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Ed Ayres looks at the ways music might provide some mental silence, so we can reach a point where we really listen.
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Music was banned in Afghanistan while it was under Taliban rule. Now the country’s first all-female orchestra is touring Australia.
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Paul Kelly's album with composer James Ledger and performers Alice Keath and the Seraphim Trio has won the ARIA Award for Best Classical Album. (@ARIA_Official) ab.co/2MFAwGL
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Watch an exclusive clip from a new documentary in which Richard Gill explores the life of Australian pianist Geoffrey Tozer.
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Soprano and clinical psychologist Greta Bradman shares five evidence-based tips for using classical music to support your wellbeing. ab.co/2VsTRPa
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Some of your favourite ABC Classic programs are now available to listen when and where you want to on your phone or tablet, including Legends, Screen Sounds and more. ab.co/30PST0w
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Singing to babies can improve their concentration, reduce stress, and establish deep emotional bonds. Here are some steps to get singing, no matter how musical you are. ab.co/2AMOiBF
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Are you a fan? Which Hans Zimmer film scores would make your list? ab.co/2MfRlrs
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Researchers have shown that people with absolute pitch have bigger brains than the rest of us mortals. ab.co/2pOJB8p
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Music in the 'Hush' project was originally created to support children in hospital. The latest album with music by Tony Gould and Peter Petrucci aims to bring optimism, even in the toughest times. ab.co/354nydH
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New research shows regular informal music-making with very young children may have benefits above and beyond those of reading. And it doesn't have to cost you a cent.
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Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique plunges into the dark hallucinations of a lovesick artist. His life may have been even darker than his art.
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In 2020 the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra will feature violinist Tasmin Little in her last year on the concert stage, the music of Brahms and Beethoven, and celebrate pianist Howard Shelley’s 70th birthday.
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Mairi Nicolson's tribute to soprano Jessye Norman who died earlier this week at the age of 74.
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Meet the talented eccentrics who made up the powerhouse of French composers: Les Six. ab.co/2mPrcXO
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