Lace fragments used to compose scores for LACE, an ongoing project by Zeena Parkins (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) Delicate and fine, Shetland lace was made popular in the 19th century ...

Most people have little trouble identifying the basic emotional character of music that they hear. We can easily distinguish music that sounds happy and cheerful from music that sounds sad or brooding ...

Researchers used magnetic resonance imaging to study the brains of secondary school students during a task focused on musical observation. They found that students trained to play music from a young ...