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That! Feels Good Tour

English vocalist Jessie Ware has announced a return to North America later in 2023 to promote her upcoming album “That! Feels Good!”. The 7-city excursion takes place in October making stops in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York and Toronto. The rising singer-songwriter recently joined British pop singer Harry Styles in late 2022 during a small portion of Harry’s Love On Tour.

Gigaton Tour

Grammy-winning rockers Pearl Jam have announced a brief 2023 tour across America promoting their recent album “Gigaton”. Joining the tour on select dates will be special guests Inhaler. The new outing follows up 2022’s Gigaton Tour which was their first since 2018. The 9-date trek takes place in August making stops in St. Paul, Chicago, Noblesville.

Angels in Science Fiction Tour

Soul favorites St. Paul & The Broken Bones have announced a massive North American tour later in 2023 to support their brand new album “Angels in Science Fiction”. The 32-city excursion kicks off September 23rd in Louisville and extends into November making notable stops in Chicago, Royal Oak, Port Chester, Washington DC, Charlotte, Dallas, Seattle and Denver.

Farm Tour

Country music singer Luke Bryan has announced another version of his annual Farm Tour visiting select farming communities across America. The new 5-city tour takes place in September making stops in Shelbyville, Millersport, Colfax, Brooklyn and Eyota. Like always, a portion of the money earned from ticket selling will be donated to students and families within these farming communities.

Music can relax the mind, energize the body, and even help people better manage pain. 【小题1】. Music therapy (疗法) is an intervention sometimes used to promote emotional health. help patients cope with stress, and boost psychological well-being.

Music can improve mental performance.

Research suggests that background music improves mental performance. Playing more positive music leads to improvements in processing speed. 【小题2】, turn on a little music in the background for a boost in your mental performance.

Music can help you eat less.

【小题3】. To lose weight, listen to soft music and dim the lights. According to one study, people eating at low-lit restaurants where soft music was played consumed less food. Music and lighting help create a more relaxing setting where participants may consume their food more slowly and feel full sooner.

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Sleeplessness is a problem that affects people of different age groups. While there are many approaches to treating this problem, research has demonstrated that listening to relaxing classical music can be a safe, effective, and affordable therapy.

Music can help you manage pain

Research has shown that music can be very helpful in the management of pain. One study of fibromyalgia (纤维性肌痛) patients found that those who listened to music for one hour a day experienced a significant reduction in pain. 【小题5】.

Flower-drum dancing is a traditional Chinese folk performance. It is popular across the county especially in places such as Fengyang in Anhui, Guangshan in Henan, and Haian in Jiangsu.

The Haian flower-drum dance dates back to more than 400 years ago. It became popular in the areas of the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The art form was used to show the peaceful lives of local fisherwomen. It is still popular with local people, known for its lively movements and gentle music. In 2007, the Haian flower-drum dance was included in the list of art forms that make up Jiangsu's provincial intangible (非物质的) cultural heritage.

Yang Peijie, 71, is an inheritor (传承) of the Haian flower-drum dance. He has been performing the dance for more than 50 years. "It has become a part of my life," he said.

In the 1960s, Yang joined an art troupe (艺术团) and started to learn the dance from older artists. At that time, people could only learn it in this way. There were no textbooks. Worrying the art may become lost, Yang spent five years studying the history of the dance and recorded its movements in detail. He visited almost all the local artists and wrote a book about the subject in the 1980s.

According to Yang, the dance movements are easy to learn and understand as they come from   everyday life. "For example, there is a movement called fengbailiu (风摆柳)，it means you twist (扭动) your body like the wind blowing the willow trees (柳树). ’’

Nowadays, Yang focuses on promoting the dance among all age groups, especially the young. He set up a team to work on this. The team members visit about eight schools each year to teach students. It has been added to break-time exercises in many local schools. "To make it easier for kids to learn, we break down difficult movements into several simple ones," Yang said. They also go to communities and parks to teach older people. "It's my responsibility to pass down the art. I don't want to see it get lost in my lifetime," Yang said.