Greek musicians have shown that developing new solidarities and campaigning initiatives with other performers could be the way forward in responding to issues caused by COVID.
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Toy pianos typically have a range of 12-36 keys, roughly one quarter the range of a full piano. But they are used by composers and music makers to write everything from concertos to pop songs.
Joplin’s voice stirs something deep within us. What is it about her that still makes us listen?
Exposure to loud noise is the biggest preventable cause of hearing loss.
Australian musicians make it work by balancing music and non-music jobs, self-employment, contracts, and a love for the art.
Since the lockdown in South Africa several jazz musicians have begun to harness online platforms in novel ways.
Victor Abimbola Olaiya took up highlife music in the late 1950s and combined it with the trumpet to improve on its texture and aesthetic quality.
New study finds that musicians, music directors and production staff have nearly double the risk of getting tinnitus compared with people employed in quieter industries.
A new film examines the life and tragic death of a concert pianist once hailed as our nation’s brightest prodigy - and a former PM’s accusations of neglect by cultural leaders.
The history of recorded music has been marked by endless artistic and technological changes. While music labels persist, digital technology has profoundly altered why they exist and how they work.
Live performances account for more than 40 percent of their income, while profits from streaming and record sales amount to only 5 percent of their earnings.
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Today, we're hearing about a researcher who records birdsong, how tech changes music and why song might help address Indigenous language loss.
Nagging or bribing a child to practise their musical instrument only makes the activity feel like a chore. Here’s how to support your child and bring back harmony to the whole family.
It isn’t easy, but musicians build ‘portfolio careers’ by being adaptable, multiskilled and willing to learn, so they can pursue creative work that they believe in.
The music industry, like all other media, can be censored to some extent. So how does this change its output?
Musicians and athletes have a lot in common when it comes to performing in the glare of the spotlight.
Hugh Masekela’s itinerary-in-exile was loud and clear in his songs.
South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela made an impact across the world during his decades-long musical career.
Two of South Africa’s finest musicians, Johnny Mekoa and Ray Phiri, died recently. The permeable terrain between genres their careers negotiated, is being replaced by rigid marketing categories.
Musicians who learned how to play through a state-funded program called El Sistema are taking their instruments to the streets to protest the government.
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Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria
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Reader in Intellectual Property Law, Brunel University of London
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Reader in Music, Politics and Society, Newcastle University
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Professor of Appalachian Studies and Bluegrass, Old-Time and Roots Music Studies, East Tennessee State University
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Professor Popular Music and Media Studies, University of Alberta
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Lecturer in Music Industry and Popular Culture, RMIT University
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Lecturer, Hearing Science, University of Manchester
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Associate Professor, Music Industry, RMIT University
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Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University
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Associate professor, Aston University
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PhD Researcher in Student Wellbeing, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Research Affiliate, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, English, Communications and Performance Studies, Monash University
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Senior Researcher Music Export and Technology, University of Newcastle
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Assistant Professor of Sociology and Associate Director of The Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy, Vanderbilt University