Early Music Lessons Have Longtime Benefits
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Mental benefits of music lessons echo years after practice ends
Lapsed musical instrumentalists (and their disappointed parents): Take heart! The child that gets even a few years of formal musical training before quitting those weekly lessons continues to show evidence that his or her brain has been changed in ways that improve mental function, says a new study.
Music therapy ‘can help you heal’
Babies who listen to classical music by Mozart and Vivaldi are less stressed and gain weight faster, a study has shown.
Picture: Lucas Dawson Photography
Will artificial vocal cords restore singing voices?
Julie Andrews lost her singing voice after an operation
Interest in Arts Predicts Social Responsibility
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Six Songs of Me: Just why music matters so much to us…
The Norwegian opera singer Kirsten Flagstad as Isolde. Photograph: Paul Dorsey/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
Deconstructing the evolution of music, one note at a time
'Product of genius' ... calligraphy by
JS Bach.
Even Patients with Severe Dementia Respond to Music
French researchers report music therapy can improve the mood of people suffering from severe Alzheimer’s disease.
Music makes food taste better
Eat to the beat ... music can enhance flavours, says psychologist.
What soundtrack should accompany red wine?
With DarwinTunes, who needs composers?
Forget about a composer. Scientists have come up with music by evolution.
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