In search of an original voice, the dominant composers of the mid-twentieth century — Arnold Schoenberg, Pierre Boulez and their disciples — rejected the tonal and rhythmic forms of the past. They ...

Children with dyslexia often find it difficult to count the number of syllables in spoken words or to determine whether words rhyme. These subtle difficulties are seen across languages with different ...

Rhythm is most commonly associated with music but it infuses much of our daily lives without us noticing (Credit: Alamy) Rhythm plays an important role in how we perceive and connect with the world ...

A rhythm is a pattern of long and short sounds. Rhythm is all around us in the cackle of kookaburras, the breaking of ocean waves, and the patterns of our own speech. This is the first in a series of ...