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I'll be writing and uploading blog posts every now and then, but if you would like to write a post about music for my page, please get in touch! I'm particularly interested in articles on equality or diversity in music and music in society.

Choral performance in the social distancing era: replication, authenticity and emotion

Zak Birch-Price

Nov 15, 20216 min read

Choral performance in the social distancing era: replication, authenticity and emotion

The Covid-19 pandemic has had many impacts on all our lives. For musicians, one of those impacts was the inability to perform music in an...

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Entrainment for all: can animals show rhythmic entrainment just like humans, and why?

Abigail Birch-Price

Oct 11, 20216 min read

Entrainment for all: can animals show rhythmic entrainment just like humans, and why?

Since it was Zak’s birthday yesterday, I let him choose the topic of the blog for this month, so he chose one of the essays that I wrote...

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Abigail Birch-Price

Sep 24, 20214 min read

Can music be used as a painkiller?

With the Singathon’s success in raising over £1000 for Music in Hospitals & Care (MiHC) last month, I decided to write this month’s blog...

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Esther Clarke

Aug 5, 20217 min read

Sing me a song with social significance

For me at least, music is all about emotion; there’s just something about the combination of certain words - sometimes phrases that...

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Concert halls and theatres: the journey back to normality

Abigail Birch-Price

Jul 9, 20214 min read

Concert halls and theatres: the journey back to normality

Unfortunately, theatres and concert halls have been massively affected by the Covid-19 pandemic through job and income loss, but now...

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Are cathedrals doing enough for female singers?

Abigail Birch-Price

Jun 16, 20216 min read

Are cathedrals doing enough for female singers?

This time last year I was celebrating finishing my exams at Cambridge University, including submitting my dissertation which looked at...

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Abigail Birch-Price

May 12, 20216 min read

Effects of Football Chants

As the 2020/21 Premier League season draws to a close this month, we can reflect on all the differences this season has brought to the...

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Birthday Blog: My Top 10 Favourite Female Composers

Abigail Birch-Price

Apr 11, 20215 min read

Birthday Blog: My Top 10 Favourite Female Composers

Over the last few years, I have really enjoyed getting to know music by a wide range of composers, particularly those who have less...

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Gender equality for dead composers: important or irrelevant?

Abigail Birch-Price

Mar 7, 20212 min read

Gender equality for dead composers: important or irrelevant?

International Women's Day, coming up tomorrow, provides a platform for many Women's charities to increase awareness and support. This is...

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Abigail Birch-Price

Feb 19, 20215 min read

Music museums kept only for men?

This time last year I was working as recitals coordinator for the Cambridge Minerva Festival, which aims to elevate the voices of female...

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Abigail Birch-Price

Jan 12, 20215 min read

Changing Traditions

First of all, Happy New Year everyone, and let’s hope 2021 goes better than 2020! Hope you all had a safe but happy festive season and...

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