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Unlike most little girls, Alma Deutscher's musical hero is definitely not Justin Bieber.

Playing the crash cymbals for the 'Star Spangled Banner' in your school band is kind of a big deal. It's definitely the most dramatic part of the song, and it only gets more dramatic when one of the cymbals breaks. What does one do when such a nightmare occurs? Take a cue from this kid who handled the situation like a bawse.

Zach was a teenager who found out that he had a rare form of bone cancer called osteosarcoma. It affects mostly teens and adolescents. After finding out that his diagnosis had turned terminal, he wrote a heartwarming song that has captured the hearts of people around the world.

I am the worst when it comes to getting a song in my head.  It happens every day.  That sneaky little tune that plays over and over inside my head.  Most of the time Rick instigates the song that gets stuck in my head, sometimes, it something I heard on Spongebob that morning..  However, when that earworm starts tapping his toes I start going crazy.

Having trouble getting things done at work or staying focused on the task at hand? Fire up your iPod.

Want to make your kids better people? Here’s new that will be music to your ears.

The principal at a Coney Island, NY elementary school is under fire from both parents and some members of the community after she banned the kids from singing Lee Greenwood’s patriotic anthem ‘God Bless the USA’ at a kindergarten graduation. But you won’t believe what she says they can sing.

Francis Scott Key, who was a lawyer and an amateur poet, wrote the lyrics to ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ in 1814. While nobody is suggesting our national anthem should be replaced, if it was it would probably be done by more of a singer-songwriter type. But which one?

Music can have a profound effect on all of us. It triggers memories, elevates our mood, makes us angry and helps us learn. It can also bring us out from the dark shell of a weakened and aging mind. That’s certainly the effect music has had for this man who suffers from dementia brought on by age.

Over the years, research has shown the benefits of studying music can improve academic performance and heal emotional traumas — and now researchers have learned it can protect protect memory, hearing and brain processing, too.