Most of us don't have perfect pitch, so we can't name the sounds we hear. But one recent study found that, for many of us, our ability to sing in tune and at pitch is better than we think — thanks to the quirky phenomenon of earworms.
An earworm might be a song you recently heard, a particular song that tends to spring to mind when you’re bored or a piece of music you've been focused on studying recently.
Learning music involves a full brain work-out and once you form a musical memory, it is hard to forget.
To test how strong musical memories are, a team of researchers from the University of California San Diego recruited 30 participants who agreed to receive prompts several times a day to record information about their earworms. What they discovered may be great news for people who think they can't carry a tune.
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra with violinist Arabella Steinbacher and conductor Umberto Clerici come together for a magical performance of music from Georges Lentz, Richard Strauss and Heinrich Biber.
Opera might feel intimidating if you've never experienced it, but it doesn't have to be. We explore opera with help from some musicians immersed in the art form, including a list of recommendations.
Chief Conductor of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra Umberto Clerici joins Megan Burslem in the studio. Umberto talks cello, QSO '25 season and takes the ultimate 'This or That' challenge.
Live music highlights around Australia this week include Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii and the QSO performing a concert that will be broadcast live on ABC Classic, as well as matinee concerts in Adelaide and Melbourne and the UKARIA 24 festival.
The Australian Chamber Orchestra performs Elena Kats-Chernin's timeless and tender score to Adam Elliot's poignant, hilarious award-winning new film 'Memoir of a Snail'. Check out the soundtrack ahead of the 17th October cinema release.
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