Search by tag «Music» 105 results

• Song of the Month: May 2021

  May is often a busy month, especially for students, but it also brings us the year's first warm days that are not to be missed! Here are the tunes that helped us make it through this period full of deadlines and enjoy some happy moments in spite of everything.  

  28.05.2021

• Mind-Blowing Research of the Month: How and Why We Study Music’s Effects on the Brain

  People spend an average of 18 hours a week listening to music, according to a 2019 survey. It is undeniably a huge part of our lives and, naturally, inspires great curiosity in scientists. What makes you tap to the beat? Is it true that music can make you read faster? And what can possibly connect music and language? Today, we will attempt to answer these questions, dipping our toes into the ocean of research on music perception and cognition. 

  18.05.2021

• Song of the Month: April 2021

  April! Sun! Spring! Need we say more? Maybe – but who’s got the time when it’s so pretty outside! Just grab your headphones, put on our selection of the month’s top tunes, and head out!

  30.04.2021

• Music for Everyone: ITMO Students Create Guitar for People with Disabilities

  The special guitar provides an experience almost identical to holding the usual instrument. Its users can choose one of the multiple modes, including standard, one-handed, and single-finger. This guitar will also be a perfect choice for all aspiring musicians wishing to learn how to play quickly.

  28.04.2021

• Song of the Month: March 2021

  It’s March, the most musically-named month of the year! And although we spent much of it beleaguered by blizzard and frost, now that the sun’s out and the temperatures are breaking century-old records, we’re ready to put on some good tunes and meet spring at its best. Here are our top musical picks of the month:

  26.03.2021

• Song of the Month: February 2021

  Winter’s coming to a close, and you can definitely feel it in this month’s playlist, infused with yearning and excitement for the warmer days – and, perhaps, a bit of angst at the onslaught of snow (and slush) this February has brought us. Without further ado, here are our team’s favorite tunes of the month.

  26.02.2021

• Song of the Month: January 2021

  Another month comes to a close, and with it comes another round-up of our editorial team’s top tunes of the past four-and-a-bit weeks. The excitement of leaving 2020 behind has given way to snow-(and slush)-induced moodiness, but the spirit is still there, so this month we’ve been enjoying a mix of poppy tunes and thoughtful ballads. Let’s roll!

  29.01.2021

• Song of the Month: December 2020

  It's late December, which means you're probably tired as heck of hearing All I Want… and Last Christmas out of every toaster. In that case, you’ll find joyful salvation in our team’s selection of the month’s top tunes – all hand-picked, 100% organic, and full of holiday spirit!

  25.12.2020

• Song of the Month: November 2020

  Ah, November. Often voted the worst month of the year (seriously, look it up!), to many of us it represents a strange, gray limbo that can boast neither the vibrant orange of autumn nor the sparking white of winter. It might even send you scrambling for ways to stave off seasonal moodiness. That’s why we’ve tried to put together a list of the top tunes that have helped us get through this time with our heads held high (or at least at regular altitude).

  27.11.2020

• Song of the Month: October 2020

  As October gives way to November, we once again share our top musical picks of the past four (and change) weeks. This month, we’re all about reimagined classics, thoughtful indie ballads, and absolute bops.

  30.10.2020