Musicking – Musicably

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. […]

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 […]

May 29, 2025

More Than Just Listening: How Making Music Actively Boosts Your Mental Wellbeing (Backed by Science!)

We all know that feeling, right? That shiver down your spine when your favourite song plays, the way a melody can instantly lift your mood, or how a powerful chorus can make you feel connected to something bigger than yourself. Music is undeniably powerful, and we […]

April 28, 2025

Poisonify

We stand at a pivotal moment, witnessing artificial intelligence rapidly integrating into our lives. It evokes parallels with the Industrial Revolution, roughly 300 years ago, when steam power replaced animal labor. Back then, technology liberated us from physical toil. But the current AI revolution presents a […]

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 […]

February 28, 2023

Brighten Your Day with Kazoo

Yesterday my daughter came from the orchestra rehearsal with a tiny piece of plastic instrument – kazoo. Young players got those apparently to broaden their musicality. What a great idea! While I had been driving my daughter home, she showed me, giggling, her new music instrument. […]

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 […]