The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic demonstrated a need to further understand the characteristics of airflow and aerosol particle concentrations while conducting musical activity. In this study we investigated the playing of wind instruments, singing, and breathing during percussion playing.
Sergeant First Class Joseph Hart recently published an article with the Association of the United States Army highlighting new research on music analytics in Army Bands.
This collaborative research study with Missouri Science and Technology University aims to understand attitudes and emotions in response to military or university band performance in both live and recorded conditions.
In the West Point Music Research Center, the performance of the National Anthem during the Super Bowl is a moment of national identity. A high-end bar song that embodies the rule of law, free will, democracy—and thanks to a predictable flyover—an auditory and visual reminder to other nations of our willingness to travel to promote such ideals.