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Health

What regular music practice means for a developing brain

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by Katya Poltorak
A student focuses while playing violin, with other musicians visible in soft focus around her.
University News

From Stravinsky to Studio Ghibli, ensemble makes music – and friends

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by Hannah Morse
Martha Reeves singing into a microphone on a baseball field, wearing a dark suit with floral embroidery, with a full stadium crowd behind her.
Arts & Entertainment

Why is it so difficult to sing the US national anthem?

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by Hannah Morse
The hands of a musician playing the marimba in a dark room.
Science & Technology

What’s that sound? Possibly a more sustainable, affordable marimba

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by Hannah Morse
A hand holds up the book's cover, illuminated by sunlight against a textured outdoor wall.
Arts & Entertainment

A piano that makes music with cats? Book explores imagined devices

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by Rich McKay
U.S. soccer fans cheering in the stands, one waving a USMNT flag, at a packed stadium during a World Cup send-off match.
Sports

The American folk classic resonating with World Cup fans

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by Peter Rubinstein
Grainge speaking in a seated conversation on stage at the Northeastern Global Leadership Summit at BAFTA in London.
University News

Audiences love music created by humans, but AI can enhance it

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by Matthew Ponsford
An illustration depicts a person playing the violin on stage with musical notes drifting from the instrument toward a crowd of people listening.
Arts & Entertainment

How the brain reacts to live music

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by Cyrus Moulton
Artist Zayn Malik performs on stage, holding a red microphone in front of a deep blue background.
Arts & Entertainment

Musicians are canceling their tours. Is blue dot fever to blame?

by Cody Mello-Klein
David Herlihy sitting in front of a microphone playing a guitar and singing.
Arts & Entertainment

You want to be a rock star? Professor and former band frontman offers advice

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by Erin Kayata
Science & Technology

What if you could hear how a limb grows? With this project you can

by Cody Mello-Klein
Taylor Swift wearing a black and gold glittery bodysuit tipping her head back and singing into a microphone with stadium lights behind her at an Eras Tour show.
Law

Taylor Swift is trying to trademark her voice. Is that a good thing?

by Cody Mello-Klein