“Art for Ages” project receives an award
Last November, the Gebert Rüf Foundation (Basel) granted a very important grant to the Divisione Ricerca e Sviluppo of the Cosnervatorio della Svizzera italiana (University School of Music) for the…
Last November, the Gebert Rüf Foundation (Basel) granted a very important grant to the Divisione Ricerca e Sviluppo of the Cosnervatorio della Svizzera italiana (University School of Music) for the…
The Divisione Ricerca e Sviluppo is proud to announce that one of the members of the team, harpsichord player Giulia Nuti, has received a prestigious “Diapason d’Or” as well as…
It is very sad for us to announce yet another change to this year’s Research Fridays series. Due to an overlapping of different activities and to the challenging task of…
The DRS announces a change in the Research Fridays series for next month. In the first place, the talk of Dr. Andrew McPherson will take place on Friday, April 11th…
The amount and intensity of daily practicing required to reach and maintain the highest levels of performance is significant for musicians. The achievement and improvement of musical competences and technical…
Art for Ages is an ambitious programme of research that will investigate the role of musical experience in enhancing the physical and mental wellbeing of older adults in nursing homes…
It is widely claimed that it is not possible to vary dynamics on the harpsichord through touch; however, recent studies on single tones show that small dynamic differentiation can be…
The aim of the present study is to investigate how the involvement in musical activities developed in nursing homes affects the self-concept of older adults and emerging professional musicians. Data…