Sports endorsement firm eyes music world (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - A small company that has opened the door for companies to quickly sign endorsement deals with top athletes is eyeing the music world as its next target market.
Music Soothes Anxiety as Well as Massage Does (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) - FRIDAY, March 19 (HealthDay News) -- Massage can reduce anxiety, but no better than a cheaper approach -- simply relaxing while listening to soft, soothing music.
Tracy Begland: Music education hits all the right notes (Dallas Morning News) - What if a class could teach your child self-discipline, time management and self-reliance? Raise his SAT score and boost his math proficiency? Place him among those with the lowest use of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs? There is. It's called music.
U. music school leader steps up to Kansas deanship (The Salt Lake Tribune) - The director of the University of Utah's School of Music is leaving to head one of the nation's top music programs. Robert Walzel, an accomplished clarinetist, will become the dean of the University of Kansas's School of Music, where he has long-standing connections.
'Fake music producer' nets $6.5m (Sydney Morning Herald) - A Sydney man has netted a fortune of $6.5 million after posing as a music producer, police say.
Gifted Butler music student gets surprise gift — $17,000 French horn (Louisville Courier-Journal) - Matt DeVore has always had a love and talent for music — from playing drums as an 8-year-old in his father's church band and learning the trumpet in elementary school, to playing the French horn in middle and high school.
City powered up for Earth Hour music festival (Barrie Examiner) - Turn off the lights and head downtown for some great, energy-saving music. The second annual Barrie Earth Hour Music Festival, presented by PowerStream, will rock the downtown on Saturday, March 27.[...]
Will The Real 'Music City' USA Please Stand Up (NPR) - While the music festival South by Southwest attracts thousands of industry types to Austin, Texas, other locales are trying to make sure the host city doesn't get too much credit as being the "music city." Places like Nashville, Seattle and even the state of Louisiana have sent contingents to Austin to promote their own ties to music.
Universal Music To Test Lower Price Of CDs (NPR) - The world's largest music company is lowering the price of CDs. Universal Music is rolling out a test to see whether a $10 price ceiling will encourage consumers to buy more compact discs. Over the last decade, CD sales have dropped by more than half.
A Little Night Music to Offer Actors Fund Performance (Playbill) - The starry Broadway revival of A Little Night Music will offer a special performance to benefit the Actors Fund March 21.
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