This research as conducted by José Luis Ortega at the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain
This paper attempted to understand which songs, artists and genres of music were most covered (and who did the most covering). The research built a database of recorded music throughout the 20th century. The …
This research was conducted by Asal Habibi, B. Rael Cahn, Antonio Damasio and Hanna Damasio at the University of Southern California, USA.
This study found that children engaged in music training had an enhanced ability to detect changes in pitch and to process sounds, compared with children who were not …
This research was conducted by Stephanie E. Pitts at the University of Sheffield, UK
The paper reports the experiences of audience members at a chamber music festival in Sheffield. The research highlights the various aspects of concert-going that affected the pleasure derived by audience members at the festival: these were …
This research was conducted by Dawn Kuhn at Williamette University, USA
This paper reports a study which tested whether or not musical activity supports the immune system. The research found that playing music or singing has a much greater effect on supporting the immune system than simply listening to live …