Both light and sound travel as waves, with characteristics that allow people with typical vision and hearing to perceive and categorize them when they reach their eyes and ears: “That’s a small red ...

Movies have a way of making us laugh, cry, or hold our breath in suspense. Music is a big part of why this happens. A soft ...

Your taste in music is weird. Maybe you just can’t stop listening to that power ballad, or you’ve wondered about your bewildering weakness for yodeling. And maybe, just maybe, nobody understands your ...

LENOX — Tanglewood’s 2015 Festival of Contemporary Music opened on Monday with a feeling of circumnavigation. This summer’s anniversary — the 75th of the Tanglewood Music Center, the Boston Symphony’s ...

Complaints about the emerging genre may have to do with the discomfort with monoculture surrounding it. The first time I taught Music History I, a student came to my office worried about an upcoming ...

This article originally appeared in the December 1985 issue of SPIN. What is “new-age” music? Is it music that’s made for meditation, stress reduction, and massage? Or is it whatever California’s post ...

Traditional African musical sounds and songs are under threat today. More than 50 years after the end of official colonial rule, the legacy of colonialism continues to sideline many traditional ...

For some people with severe hearing loss, it is possible to restore their hearing with an auditory implant (also known as cochlear implants). These electronic devices are surgically implanted into the ...

Mike Ellison’s debut puzzle brings music back into the house — lots of it! By Caitlin Lovinger Jump to: Tricky Clues | Today’s Theme SUNDAY PUZZLE — In his print introduction to this grid, Joel ...

Music listening is a ubiquitous and constant phenomenon in our lives. This desire is driven by music’s core effects on motivation, pleasure, and social connection. These effects promote health and ...