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Moonlight Sonata for Scientists
May 23, 2011
When classes let out for the day and buildings around USC campus close for the night, piano tunes from Bach to Coldplay echo through the hallways at Ray R. Irani Hall. The soft sound of fingers dancing across piano keys is a… more>

tags: biology, chemistry, molecular biology, music, natural sciences, piano
No Myths, Just Monk: The Story of a Musical Legend
October 27, 2009
Every day for almost a year, Robin D. G. Kelley dug through junk to find a man. In a storage facility stacked to the ceiling with overflowing bags and boxes, Kelley donned a dust mask and spent hours sorting through the… more>

categories: research, faculty research
tags: american studies and ethnicity, biography, book, history, humanities, jazz, music, piano
America’s Next Top (Role) Model
October 1, 2008
When classical pianist Pauline Yang began performing in Europe, she noticed the audiences were filled with enthusiastic children and teens. Hoping to learn ways to bolster similar interest among United States' youths, she… more>

categories: undergraduate
tags: glamour magazine, humanities, piano, piano performance, political science, social sciences