers from a variety of backgrounds have been interested in having greater freedom in musical performances. This article describes another attempt in this tradition. In his Klavierstcke, Karlheinz ...