Music divides: for some, it is a valuable ally for concentration, while for others, it represents a source of distraction. But what if this difference didn't solely depend on the person, but also on ...

Listening to music while carrying out certain tasks (like reading or driving) that require continued attention is common. Research shows that background music improves concentration (Mendes et al., ...

As its number of undergraduate concentrators drops by nearly half over the past six years, Harvard’s Music Department is embarking on a major redesign of its undergraduate curriculum, a step faculty ...

When the doors opened to the Museum of Modern Electronic Music (MOMEM) in Frankfurt’s Hauptwache square, last year, it seemed that club music was finally getting its due. MOMEM was billed as the world ...

The sign above the steel gates of Auschwitz reads "arbeit macht frei" - work sets you free. It was, of course, a chilling lie, an evil hoax. But there was one surprising source of temporary escape ...