Effects of music training on executive functions in preschool children aged 3–6 years: systematic review and meta-analysis by Yanan Lu, Lin Shi, Lin Shi, Ahmad Faudzi Musib

“…While numerous studies have found that music training has a favorable effect on children’s executive functions, there is a lack of a consistent perspective on this topic, particularly with regard to the dose–response relationship.MethodsSystematic searches were conducted of Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure. …”
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A Study of the Cultural and Musical Structure of Indian Classic Music for Critical Rereading of the Book “The Music of Northern India” by Navid Vaziri

“…This paper has attempted to reread the book The Music of Northern India from the collections of the musical experiments as a symbol of culture collection, and the aim of this research is to criticize the mentioned book considering the musical-technical dual discussions and the musical-social issues. …”
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.A Book Review of Music in Turkey: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture by Hadi Sepehri, Houman Asadi

“…The author of the book in question has been able to express some of the most current topics in Turkish music culture in the book; he has covered almost all existing styles and related executive, educational, and publishing areas. …”
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Effect of Tai Chi combined with music therapy on the cognitive function in older adult individuals with mild cognitive impairment by Chunhui Zhou

“…This study investigates the effects of Tai Chi combined with music therapy on the cognitive function in older adult individuals with MCI.MethodsIn this randomized controlled trial, 66 older adult participants with MCI were randomly assigned to one of the following three groups: a Control Group (CG), a Tai Chi Group (TCG), and a Tai Chi Combined with Music Group (TCMG), with 22 participants in each group. …”
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Protocol for evaluating the effects of integrating music with taekwondo training in children with autism spectrum disorder: A randomized controlled trial. by Clare C W Yu, Kam M Mok, Emma Mak, Chun T Au, Dorothy F Y Chan, Stanley Wu, Raymond C K Chung, Matthew C K Ip, Simpson W L Wong

“…In the "Taekwondo training with elements of music therapy" group, elements of music therapy will be incorporated into the Taekwondo training. …”
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The Good, The Bad and The Legacy of Kwaito by Madimabe G. Mapaya, Thulani G. Zulu

“…Data collection also included interviews with key South African music industry figures such as former record executives and musicians. …”
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Traum-A-Rhythmia On Debbie Tucker Green’s In-Yer-Ear Stage by Lea Sawyers

“…Armed with silence and the weight of the unsaid, tucker green carves a musical score haunted by ghost melodies produced by compositional techniques akin to musical counterpoint, arpeggios and the canon. …”
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Bilingualism and Musicianship Enhance Cognitive Control by Scott R. Schroeder, Viorica Marian, Anthony Shook, James Bartolotti

“…., becoming a bilingual) and learning how to play a musical instrument (i.e., becoming a musician) are both thought to increase executive control through experience-dependent plasticity. …”
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Rhythm and Movement for Self-Regulation (RAMSR) intervention for preschool self-regulation development in disadvantaged communities: a clustered randomised controlled trial study p... by Kate E Williams, Sally Savage, Rebecca Eager

“…The intervention is based on the neuroscience of beat synchronisation, rhythmic entrainment and the cognitive benefits of music therapy and music education—and is called Rhythm and Movement for Self-Regulation (RAMSR). …”
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Methodological Criticism of the Book of Theater History in the Safavid Period by Majid Sarsangi, Sadeq Rashidi, Farhad Amini

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'Contrafacta': le chant, les timbres, la romance et les conditions de la poésie au tournant des Lumières by Martin Wåhlberg

“…This essay examines the relation between poetry and voice in eighteenth-century French texts through the aspect of music. French poetry from this period has long suffered from a lack of scholarly interest. …”
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Performing Structure. Tempo in Glenn Gould’s “Goldberg Variations” by Michael Rector

“…In a scripted conversation with music critic Tim Page, Gould described the “rhythmic reference point” in his 1981 recording of Bach’s “Goldberg Variations.” …”
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