What Can Classical Music do for You?
I was talking with a friend the other day as she was making a CD of music for another friend’s child, and it occurred to me that perhaps we go about introducing children into the world in the wrong way Read More …
From a paper by Chan WY, Qu H, and Mak WH: A major obstacle in the appreciation of classical music is that extensive training is required to understand musical structure and compositional techniques toward comprehending the thoughts behind the musical Read More …
From the New York Times: Disciplinary problems at a school in Derby, Britain, have dropped by about 60 percent since the school began piping classical music into a detention room for troublesome students, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported. But music Read More …
Last Tuesday morning, coincidentally enough, on World Ocean Day, my water heater broke and I was flooded out of my apartment. Until the damage is repaired, my internet access is likely to be unpredictable and I will probably not have Read More …
From a study by Ishii C, Hagihara S, and Minamisawa R: To assess the role of music on pain management, we examined effects of music to relieve a pain associated with a compulsory posture. Classical musics, which are recognized to Read More …
As many of you know, I am writing a book on forgotten classical composers. While this composer is not a part of my book, I thought I would take a minute to write about Joseph Boulogne, le Chevalier de Saint-Georges. Read More …
