All psychology articles
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FocusWhy 10,000 hours of practice won’t make you an expert
Emma Allingham, a music psychology researcher at the University of Hamburg, shares her insight into the psychology of music practice
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FocusHow to use 'flow' to make the most of your practice
Andreas Burzik offers four principles that will minimise the effort and maximise the effects of practising
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NewsNew research finds we respond intellectually to classical music and physically to pop music
The team from China set out to prove that 'pleasure from artistic music is intellectual while that from popular music is physiological'
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NewsDrink and drug addiction is rife in the classical music world, says cellist
The comments were made by a former National Youth Orchestra musician taking part in new documentary, ‘Addicts' Symphony'
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ArticleMinnesota Orchestra’s Roger Frisch plays violin during brain surgery
Minnesota Orchestra associate concertmaster Roger Frisch believed that his career might be over when he began to suffer with essential tremors, which affected his ability to bow smoothly. A common condition, the tremors are caused when the part of the brain which controls movement misfires, sending erroneous signals ...
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FocusHow to phrase feedback get the best from your student
Are the words teachers use helping or harming their students? Femke Colborne learns from psychologists and string instructors that the way feedback is phrased can dramatically affect a student's progress
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NewsFormer head of strings Malcolm Layfield charged with rape
The musician was formerly head of strings at the Royal Northern College of Music and taught at Chetham's
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NewsViolinist Frances Andrade ‘failed' by mental health services, says coroner
The 48-year-old musician took her own life after giving evidence of sexual abuse against former Chetham's School of Music teacher Michael Brewer
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NewsLondon Symphony Orchestra musicians to appear in ‘Addicts' Symphony' documentary
The programme, to be broadcast on Channel 4 in August, features LSO Discovery's work with ten addicts
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NewsViolinist and sex abuse victim Frances Andrade was in ‘incredible despair', inquest hears
The 48-year-old musician took her own life after giving evidence against former Chetham's School of Music teacher Michael Brewer
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NewsStudy finds childhood musical training enhances cognitive brain function
Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital say a minimum of two years of private lessons boosts ‘executive functioning'
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ArticleStudy finds musical training increases blood flow to language centres of the brain
Just 30 minutes of musical training can significantly change brain patterns
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FocusTackling the difficult topic of student-teacher relationships
Learning a stringed instrument requires an emotional and mental bond between student and teacher, but what happens when the boundaries blur? Hazel Davis investigates
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ArticleStudy finds orchestras are judged more on what audiences see than what they hear
Research conducted at University College London pitted world-ranking orchestras against regional and university ensembles
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ArticleResearch discovers links between wealth and musical skill
An online study involving 147,000 people finds correlations between affluence and musical sophistication and ability
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ArticleStudies reveal musical training in childhood aids language learning ability
Just one hour a week of musical interaction greatly increases linguistic aptitude, even into adulthood