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"Music expresses that which cannot be said
and on which it is impossible to be silent."

~Victor Hugo~

• John Cage, 4'33", and Experimental Music in 1950s America  (5 Pages)
  by Melissa Fallon
  
  
• What In The World Would We Do Without Music
  by Duane Shinn
  
  
• Brain Food: 7 Ways Piano Playing Benefits Your Brain
  by Duane Shinn
  
  
• Music is Emotional Singing
  by Scott LeMot
  
  
• Social Network For Classical Musicians & Music Lovers
  by Phyllis Freeman
  
  
• Is Classical Music Really Classical?
  by Mary Christine
  
  
• Making of Classical Music
  by Alden Jerry
  
  
• Music & Emotions: Can Music Really Make You a Happier Person?
  by Duane Shinn
  
  
• What Singers Should Do With Their Hands
  by Rick Rakauskas
  
  
• Why Everyone Should Listen to Classical Music
  by Evelyn Simonian
  
  
• Why Does Music Make Us Feel?
  by Mark Changizi
  "A new study demonstrates the power of music to alter our emotional perceptions of other people."
  
  (This is a link to an article at
  www.scientificamerican.com
  from September 15, 2009.)
  
  
• CNN HEALTH: Music is changing your brain "Music is all around us, and in us. It's easy to get part of a song stuck in your head, perhaps even a part you don't like. Scientists are discovering the remarkable ways that music can give us pleasure, implant itself in our memories, and even alter our brains."
  Music: It's in your head, changing your brain
  by Elizabeth Landau, CNN
  
  (This is a link to an article at CNN.com
  from Saturday, May 26, 2012.)
  
  
• CNN VIDEO: "Otolaryngolist Charles Limb explains why cochlear implants can allow the deaf
  to understand words, but not music."
  Making music sound 'better'
  
  (This is a link to a video at CNN.com
  added on May 25, 2012.)


• Mozart's Piano Returns Home to Applause - ABC News
  by Dragna Jovanovic
  "The piano that Mozart used for the last 10 years of his life and which he used to compose much of his music was returned to his former home in Vienna for a performance of his music."
  
  (This is a link to an article
  and video at abcnews.go.com
  from November 8, 2012.)


• Titanic Violin Authenticated as Genuine - ABC News
  by Alexa Valiente
  "A battery of forensics tests has determined that a violin found in a British man's attic is the instrument that was used by the bandmaster of the Titanic to play, according to lore, "Nearer My God to Thee" during the ship's last moments."
  
  (This is a link to an article
  and video at abcnews.go.com
  from March 15, 2013.)
  
  
• CNN HEALTH: This is your brain on music "Whether you are rocking out to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis in your car or reading with Bach in your bedroom, music has a special ability to pump us up or calm us down."
  This is your brain on music
  by Elizabeth Landau, CNN
  
  (This is a link to an article at CNN.com
  from Monday, April 15, 2013.)
  
  
• CNN Tech: The death of the home stereo system "For decades, the component stereo system was the way to listen to audio. Now it's all about computers and MP3 devices."
  The death of the home stereo system
  by Todd Leopold, CNN
  
  (This is a link to an article at CNN.com
  from Saturday, September 28, 2013.)
  
  
• CNN: Violin played as Titanic sank sells for $1.7 million "A violin played by the Titanic's bandleader, Wallace Hartley, as the ship sank sold for $1.7 million at Henry Aldridge and Son Auctioneers in Devizes, England, on Saturday, October 19, 2013. The sale price was far higher than expected."
  Violin played as Titanic sank sells for $1.7 million
  by Per Nyberg and Chelsea J. Carter, CNN
  
  (This is a link to an article at CNN.com
  from Sunday, October 20, 2013.)