When you turn on the radio, you might hear songs you like and other songs you just skip past. But even the songs you don’t like usually have some fans. Maybe you don’t like older music, but your ...

Imagine a scene from the movie Jaws, with the great white shark closing in on another helpless victim. The iconic semi-tone ...

This weekend’s set of Northwest BachFest performances offers insight into a variety of emotions and relationships through a diversely distinguished repertoire and a unique group of guest musicians. As ...

Some people’s favorite songs are musically harsh, with lyrics expressing anger and rebelliousness. “Killing in the Name” by Rage Against the Machine comes to mind. Some people’s favorite songs are ...

How does the human brain track emotions and support transitions between these emotions? In a new eNeuro paper, Matthew Sachs and colleagues, from Colombia University, used music and an advanced ...

Elsie Korioth's teaching tools for a recent afternoon class included a guitar, a small drum, a pile of colorful scarfs and her own ability to turn just about any classroom direction into a song.

It can be hard to avoid the chime of classic Christmas songs at this time of year. Certain songs may even bring up potent memories, transporting a person to a specific moment in the past, like an ...

Music is a powerful tool for conveying mood, whether heard via a live performance or movie soundtrack, making it an effective medium for understanding how people identify and respond to emotions.

Jane Kuehne does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...