Music Making – Musicably

January 30, 2026

The Great Musical Malnutrition – Your Spotify habit is starving your soul

A few weeks ago I was watching the news, where Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stood behind a podium and did something we haven’t seen in decades. He threw out the old playbook. He unveiled a new, inverted food pyramid – a total reset for […]

November 30, 2025

How Music Helps Learning

Recently I read an interesting article about music on the Psychology Today website. I think it is worth summarizing it here. The title of the article is The Principles Of Learning Any Skill, with a subheading Music is a promising tool for improving cognition and promoting well-being. […]

October 31, 2025

What Is Music, Really?

Recently I found a very interesting, nicely short, and right-to-the-point definition of music. I really liked it, but thought that there was just a one more piece missing. So I have played with it for a while, and think the result is quite satisfactory. What do […]

September 29, 2025

When “Authentic” Indigenous Music Isn’t: The Mamuna Tribe Story

A haunting vocal melody has been captivating millions on YouTube. Tagged as the “Song of the Mamuna Tribe” from Papua New Guinea, it features what sounds like an isolated indigenous community singing with ethereal, otherworldly beauty. The 10-hour loop video has racked up countless views, even […]

August 28, 2025

Find Focus and Rest Through Music: An Ancient Solution for Modern Problems

Recently I have been reading a couple of books that immediately I could relate to music and its impact on humans. In our hyperconnected world, two books by researcher Alex Soojung-Kim Pang have struck a chord with millions seeking balance: The Distraction Addiction and Rest: Why […]

July 31, 2023

Matteo Mancuso – Guitar Virtuoso

It was a long time ago, when as a beginning music journalist I went to see a concert of a jazz guitar phenomenon Stanley Jordan. Myself, as well as the large part of the audience couldn’t believe what we had experienced. Jordan’s playing technique was absolutely […]

August 31, 2022

On ‘The Tyranny of Pop Music’

I have been planning for quite a while to read one of the books about the music philosophy by Roger Scruton. While researching this conservative English philosopher and writer, I came across an interesting text, that Sir Roger reads himself here on YouTube. (If you prefer […]

March 31, 2022

Music Is Like Transportation

I like analogies and recently the following one came to my mind: What if we would consider music to be similar to cars and to moving around – like for transportation? So here is the situation: – Everyone who learns the rules and gets tested for […]

February 29, 2020

Opening ‘Scissors’ of the Music World

I mean ‘scissors’ between music ‘makes and make-nots’ (like wealthy haves and have-nots). Because that’s what is happening and it doesn’t help almost anyone, except for the tiniest group of 0.01% on the top of the music industry. Is this political? Sure it is! At least […]