Researchers looked at two groups of students, “ — one taking music lessons, the other studying the natural sciences — for a year and a half. The study found that the budding scientists were more likely to respond to provocation with aggression as they grew older. In contrast, the young musicians were not.”
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How Blockchain Could Be The Next Big Disruption In The $15 Billion Music Business
“Any industry that in encumbered by inefficient intermediaries is in danger of disruption, and the music industry is ripe for it. There are many blockchain oriented startups in this area, but two of them shine through as having a unique, innovative perspective on what should be done.”
R-Rated Opera (Seriously): Alt-Classical Stars Adapt Lars Von Trier’s ‘Breaking The Waves’
“‘Would you go to R-rated things as a grown-up? Of course you would,’ said Opera Philadelphia general director David Devan. ‘We’re making disclaimers. We’re telling people there is nudity and stylized violence. … We did talk to the cast. … To do the job you have to be prepared to be nude for certain portions.'” Says soprano Keira Duffy, “There are moments when I’m thinking, ‘What is my Irish Catholic family going be thinking in certain scenes?'”
More Concerts Canceled By Fort Worth Symphony As Strike Continues
“The cancellations include three concerts scheduled Sept. 30-Oct. 2 that featured pianist Stephen Hough performing Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 1. … The musicians went on strike Sept. 8 after rejecting a proposed contract that included pay cuts and higher costs for health insurance. The orchestra association has since canceled three weekends of concerts.”
Is The Music Business Rebounding? Sales Grew 8 Percent In The First Half Of 2016
The music recording business has been in a long decline for many years now. But streaming seems to have helped turn the corner. Big surge this year, following on a strong 2015. “U.S. streaming revenue grew 57 percent to $1.6 billion in the first half of 2016 and accounted for almost half of industry sales, more than countering shrinking purchases of albums and singles. Subscriptions totaled $1.01 billion, according to the RIAA data.”
Could This Really Be True? In The Gig Economy Jazz Instructors Can Make More Than Lawyers
“FlexJobs came up with a list of 10 of the best-paying part-time jobs based on real job listings from over 40,000 companies… For instance, you stand to make more money as a part-time jazz instructor than you can as a government contracts attorney. Part time clinical pharmacists make almost as much as part-time dentists.”
With Contract Expired, Pittsburgh Symphony Musicians And Management Agree To Talk-And-Play
“The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s musicians and management have agreed to continue the private negotiations about the musicians’ expiring contract. The pact was already extended by two weeks on Sept. 4 and was set to expire at midnight tonight.”
Newly-Discovered Beethoven Manuscript Goes Up For Auction
“A newly-discovered sketch leaf by Beethoven for one of his greatest works, the ‘Emperor’ concerto, is heading for auction at Sotheby’s. The manuscript is one of the earliest for this piece, possibly containing Beethoven’s first draft of its famous themes. It is undocumented, unpublished, and new to auction.”
Buffalo Philharmonic Makes Seven-Year Deal With Its Musicians
“Under the agreement, musicians’ minimum salaries will be raised from the current $48,120 to $54,177 in 2022. The contract maintains a schedule of 38 workweeks and two paid vacation weeks.”
How My Jazz Track “Accidently” Got 2 Million Plays
“Enter stage left the “Spotify playlist”. Though I far from realised it at the time, this is the holy grail for independent artists such as myself. Overnight I was lifted out of the musty basement section where men with National Health spectacles hang out, and up on to the shiny new rack next to the checkout counter.”