2015-05-29 Blind Boy Defines His Life With Music
When Frankie Moran first saw his son Cole, he could not imagine ever sharing his love of music with the boy. Cole had cognitive delays and other birth defects. And…
2014-10-28 Music Helps Children Perform Better in School
Researchers have found that the brains of children who grow up in poverty interpret sounds differently from other children. But an American study shows how musical training can affect the…
2014-05-11 Music You Won’t Hear Anywhere Else
Hello, and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English! I’m Christopher Cruise in Washington. Today on the program we will hear music from one of the oldest neighborhoods…
2014-03-03 Can Music Help Your Pain?
From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is! I’m June Simms in Washington. Have you ever imagined what the world was like when dinosaurs ruled the Earth? Today, we…
2013-12-27 Music Marks the Battle Over Prohibition
Hello! I’m June Simms in Washington. Thanks for joining us again for another As It Is! At this time of the year, people all around the world are looking back…
2013-11-27 Music Helps Poor Children of Uganda
Hello, again! And welcome back. I’m Jim Tedder in Washington. Today our program is about the arts …music and painting. We will travel to Uganda to hear how music is…
2013-08-16 South Sudan Musicians Spread Message Through Music
Hello again and welcome to As It Is, from VOA Learning English. I’m June Simms in Washington. On the show today, we take to the dance floor with an exciting…
2013-04-05 The power of music in Nigeria, Turkey and Pakistan
Welcome to AS IT IS, from VOA Learning English. I’m Christopher Cruise. Today, we report on the power of music…in Nigeria, Turkey and Pakistan. Ted Greenfield tells us about a…
2016-05-22 Are You Ready to Face the Music?
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. There are so many expressions in American English that sound pleasant but are not. “Face the music” is a good…
2013-09-02 Music and The Human Brain
From VOA Learning English, this is Science In The News. I’m Christopher Cruise. Today we tell about experiments at a major university in the United States. Northwestern University researchers are…