Can anybody become a singer? It’s a question that’s been debated by many, probably since the first time someone tried to carry a tune. Weighing the value of learned skill versus innate ability is ...

The group is open to all ages, genders, voices and ability levels. Shanty singing doesn't require people to read music, just ...

Some Hollywood actors think they’re so la-di-da. Or, more specifically in this case, do-re-mi. A lot of ink has been spilled in recent months over the fact that unmusically inclined "Walk the Line" co ...

June 12 -- — Babies learn to speak the same way that some birds learn how to sing. Infants don't learn to speak just by imitating the sounds of older humans in their midst, according to new research.

If you've spent your whole life singing, and suddenly you have a different voice, how do you relearn how to use it? One musician in Sacramento has become a lighthouse for people with this experience - ...

Ex-Throwing Muse Kristin Hersh makes weird records. They’re not the kind of obvious, look-at-me-and-how-strange-I-am records that regularly pass through the post-punk art-damage world; they’re quietly ...

This is the season of Santa Clauses, Reindeer, Xmas cards and Gifts. This triggered my memory of a Christmas card I received long ago. I was fortunate to be selected to follow an ILO /MATCOM programme ...

How infants respond to their mother's touches and smiles influences their development in a manner much like what young birds experience when learning to sing, according to a research project ...

Complex learning processes like speaking or singing follow similar patterns. Using the example of zebra finches, researchers have investigated how young birds imitate the courtship songs of their ...

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