When I was an untutored rock musician, I envied my colleagues who could read and write music notation. They could access and study material that literally was a closed book to me. So, at one point in ...

The programming software that professor Daniel Jones used for his honor’s music courses was a little outdated—the program was stored on floppy disks. With his students in mind, he decided to change ...

The score for John Cage’s indeterminate composition “Fontana Mix” (image: BBC Radio 3) With the development of music notation, music was set free from the delicate bonds of oral and aural traditions.

In the 1950s progressive composers broke from the 5 line music staff to experiment with new, more expressive forms of graphic music notation Jimmy Stamp The score for John Cage’s indeterminate ...

As AI-powered technology continues to develop, it seems that almost every task involved in being a musician or producer is in danger of being automated. AI tools can write lyrics, suggest chord ...

Most professional classical singers are able to perform music written in the five major languages of opera: French, German, Italian, English and Russian. But Aram Tchobanian, a singer who lives in ...