From Mozart To Mr. Rogers: Literacy, Music And The Brain
A test that can flag struggling readers before they're old enough to read and the power of music to help a child hear language. A literacy two-fer from the NPR Ed Team.
Music & Culture
Watch Father John Misty, White Denim And More At The XPoNential Music Festival
WXPN in Philadelphia is hosting its own music festival this weekend.
Las Mostras: Fierce Women Of Latin Music
This week on Alt.Latino, we survey a wide variety of powerful women who make bold, inventive music.
Cleveland, Rocked: Music At The Republican National Convention
Uncovering the layers of weirdness in the many fights over the ways music was employed as theater during this week's Republican national convention.
Songs We Love: Roosevelt, 'Fever'
The German producer captures youth, boredom and adventure in a wistful pop song whose video follows three teenagers as they stumble aimlessly into chaos.
John Congleton And The Nighty Nite: Tiny Desk Concert
These are not songs to shock, but songs to remind us of our fragility, our faults, our instincts and what an extraordinary thing it is to be an ordinary phenomenal nothing.
What Do You Get When You Condense A Classical Concerto? Instaconcerto
In this age of Twitter and Snapchat, we boil essays down to 140 characters, and videos can be no more than a handful of seconds. But what about a classical concerto? Can it be boiled down?
World Cafe: 5 Bands That Got Their Start On Bar/None Records
As the influential New Jersey label celebrates 30 years in the business, World Cafe looks back.
Michaela Anne, "Where Will I Be Found (Feat. Kenneth Pattengale)"
Michaela Anne, "Where Will I Be Found (Feat. Kenneth Pattengale)"