In 2003, Apple largely changed the music industry with its introduction of iTunes, a digital marketplace for music. By this point technology was shifting to become smaller and handheld, and the world was simultaneously beginning to combine phones with music listening devices. iTunes was revolutionary in terms of both content and accessibility for users, and was generally … [Read more...] about New Millennium Business: The Music Streaming Generation
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It’s Not Over Until the Fat Lady Speaks: Formant Variation in Operatic Singing and Speech
Some, but still very little, study has been done in the way of examining the differences between singing and speech. What can be distinguished very clearly by the ear becomes more problematic when examined by spectrogram. When examining trained classical singers, a few clear differences arise, such as the presence of the so-called “singer’s formant” and … [Read more...] about It’s Not Over Until the Fat Lady Speaks: Formant Variation in Operatic Singing and Speech
Withstanding Ovation: Elitism in the American Orchestra
Joridan Barash is an Economics/Mathematics major with a minor in Musical Studies. Joridan is a student worker at USC Law School and a research assistant at the Los Angeles Behavioral Economics Laboratory. Withstanding Ovation: Elitism in the American Orchestra By Joridan Barash Something is wrong in classical music. At least that is what the critics say. Many considered … [Read more...] about Withstanding Ovation: Elitism in the American Orchestra