Nadine BaileyTo Listen or Not to Listen: Does Listening to a Recording Help Us Learn Faster and Play More Accurately?bulletproofmusician.com - Noa Kageyama, Ph.D.Let’s say you have to learn a few short pieces in the next 24 hours, and have 4 hours to practice. How would you approach this task? Would you just …
Katie Day“Love & Mercy” - Brian Wilson and the Myth of Creative GeniusMedium - Paul CantorWe went to see Entourage this weekend, and when that was over (it got a standing ovation — take that, critics!), snuck in to see Love & Mercy, the …
Katie DaySome People Just Don't Like Music—and That Upsets a Lot of Evolutionary Theorynewrepublic.com - Sarah SloatEveryone loves music. That’s the presumption behind countless pop songs: Pharrell Williams’ “Happy,” the current most popular song in the country, …
Katie DayThe Industrious and Diverse Women of the Experimental Music Sceneslate.com - By David RosenbergMaggie Shannon’s idea to photograph the women of experimental music stemmed from the frustrations of a friend, a female experimental musician who was …
Nadine BaileyHow music training alters the teenage brainsciencedaily.com - Northwestern UniversityMusic training initiated during high school might hone brain development Music training, begun as late as high school, may help improve the teenage …
Nadine BaileyIs It More Effective to Practice Scales and Etudes in the Morning?bulletproofmusician.com - Noa Kageyama, Ph.D.I don’t remember the day when I first laid eyes on the glossy burgundy cover of the Carl Flesch scale book, but I do remember that summer when it …