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› Choir Singing Can Improve Cognitive Functioning Among the Elderly
20/May/2021
Researchers have made exciting new discoveries on the benefits of choir singing which may include positive effects on cognitive functioning similar to playing an instrument.
Alongside the effects of lifestyle, including physical exercise and diet, on ageing, research has increasingly turned its attention to the potential cognitive benefits of musical hobbies. However, such research has mainly concentrated on hobbies involving musical instruments.... read more
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› The Double Bass - what do you know??
16/Jun/2021
Did you know that "Mozart was so infuriating, he was called a clown and and a knave and given a kick up the behind by the Archbishop of Salzburg's steward!" or that "Tchaikovsky's family censored his diaries to hide the fact he was gay!"? "Ever hear of J.S. Bach, the…
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› The “Key to Keys” & “Can Music Be Gendered?”
16/Jun/2021
Do you need something interesting to listen to while you plod through computer work? Try "The Listening Service" from the BBC. Key to Keys: Ever wondered why music is in the key it is in? Tom Service asks why western music is in so many different keys and what exactly they are. What…
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› Hal Leonard Australia Releases Make Music Day Songbook Free of Charge!
16/Jun/2021
Hal Leonard Australia Releases Make Music Day Songbook for all to use Free of Charge! Hal Leonard Australia has produced a Make Music Day 2021 songbook in partnership with a group of publishers to encourage people to make music and to celebrate Make Music Day 2021. It is available for…
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› The world’s jukebox
15/Jun/2021
The world's jukebox - It looks like this blog only ran for a couple of years, but there's loads of good stuff here: The world's jukebox: Vintage recordings of ethnic music. Not only is it an incredible resource for all types of vintage world music, but it seems to be the only…
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› ChoirCommunity introduces Jake Alexander and his arrangements
15/Jun/2021
This week, ChoirCommunity welcomes a new arranger onto the ChoirCommunity team. Jake Alexander is a London-based choir leader and multi-talented musician with many strings to his musical bow! As with our other new arrangers, we took the time this week to have a chat over Zoom with Jake where we found out…
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› Links Between the Neurobiology of Oxytocin and Human Musicality
15/Jun/2021
Links Between the Neurobiology of Oxytocin and Human Musicality, written by Alan Harvey for Music Victoria's November 2020 "Loud Mouth E-Zine". Many characteristics of the biology of the hormone oxytocin mirror the diverse effects that music has on human cognition and emotion. The human species possesses two complementary, yet distinct, universal…
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› INSIDE THE MUSICIAN. Robert Davidson: Let It All Unravel
15/Jun/2021
INSIDE THE MUSICIAN. Robert Davidson: Let It All Unravel, Written by: Robert Davidson for Music Victoria's "Loud Mouth E-Zine". I’m fascinated by what is communicated behind the words in our daily spoken utterances […] Music seems particularly useful at intensifying these meanings, and at expressing them in an immersive way; I…
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› This Musical World: The Rhythm of Being
15/Jun/2021
This Musical World: The Rhythm of Being, Written by: Mandy Stefanakis for Music Victoria's "Loud Mouth E-Zine". Music can help us navigate a path through some tricky life situations. We Melburnians [have just had...] another COVID induced lockdown and the weird sensation of it is the feeling of nonchalance, because it is…
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› Making Music: Chocolate For the Soul
10/Jun/2021
Acommon mindset when approaching musical participation, especially working collaboratively, is that you need to reach a certain skill set before you can perform. However performance can have many advantages beyond other people enjoying your music.
Community Music Victoria is driven by the belief that every person should have access to the benefits of making music regardless of skill set. Making music can help improve our state of mind and stimulates the brain. Performing in a group provides opportunities to socialise and build friendships, and can also build up our team-based skills. Read more...