Tencent Confirms Purchase of Minority Stake in AI-Based A&R Platform Instrumental
Yesterday (October 27), MBW discovered that data-driven A&R platform Instrumental had sold a minority stake in its business to Tencent Holdings and Tencent Music Entertainment (of which Tencent Holdings, of course, is a majority…
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport launches live and instrumental music program
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) has relaunched its in-terminal music program with AUS Live & Instrumental, featuring new security protocols. The program's goal is to provide passengers with local entertainment while in the…
Tencent acquires stake in AI-based A&R scouting specialist Instrumental
MBW has been writing about the AI-powered A&R Instrumental recognition platform for some time.We've written about the tech from the London-based company that spotted huge tracks from Lil Nas X, Tones & I and Arizona Zervas months…
Silence is peace: instrumental music is different
Photo credit: Apple MusicHave you ever heard of an album created with an unlimited budget? Although rare, renowned mangaka, screenwriter and director Katsuhiro Otomo has already approached composer and neuroscientist Tsutomu Ōhashi, also!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Albert Gang – Orange County Register
Whether it's making the residents he plays for in nursing homes and retirement homes cry, or playing the violin at the age of 12 at the wedding of his first music teacher, Albert Gang. always wanted to share his music.
As Gang, a graduate…
Tips to help teach instrumental music to people with autism
Music is of particular interest to many people with autism, and music therapy is a popular intervention for children and adults with autism. Oddly enough, very few music teachers have any training or experience working with people…
Instrumental music is just as precious as lyrical music – The Rocky Mountain Collegian
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Popular music is dominated by lyrics. The most popular…
Songs for the Heart: Listening to Instrumental Music While Driving Relieves Heart Stress
MARÍLIA, Brazil — Driving isn't meant to be stressful, but often the unpredictability of the roads can make even the calmest drivers' blood boil. New research reveals that a heart-healthy remedy may be on your dashboard: the radio.…
Love of instrumental music is linked to intelligence, researchers say
The Savanna-IQ Interaction Hypothesis, based on the Savannah Principle, proposes that intelligent people are more likely to be attracted to new stimuli than other individuals. A 2011 study - "Why Smarter People Love…
Smart people listen to instrumental music: study
If there seems to be an air of pretension among aficionados of jazz and classical music, psychological research proves them right.
A new study published in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences suggests that those who prefer…
Dianne Seo – Orange County Registry
The notes hung in the air, high, smooth and unfettered. As delicate as butterflies.
While many high school and professional musicians can hit these notes, few can usher them in with such subtlety and precision. Few are confident enough to…
Auburn Schools Foundation helps fund new instrumental music program
The Auburn Schools Foundation is providing $5,000 to help start the Music4Life program for Auburn Public Schools.
The Auburn Music4Life Booster Club, led by District Superintendent Alan Spicciati, will seek further funding to support the…
Semi-finalists for instrumental music – Orange County Register
From a list of 81 nominees, the following 15 students were named semi-finalists for 2018 Artist of the Year in Instrumental Music. The students were chosen by a panel of teachers based on written statements, performance videos and artistic…
In Defense of Instrumental Music – THE CAROLINIAN
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Dozens of instrumental songs reached No. 1 on the American charts in the 20th century, but only one achieved the same feat in the 21st: Baauer's "Harlem Shake" (which barely ranks as an instrumental).…
Pleasantville School Uses Grant to Introduce Students to Instrumental Music | Education
PLEASANTVILLE — On drums they created with buckets and colored duct tape, Washington Avenue School students followed a professional instructor as they beat different rhythms.The instrument lesson was one of many the pupils…
The Importance of Using Analogy in Teaching Instrumental Music | Item
Like many teachers of young beginner string players, I have amassed a collection of teaching tools over the years. This collection has grown in various ways, often in the heat of the moment, to tackle whatever my student is struggling with…
Speakeasy Style at Spring Swing on April 28 – Support Nevada Union’s Instrumental Music…
Among the talented musicians of the Nevada Union High School Jazz Bands are, from left, Max Osorio on trombone, Paul Osuna on tenor saxophone and Cheyenne Corin on trumpet. Jazz bands will…
3D printing software reshapes musical instrument design
When most of us think of a wind musical instrument, we usually imagine what is essentially a tube with a mouthpiece on one end - something like a flute, recorder, or saxophone. And while this is a proven and reliable design, the point is…
The Observer | NOTICE: Listen to instrumental music, your brain will thank you
As a student who has trouble concentrating on something like studying or doing homework, I find listening to music helpful because it helps me focus on what I'm doing at the time. .
Brain and music connection
I'm a hyperactive person so…
IPS restores the offer of instrumental music in schools
Young Indianapolis public school trumpeters and violinists may be able to keep their instrumental lessons next year after all.
IPS has reversed its decision to cut some instrumental music programming next year, IPS spokeswoman Kristin…
Churches of Christ debate adding instrumental music to church services
Guitar, keyboard and drums support one of the worship leaders at Monterey Church of Christ Sunday.While common to many contemporary churches, the scene blatantly clashes with biblical witness and Church of Christ tradition, according to…