“What is music?” my friend asked me. I explained how we, as humans, instinctively react to music by moving our bodies in weird ways, just dancing, and that’s universally understood. I thought that was ...

But, counterintuitive though it might seem, I don’t think sound is always a helpful way to understand genre. I’m a composer and conductor in the field that’s broadly known as Western classical music, ...

What does music have to do with joy? Daniel Chua explores the durable relationship between the two in “Music & Joy.” Mr. Chua, a professor of musicology at the University of Hong Kong, observes that ...

Music is remarkable in its ability to evoke profound emotions — chills and thrills — in listeners. And being emotionally moved by music is an inherently pleasurable experience. Most music listeners ...

Casting "What Does Music Mean To You?." Synopsis: This series interviews creatives, artists, musician, and music lovers of all stripes, asking them a simple question. “What does music mean to you?” We ...

Oliver Bown receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the European Research Council to support his research into creative AI. He has ongoing collaborations with music AI companies ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – World-famous opera singer Renee Fleming from Rochester is working with the National Institutes of Health to see what music does to her brain. Fleming sang in an MRI machine, and the ...