Music helps children improve listening, learning
August 22nd, 2012 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) A little music training in childhood can help improve brain functions in adulthood, especially the complex processing of sound involving listening and learning."Based on what we ... Read more...
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Music training benefits babies’ brains
May 10th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, May 10 (IANS) Early musical training benefits children even before they can walk or talk, says the first-ever study of its kind.One-year olds who participated in interactive music classes ... Read more...
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Sarod, sitar, tabla, harmonium…in an Indian Army band!
September 2nd, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 2 (IANS) Do only trumpets, brass drums, cymbals and other percussion instruments come to mind when you think about an Indian Army band? Don't be surprised if the ... Read more...
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Michael Douglas signs on to portray flamboyant pianist Liberace
December 4th, 2010 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 04 (ANI): Michael Douglas is set to play flamboyant pianist Liberace in a biopic to be directed by Steven Soderbergh.Matt Damon is set to play Liberace's lover Scott Thorson and ... Read more...
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Noted Pakistani musician shuts centre after threat
October 20th, 2010 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 20 (IANS) A well-known sarod player of Pakistan shut his newly-opened music training centre here after his 12-year-old son was threatened. He was told to "stop teaching music".Sarod player Asad ... Read more...
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How music training boosts learning
July 21st, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 21 (ANI): Musical training prompts neural connections in the brain, which in turn prime people for other aspects of human communication like language, speech, memory, attention and even vocal emotion, ... Read more...
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Assam’s Kamprup District a heaven for Tiwa tribe
June 14th, 2010 - 8:54 pm ICT by ANI
By Peter Todd AlexGuwahati, June 14 (ANI): The Bherakuchi village in Assam's Central Kamprup District is a home to the Tiwa tribe and away from influence of modern cities.Here there is ... Read more...
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Music helps kids process speech more accurately
February 23rd, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) Playing musical instruments helps youngsters process speech more accurately in noisy classrooms and interpret nuances of language that are conveyed by subtle changes in the human voice, says ... Read more...
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Music ‘boosts kids’ brain development’
February 21st, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): Music training can shape a growing child's brain, says a new research.At the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting, a Northwestern University neuroscientist had argued ... Read more...
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Music enhances brain’s ability to recognise sounds
October 25th, 2009 - 11:48 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 25 (ANI): Listening to music can significantly enhance human brain's ability to distinguish between various sounds, say researchers.While analysing brain's electrical and magnetic signals, lead researcher Laurel Trainor, from McMaster ... Read more...
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Promoting kids’ talent for music in Nagaland
September 7th, 2009 - 9:40 pm ICT by ANI
By Vibhou GangulyKohima (Nagaland), Sep 7(ANI): With an aim to promote the inherent musical talent of Nagaland, a musical competition was organized in the State.The theme of the competition was 'Discovering ... Read more...
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Mohiniyattam workshop in Dhaka
February 20th, 2009 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 20 (IANS) Indian dancer Pallavi Krishnan Friday began a workshop in Mohiniyattam here for Bangladeshi dance enthusiasts.
Pallavi is a leading exponent of Mohiniyattam, a dance form from Kerala in India. ... Read more...
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Music training makes for brighter kids
November 5th, 2008 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 5 (ANI): Kids who study a musical instrument for at least three years outperform children with no instrumental training, according to a study.
Harvard researchers Gottfried Schlaug and Ellen ... Read more...
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Chennai remembers Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer with 100-hour concert
August 4th, 2008 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 4 (IANS) Lovers of Carnatic music here are marking the birth centenary of legendary musician Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer with a hundred-hour concert. The event, organised by the Global Carnatic Music ... Read more...
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Zubin Mehta enthrals with his musical genius
April 16th, 2008 - 2:06 pm ICT by admin
By Surender Bhutani
Warsaw, April 16 (IANS) Zubin Mehta, who was born in Mumbai, enthralled thousands of Poles when he paid his musical tribute to the memory of millions of Jews who ... Read more...
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