Most people have little trouble identifying the basic emotional character of music that they hear. We can easily distinguish music that sounds happy and cheerful from music that sounds sad or brooding ...

Everybody knows (and some old heads remember) the psychedelic folk music movement of the 1960s. It was an astounding, sudden, and incredible change in music. The age of classic rock and roll had ...

Memphis soul music became the “soundtrack of the modern Civil Rights Movement" as the city served as a bridge between the ...

From lullabies to clapping games, music and movement are more than just fun—they’re powerful tools for a child’s growth. Research shows they boost language, motor skills, emotional regulation, and ...

Linguist and lexicographer Ben Zimmer analyzes the origins of words in the news. Read previous columns here. This summer marks a vital anniversary in the history of American music. Fifty years ago, on ...

This piece was originally published at Waging Nonviolence. Social movements are stronger when they sing. That’s a lesson that has been amply demonstrated throughout history, and it’s one that I have ...

We count down to the very best piano concerto in the classical repertoire. Immerse yourself in classical music at ...

A singer, composer, curator and founder of the vocal group Sweet Honey in the Rock, she provided a gospel soundtrack for the civil rights movement. By Trip Gabriel Bernice Johnson Reagon, whose ...

Playing For Change Foundation, a movement to enact change through the power of music, will strike a chord with Aspen on Wednesday, Feb. 18, with a historic celebration of SOUND & SOUL at Belly Up. The ...