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From music student to professional: the process of transition [PDF]

, 2008
This article addresses the question of whether higher education music courses adequately prepare young musicians for the critical transition from music undergraduate to professional.
Creech, Andrea, de Bezenac, Christophe, Duffy, Celia, Haddon, Elizabeth, Himonides, Evangelos, Morton, Frances, Papageorgi, Ioulia, Potter, John, Welch, Graham, Whyton, Tony   +9 more
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Neuroplasticity, music, and human brain [PDF]

Анналы клинической и экспериментальной неврологии
Introduction. Studying the influence of music on the human brain is one of the key topics in neuroscience as it allows extending our understanding of brain neuroplasticity.
Irina N. Bogolepova, Marina V. Krotenkova, Rodion N. Konovalov, Pavel A. Agapov, Irina G. Malofeeva, Alexander T. Bikmeev   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Resounding Meaning: A PERMA Wellbeing Profile of Classical Musicians

Frontiers in Psychology, 2018
While music has been linked with enhanced wellbeing across a wide variety of contexts, the professional pursuit of a music career is frequently associated with poor psychological health. Most research has focused on assessing negative functioning, and to
Sara Ascenso, R. Perkins, Aaron Williamon   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Experimental Robot Musicians

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, 2003
In conclusion, the research directions described above should make the experience of designing robot musicians a breath-taking experiment. We envision that a fully functional robot orchestra can be established in the near future, which will play not only simple tunes, but also masterpieces. Several instruments of the P.A.M.
Sobh, Tarek M., Coble, Kurt W., Wang, Bei   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

By dawn or dusk—how circadian timing rewrites bacterial infection outcomes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The circadian clock shapes immune function, yet its influence on infection outcomes is only beginning to be understood. This review highlights how circadian timing alters host responses to the bacterial pathogens Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae revealing that the effectiveness of immune defense depends not only
Devons Mo, Catherine S. Palmer, Jacqueline M. Kimmey   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Different role of the supplementary motor area and the insula between musicians and non-musicians in a controlled musical creativity task

Scientific Reports, 2019
The ability to compose creative musical ideas depends on the cooperation of brain mechanisms involved in multiple processes, including controlled creative cognition, which is a type of creativity that has so far been poorly researched.
Marcella Pereira Barbosa de Aquino, J. Verdejo-Román, M. Pérez-García, Purificación Pérez-García   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinase as a target of pathogens—friend or foe?

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This graphical summary illustrates the roles of phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinases (PI4Ks). PI4Ks regulate key cellular processes and can be hijacked by pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria and parasites, to support their intracellular replication. Their dual role as essential host enzymes and pathogen cofactors makes them promising drug targets.
Ana C. Mendes, Guilherme M. Azevedo, Amanda P. Barcellos, Diana Bahia   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Race, identity and the meaning of Jazz in 1940s Britain [PDF]

, 2014
During the Blitz, on 8 March 1941, a bomb fell on the Café de Paris, an exclusive London nightclub, just as the Guianaian-born bandleader Ken “Snakehips” Johnson and his West Indian Dance Orchestra were in full swing.
Tackley, Catherine
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The impact of fine motor activities like playing musical instruments on the thickness and strength of the flexor digitorum muscle

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
Background This study aimed to explore the impact of occupational activities involving extensive finger movement on the muscular characteristics of the forearms.
Christos I. Ioannou, Franziska L. Hodde-Chriske, Marios N. Avraamides, Eckart Altenmüller   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Audiological and electrophysiological assessment of professional pop/rock musicians

Noise and Health, 2012
In the present study, we evaluated peripheral and central auditory pathways in professional musicians (with and without hearing loss) compared to non-musicians. The goal was to verify if music exposure could affect auditory pathways as a whole. This is a
Alessandra G Samelli, Carla G Matas, Renata M. M. Carvallo, Raquel F Gomes, Carolina S de Beija, Fernanda C. L. Magliaro, Camila M Rabelo   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source