When we learn music today, one of the first things we encounter is the familiar set of syllables used to name the notes of the scale: do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do. To many people, this seems ...

English learners are sometimes an afterthought in 'science of reading' policies. Some educators want to change that.

Learning solfège can help develop many musical skills, including singing in tune, playing by ear, sight-reading, improvising harmonies, and memorising music. And it makes it very easy to transpose a ...

François Civil and an imperious Charlotte Rampling star in the French director's latest, which is consistently, chaotically diverting while never approaching his best form. Fresh off a César ...

Virginia has foods with names that outsiders stumble over, but locals mastered them as kids. Discover the quirks and flavors that define the state.

Both charter and district schools are seeing enrollment growth simultaneously, challenging the notion that one sector must lose for the other to gain.

Co Clare traditional and folk artist Fiona Tyndall has released her new Irish-language album, Éinin an Cheóil. We asked her the BIG questions . . .

UC Berkeley Professor Przemysław Jeziorski was killed in Athens while picking up his children from his ex-wife, leading to an outpouring of grief from the UC Berkeley community and raising questions ...

The smallest voice in a packed university hall carried the biggest message. Seven-year-old Jayson Asher Entila stepped up to the microphone at the University of Makati and, in a steady, practiced ...

Discover Alabama dishes outsiders always mispronounce—from Conecuh sausage to pecans—and why locals just smile instead of correcting them.

A history of being dazzled by fame has frustrated the career of an effective political operator Tony Blair tried to teach the Labour Party to love Peter Mandelson – that was never more than a work in ...

Every woman carries within her the spark of the divine. In Hinduism, Goddess Durga is not just a deity to worship, she is a living example of strength, wisdom, compassion, and fearlessness. She shows ...