BitTorrent Piracy Boosts Music Sales, Study Finds

A new academic paper by a researcher from the North Carolina State University has examined the link between BitTorrent downloads and music album sales. Contrary to what’s often claimed by the major record labels, the paper concludes that there is absolutely no evidence that unauthorized downloads negatively impact sales. Instead, the research finds that more piracy directly leads to more album sales.

via torrentfreak.com

Just what I thought… A little bit of piracy from time to time is good for you

Does music making increase empathy? – ArtsHub Australia

Music education has become a core part of any school curriculum, simply because the benefits of engaging in music are too good to ignore. Time and time again, music lessons have been proven to strengthen children’s ability in reading, maths and verbal intelligence, and now – their ability to empathise.

via artshub.com.au

Yes! Music should be one of the first things that kids need to be exposed to at school. It really sets them up for the rest of their lives