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Love to Play Songs? Know these Statistics as Well

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Change is a constant. And that applies to your music and how you play songs. Recently some interesting trends and statistics were released by ABRSM, a music research network. These statistics are an interesting way to show our tastes and preferences when it comes to listening   latest music songs   or when playing a musical instrument. Since you love to play songs, (well most of you do anyway), know these statistics as well: Play Songs at a Young Age When learnt as a child, playing an instrument becomes a lifelong habit.   7 out of 10 children in UK, currently play a musical instrument.   That’s a whopping 85%. In comparison 74% adults play musical instrument. These stats are given by Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music ( ABRSM ) Piano is the most played instrument . Recorders and other keyboards are still ruling. However, there has been growth in electric guitars, percussion and bass. 21% or one in five young people say ...

Weird but True: Of Music in Space, Astronauts & Aliens

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Previously in a special blog titled ‘’Weird but True: Indian Music Now Reaching for the Stars’’ we shed some light on Music in Space, and the magical story of songs being composed for the stars and by the stars (the astronauts) And similarly, we have two other instances for you, which exist somewhere in the vastness of space and where music in space has created magic. That’s right folks. As we call it weird but true. The following content is all about music, space, astronauts and aliens. So, get ready for the journey. Waking up to Music… in Space! First of all, how would you feel like waking up to the latest music songs , or any other random track… millions of miles from Earth? The astronauts have been doing that since 1965. A lot of different soundtracks play for them to wake up. Since missions before Gemini VI were short in duration, therefore the crew did not get wake-up songs. All this information is brought out by Colin Fries, a NASA historian. ( Read abo...