In a study by two researchers at University College London, 10- and 11-year-olds were asked to write an “exciting” story. Some wrote while listening to exciting music—"I Spy, The Looking Glass" (a ...
"Accessible" can be a dirty word in contemporary classical music. For decades, composers have outfitted their works with gnarly tangles of complexity, and heaven forbid if there's a tune you can hum.
Laurie Berkner, widely recognized as the queen of children’s music, is gearing up for her much-anticipated “Laurie Berkner Solo! Holiday Show,” including a stop in Huntington on Dec. 15. Berkner’s ...
Laurie Berkner has been a professional musician since 1992, but her success as a children's recording artist was a surprise to her. "Writing music for kids has not been a struggle at all. The more I ...
Logan Becker loves his song — it was written just for him. Logan has a rare connective tissue disorder, and in 2020, when he was 9, he received his personalized, upbeat anthem from the Songs of Love ...