“Art for Ages” project receives an award
Last November, the Gerbert 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…
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A Diapason d’or for Giulia Nuti
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…
A new change to the Research Fridays series schedule
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…
A change in the Research Fridays series schedule
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…
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Effectiveness of Fitness training and Yoga training on musicians’ health and wellbeing
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
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…
The perception of dynamics in harpsichord performance
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…
Changes in the Self-Concept of Audience Development Participants
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…