Tag: music

How a Simple Music Timing Trick Can Increase Workout Endurance by 20%

That gym playlist might be doing more than filling the silence. A study from the University of Jyväskylä found recreationally active adults cycling at high intensity lasted nearly 20 percent longer when they...

Lions Relax and Cuddle as This Musician Plays November Rain on Acoustic Guitar in Viral Video

A guitar, a soft cover of Guns N’ Roses, and a group of lions quietly moving in for a listen. That is what a video shows as French singer-songwriter Plumes performs “November...

Can Your Favorite Workout Playlist Boost Endurance During Exercise?

A favourite workout playlist might do more than pass the time. Keep-fit fans who listen to self-selected music while exercising work harder and for longer, according to a new study from the University...

Music Therapy at This Children’s Hospital is Helping Young Patients Heal and Cope with Treatment

A hospital stay can be a lot for a child to carry. At Phoenix Children's, free music therapy sessions are being used to ease some of that fear and anxiety while helping...

Amsterdam Students Use Live Classical Music Sessions to Focus During Exams

For a few euros, students in Amsterdam can swap the library for one of Europe’s best-known concert halls, open a laptop under the red plush seats of the Concertgebouw, and study while...

9-Year-Old Pianist Wows Audiences As His Fingers Seem To Dance

On Manhattan’s Upper West Side, a 9-year-old pianist is already handling music that asks a lot of him. Alexander Zhou, a fourth grader, has a deep connection to music and started playing piano...