Music has always been about timing. Long before streaming platforms and digital feeds, listeners learned to appreciate ...

Music culture has always been about more than sound. It is about timing, restraint, and emotional build-up. From the way an ...

Rhythm is a central component of music. Rhythm refers to the absolute timing of individual notes or sounds. The ability to perceive and produce rhythm enables people to make music. Research has shown ...

In a paper published in Nature Communications, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery leveraged two main studies—one focused on ...

When Chiara de Gregorio thinks of rhythm, two things come to mind: the mega-hit “We Will Rock You” by the British band Queen and endangered lemurs. The simple, well-timed beats in “We Will Rock You” ...

What are the origins of musical rhythm? Are humans the only mammals that have rhythm? Researchers have studied indris, the 'singing primates' from Madagascar to learn more. Indri songs recorded in the ...

A new study suggests that human bodies react to music in subtle ways that bypass conscious awareness. Researchers have discovered that listeners spontaneously synchronize their eye blinks with the ...