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Deconstructing the evolution of music, one note at a time

'Product of genius' ... calligraphy by
JS Bach.

For British biologists Robert MacCallum and Armand Leroi, it was only natural to extend Darwin’s theory of evolution beyond the living world to the musical one.

Date: January 18th, 2013
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Where the Avant-Garde Is Child’s Play

The composer Nico Muhly, center rear, with members of Face the Music.
The group focuses on works from
the last 50 years, with an emphasis
on the new alt-classical.

AT first glance the ensemble setting up in a fifth-floor classroom at the Kaufman Center on West 67th Street in Manhattan seems like any other student group and exactly what you would expect to find in a building that houses two music schools and Merkin Concert Hall. Teenage string and brass players tune their instruments and play fragments of pieces they are working on; saxophonists see to their reeds; percussionists contribute spiritedly to the din; and a guitarist and a bassist quietly pluck figures from the scores on their music stands.

Date: December 5th, 2012
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With DarwinTunes, who needs composers?

Forget about a composer. Scientists have come up with music by evolution.

Date: November 9th, 2012
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Guatemala: The violinist

Abner, 5, plays the violin in Guatemala.
Photo by Alice Contreras
©2012 World Vision International

“There he comes, the violinist!” That’s what 5-year-old Abner Xiquín hears when he gets together with his extended family.

Date: October 24th, 2012
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Who Are the Most Influential Music Professors on Twitter?

Stay atop the music industry by following these 50 professionals on Twitter. Chosen by their college affiliations, number and quality of tweets, many of these current or former professors also perform or conduct classical music, jazz, rap, Latin, rock, blues and opera.

Date: August 17th, 2012
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Drumskool: The Music Lessons Reducing Crime In Manchester

Children at Ride Hill Primary
in a Drumskool workshop

Teachers have hailed a drum school a “resounding success” after reducing crime in some areas by nearly a third.

Date: July 4th, 2012
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Children need to hear the sound of music

It is best to hook children on music
in their early years. credit : Alamy

An early dose of Mozart can aid concentration and creativity – so what are we waiting for?

Date: May 2nd, 2012
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Stirling success for classical music scheme

Report concludes that Sistema Scotland project to immerse deprived children in classical music is having a positive effect and can achieve ‘social transformation’.

Date: June 6th, 2011
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Fooling about with a musical master

IN a drab classroom at Lewisham in Sydney’s inner west, the chairs and tables are pushed to the edge of the room.

Date: April 8th, 2011
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Strings attached: what the Venezuelans are doing for British kids

Some of Britain’s poorest children are embracing orchestral music – inspired by El Sistema, the movement in Venezuela that has sparked a revolution in learning and life.

Date: February 18th, 2011
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