Overview: THE MUSIC INSTINCT showcases the research and discovery process of scientists whose work focuses on the interrelationship between music and science. Music is a topic that is very accessible ...

1) Gather the objects for this activity (one for each student). Put the objects in a pile in front of you, so that you can access them easily. Ask your students to sit in a circle with you. Tip: If ...

Reyna Gordon was an aspiring opera singer fresh out of college when she began contemplating the questions that would eventually define her career. "I moved to Italy when I finished my bachelor of ...

Every 65 seconds, someone develops Alzheimer’s in America. More than 55 million people are living with dementia worldwide. Sixty-thousand people in the U.S. are diagnosed with Parkinson’s each year.

A sense of rhythm is a uniquely human characteristic. Music cognition scientists discovered that the sense of rhythm – also known as the beat – is so fundamental to humans that we recognize patterns ...