This story appeared in 2009, but it appears not to have caught on? Fascinating idea, though. By Elizabeth Landau CNN Swine flu may be inspiring fear worldwide, but for Stephan Zielinski of San Francisco, California, it inspired a song. The genes underlying swine flu inspired one amateur musician to compose music based on it. The […]
What makes a piano prodigy? Have you ever wondered why some children are born with magnificent musical talents and some with devastating physical, mental and emotional handicaps? Much has been written about the latter but not nearly as much about the former. We know that musical talent tends to run in families. The study of […]
The work may also be a step toward revealing “the role of music in human brain function, human evolution and its relationship to language,” they wrote, though they added it will take larger followup studies to clarify this. Scientists say they’ve found approximate locations in our genome where genes affecting musical talent may lie, the […]
