Orchestra pit no danger to hearing
...d the blare of the trombone may startle, orchestra musicians at the Canadian Opera Company needn't worry about ...own about that in an orchestra pit. "The orchestra musicians are part of a union and they were concerned about the noise level in the pit when it came to renewin...New sampling method to track HIV-risk behavior
...who has published a study using RDS to sample jazz musicians in four cities, is now preparing to apply RDS to aging artists and to storytellers. He is completing a book on RDS while serving as a visiting scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation. A similar problem faced pollsters during the recent presidential el...Cancer research in Europe: A 'foundation' for the future
...t House) for ESMO members and guests. These twelve musicians are among the principal players of the Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra), one of the world's greatest and oldest (1842) symphonic ensembles, whose conductors have included Gustav Mahler, Arturo Toscanini, Bruno Walter, Herbert von...Botulinum toxin can help musicians with dystonia
...O Injections of the drug botulinum toxin can help musicians with focal task-specific dystonia, a neurological ..., researchers looked at the long-term result of 84 musicians with focal task-specific dystonia at a German Music Medicine Center in Hanover, who had received bot...AAN 2004 Public Leadership Award goes to Leon Fleisher, musician who overcame dystonia
... with both hands, a remarkable feat that few other musicians of his stature have accomplished. New research rev...s of using botulinum toxin to treat dystonia among musicians will also be presented at the AAN annual meeting this year. "Mr. Fleisher's perseverance over the...Sounds of New York, evidence for a preferred ear, ultrasound for the eye
...mics from physical sound production. For example, musicians can wave virtual batons that trigger electronic so...ichord, an instrument that was almost abandoned by musicians at the end of the 19th century as it was considered obsolete next to the piano (4pMU7). EAREDNESS...Making music could be bad for your skin
...inicians will be better able to diagnose and treat musicians who have skin problems affecting their performance...st of the epidemiological data on skin problems in musicians originate from studies on orchestral musicians, we aim to conduct a survey on skin problems suffered...New studies show factors responsible for enhanced response to music
...y musical tones are enhanced in adult professional musicians and in adult amateur musicians who play an instrument for personal enjoyment. The study is the first one to examine these brain res...Solving the mystery of musical harmony
DURHAM, N.C. -- For over two thousand years, musicians and scientists have puzzled over why some combinations of musical tones played together sound more harmonious than others. Now, Duke University perception scientists David Schwartz, Catherine Howe and Dale Purves have presented evidence that variatio...Researchers find way to improve musical performance
...aring Cross Hospital have discovered a way to help musicians improve their musical performances by an average of up to 17 per cent, equivalent to an improvement of one grade or class of honours. The research published in this months edition of Neuroreport, shows that using a process known as neurofeedback, stu...Drug trends among American teens
.... "We think that the untimely deaths of several musicians and other celebrities from heroin use, as well as the media campaign against heroin, may have influenced young peoples' view of how dangerous a drug this is, even if it is not being injected," observes Johnston. Alcohol use among teens has been fa...Improving burn diagnosis and insights into perfect pitch at acoustics press conference
... press luncheon (2:15-3:00 PM, McKinley Room), musicians drawn from the Ohio State Jazz Division will perform specific musical elements that further illustrate the absorption of sub-Saharan music into 20th century jazz....