Written by Nicole Sin Perhaps the beginner pianist’s greatest difficulty is drifting away from robotic finger movements. Playing the piano cannot be equivalent to typing on a keyboard (although it does seem to improve typing speed). Playing beautifully is not limited to the professionals, however. This is good news for the rest of us and…
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Many people listen to music to help them study or sleep better, but did you know that music can also be used to improve your overall physical ability? Several studies have found that people who listen to music while engaging in physical activity actually performed better than people who did it in silence. So, how…
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Personalized music is becoming increasingly prevalent these days. With the rise of services such as Spotify and YouTube, we have refined our music selections by determining what we enjoy listening to most. With these advancements, there has also been increased questioning about whether there is a correlation between certain groups of people and musical styles…
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When discussing music, often times people enjoy the beats, rhythm, lyrics, singer’s voice, etc. However, rarely we think about origins and the birth of our favorite musical genres. Dive deep into the history of music in Latin America and the great historical impact it carries throughout the beautiful, spunky, strings of flowing music. Original Latin…
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By Malak Ettahali For many students, these recent weeks have been jam packed full with final exams. And sometimes, it can be difficult to stay concentrated with the amount of stuff going on. Thankfully, there are a multitude of things students can do to stay focused, including listening to music! But, make sure to be…
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This fall, Virtual Arts for a Humanity is bringing performing artists of various disciplines together for a series of charity concerts benefiting Feeding America, the United States’ largest domestic hunger-relief organization. Feeding America rescues groceries, offers rescued food to food banks, ensures the safety of foods in manufacturers and retailers, and advocates on behalf of people…
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This October, members of Chords for a Cause began their project Cards of Kindness, writing heartfelt digital and handwritten cards to send to nursing and memory care homes around the united States. This project was made to raise awareness during National Alzheimer’s Month, a campaign by the National Alzheimer’s Foundation every November to raise awareness…
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We have all certainly heard of opera and know what it generally is like. However, many people have stopped watching operas. Is it a dying genre of music? Is it becoming obsolete and should it? Opera is the beautiful combination of vocals, orchestral music, drama, visual arts, and dance. Although it was/is practiced all throughout…
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Written by Erica Soekardono Over the past few decades, music education has become a much more prominent topic, and argument over the importance of music education has come to rise. Despite these debates, one thing that can be agreed upon is that music is extremely versatile and can be taught in several different ways. The…
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Every year, we gather with friends and family and celebrate our birthdays. We gather around and sing a classic – “Happy Birthday to You”. In this song’s early days, it spread like wildfire across America, and today, it holds the Guinness World Record for the most popular song in the English language. But where did…
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