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An introduction to the fundamental materials of a variety of music, including Western concert music, jazz, and popular music. Course activities center around interrelated theoretical, compositional, ...

In a study by two researchers at University College London, 10- and 11-year-olds were asked to write an “exciting” story. Some wrote while listening to exciting music—"I Spy, The Looking Glass" (a ...

Can artificial intelligence create music successfully? The answer probably depends on the definition of music. Is it an organized combination of sounds and silence, defined by traits like rhythm and ...

Billy Joel announced this month he'll begin playing monthly concerts at New York's Madison Square Garden, starting in January. Joel is among this year's Kennedy Center honorees. He recently talked ...

After six albums and writing a Tony-nominated Broadway musical, you might assume that songwriting, for Sara Bareilles, could be as simple as baking a pie. Much of the show's musical material, ...

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