In his book "Musicophilia," renowned neuroscientist Oliver Sacks described the remarkable ability of Sir Frederick Ouseley, a former music professor at the University of Oxford, to recognize the ...

What is pitch? There are lots of sounds all around us. We use different words to help describe these sounds. In music, pitch is the word we use to describe how high or low a sound is. The squeak ...

As researchers continue working to unpack the mechanisms behind musical memory, Evans says he hopes the current findings will also help more people have the confidence to participate in music. He ...

Music is a constant part of our lives, often paired with visual elements in movies, advertisements, and everyday situations. For example, think about how music sets the mood in a film or how it ...

The music played on the intended U.S. recordings did not sound the same. Pitch altering became common. Radio stations picked up on this. Some tried speeding up all the music on their stations, and ...