Unlike today’s algorithms that guess songs based on previous enjoyment, this brain-reading approach knows what’s working now.

Music reading is a complex cognitive skill that requires the seamless integration of perceptual, cognitive, and motor processes. Research in this field has focused on how musicians decipher written ...

The written word is pretty vital - it's useful for everything from lyrical emotion, comedy and drama, through to the instructions for your dishwasher! If we take written word to a performance level, ...

There are few things more daunting than sitting in front of a large stack of complicated sheet music. Whether you’re a pro looking to brush up on the basics or if you’re totally lost after falling ...

Folk duo Pound & Stevens have transformed, and added to, Holst’s The Planets Suite and tour the new work this week with Britten Sinfonia. Will Pound explains why playing by ear is his greatest strengt ...

For long-term brain health, older adults might want to carefully consider how they spend their downtime, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of South Australia assessed the ...