Oxford University is considering proposals to have sheet music scrapped from its curriculum over claims that teaching the Western form of musical notation has roots in ‘colonialism’ and is ‘complicit in white supremacy’. Professors at the University are set to reform their music courses to move away from the classic repertoire, which includes the likes of Beethoven and Mozart, in the wake... 

London Met research shows listening to Mozart improves short-term memory – while the music of fellow Austrian Jewish composer, Gustav Mahler, degrades it. Research into the effects of music on verbal memory shows listening to Mozart sharpens the ability to recall words, while listening to Mahler has the opposite effect. The study, led by Professor Christiane Lange-Kuettner and Stella Rohloff from...