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MIT professor of electrical engineering and computer science Dina Katabi (far left) gives a tour of her lab to A.R. Rahman (center) and Anantha Chandrakasan (right), dean of the School of Engineering.

Music as a gateway to shared humanity

Iconic composer A. R. Rahman visits MIT campus to learn more about new technologies.

August 2, 2018

A new study from MIT has found that piano lessons have a very specific effect on kindergartners’ ability to distinguish different pitches, which translates into an improvement in discriminating between spoken words.

How music lessons can improve language skills

Study links piano education with better word discrimination by kindergartners.

June 25, 2018

Jamshied Sharifi, winner of the Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for “The Band's Visit”

In profile: Jamshied Sharifi ’83, Tony Award winner

Composer, musician, and former MIT visiting artist received a 2018 Tony Award for best orchestrations on “The Band's Visit.”

June 15, 2018

“The Logs has been the utmost formative experience of my college education,” says MIT senior Shaun Datta, at center performing with his fellow MIT Logarhythms. “We try to leave the rest of our thoughts and distractions at the door, so we can be very focused, and to give us a reprieve from the other things we’re working on.”

Quantum physics student leaving MIT on a high note

Math and physics major Shaun Datta wraps up four years of pushing himself beyond his comfort zone by singing a cappella with the MIT Logarhythms.

June 5, 2018

“I’ve heard or have been a part of concerts in Kresge for 37 years," says composer Jamshied Sharifi '83 about Jacob Collier's 2016 performance at MIT, "and that night tops them all.”

MIT Video Productions nominated for a third Emmy

June 1, 2018

Joe Brown '07 (second from left) performs with Beyoncé and her dance team at Coachella 2018.

Stepping on stage with Beyoncé

Joe Brown '07 has become a successful choreographer and dancer, most recently performing with Beyoncé at this year's Coachella Music Festival.

May 14, 2018

Chorallaries of MIT a cappella group on stage at the Kresge Auditorium

Featured video: Making music with the Chorallaries of MIT

For students in MIT's oldest co-ed a capella group, blending voices provides a creative outlet and a chance to share their love of song.

April 25, 2018

“We want to give teachers whatever tools they need to connect the joy, wonder, and fun in our videos to the underlying concepts that their students are learning,” says OK Go lead singer Damian Kulash, who is working with MIT alumna AnnMarie Thomas to parlay STEAM principles from his music videos into PK-12 lessons.

Rock music helps students and educators explore engineering

Playful Learning Lab, founded by AnnMarie Thomas ’01, is collaborating with rock band OK Go to create hands-on PK-12 engineering experiences.

April 20, 2018

MIT composer Tod Machover, center-left, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, center-right, at the conclusion of Machover’s new symphony “Philadelphia Voices,” at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Thursday, April 6, 2018.

Q&A: Composer Tod Machover presents “Philadelphia Voices”

Ambitious new piece in his “City Symphony” series features the birthplace of American democracy.

April 9, 2018

Featured video: Celebrating the arts at MIT

A mercurial snapshot of the myriad ways in which MIT community members can express themselves through the arts

April 5, 2018

World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma delivered the spring 2018 Karl Taylor Compton Lecture on March 19. He was introduced by MIT President L. Rafael Reif.

Yo-Yo Ma calls for “culture in action” to build a better world

Famed cellist delivers MIT’s annual Compton Lecture, adding some musical interludes.

March 20, 2018

Violist Marcus Thompson to perform in 2017-18 MIT Sounding series

Faculty recital by Institute Professor is a chance to reflect on progress, both personal and political.

February 14, 2018

Senior Anjali Misra, who is majoring in brain and cognitive sciences and minoring in music, is originally from Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Making preventive medicine more accessible

MIT senior Anjali Misra is drawn to health care problems that don’t have easy answers.

January 17, 2018

The SHASS Research Fund supports MIT research that shows promise of making an important contribution in the humanities, arts, or social sciences.

SHASS Research Fund names 10 recipients for 2018

January 3, 2018

Yo-Yo Ma will deliver the spring 2018 Compton Lecture at MIT. He has been a leading international voice for music as a means to promote cross-cultural understanding and social good.

Yo-Yo Ma to deliver spring 2018 Compton Lecture

Renowned cellist will speak in March on the role of culture in a strong society.

October 30, 2017

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