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Study: Hand clapping is akin to a Helmholtz resonator

Ars Technica

Hand clapping is ubiquitous behavior for humans across time and cultures, serving many different purposes: to signify approval with applause, for instance, or to keep time to music. Acousticians often use a hand clap as a cheap substitute for pricey equipment to make acoustic measurements in architecture.

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Apple hikes Apple Music price for students in U.S., Canada, and U.K.

Digital Trends

Apple has increased the price of its student tier for Apple Music in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. It follows a similar hike in multiple countries last month.

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How to Visualize Your Music Data

Tableau

Music is a daily part of many of our lives and the year is coming to an end. Wouldn’t it be cool if you could see what your music said about you this year? You don’t have to wait for your music streaming service to provide that for you anymore—you can see and learn from your listening data at any point in the year using Tableau.

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Accessible eBooks for Equal Opportunity

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In the United States, there are all too many students like Kevin, who are denied equal opportunity to engage in the same curriculum as their peers without disabilities. In 2004, the United States passed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act , requiring schools to provide special education services to eligible students.

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Spotify finally adds offline music downloads on Apple Watch

The Verge

Being able to download music and podcasts complements the existing feature of being able to stream your favorites from the watch, and now you don’t even have to take your phone with you,” the company said in its news release. per-month student account option available. Your browser does not support HTML5 video. and up recommended.

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Yousician raises $28M to make music education more accessible

TechCrunch

By his own admission, Chris Thür wasn’t the most obvious person to start a music education company. Thür said Yousician allows people to learn music on their own schedule, at a much lower cost than in-person lessons. “We want to make musicality to be as common as literacy,” Thür said.

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The best alternatives to Spotify for listening to music

The Verge

Neil Young was the first to pull his music from the service, followed by Joni Mitchell and others. Although some Spotify fans might disagree, there are quite a few alternatives available for good music listening. Amazon Music. Amazon Music. Amazon Music Prime is free to members of its Prime shopping / video / etc.

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