What Can Classical Music do for You?
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 …
From a study by Serbun, Sarah J., and Kenneth G. DeBono: This study proposes that some music preferences might be conditioned in childhood through exposure provided by a primary parent or guardian. We hypothesized that those college students who perceive Read More …
March is National Music in Our Schools Month, and in honor of the occasion, I thought I’d present you with a top ten list of why children should be encouraged to listen to classical music and learn to play an Read More …
From a study by Lin LC, Lee WT, Wu HC, Tsai CL, Wei RC, Jong YJ, and Yang RC: PURPOSE: Certain music has been shown to improve mental function, leading to what is known as the Mozart effect. This study Read More …
From a study by Mulder J, Ter Bogt TF, Raaijmakers QA, Gabhainn SN, Monshouwer K, Vollebergh WA: A connection between preferences for heavy metal, rap, reggae, electronic dance music, and substance use has previously been established. However, evidence as to Read More …
From a paper by John Sloboda (pdf file): The traditions and forms of the academy are, despite what some apologists claim, inaccessible to most people. Their inaccessibility is of two sorts. First, they do not reflect to most people the Read More …
From a study by Adrian C.North and David J. Hargreaves [pdf file]: There is abundant correlational evidence linking a preference for forms of “problem music” such as rock and rap with various problem behaviours among young people, such as suicide, Read More …
Continued from: Is Classical Music Elitist? Is Classical Music Elitist? Part 2 Is Classical Music Elitist? Part 3 Is Classical Music Elitist? Part 4 Is Classical Music Elitist? Part 5 I know, it seems like this has been going on Read More …
Continued from: Is Classical Music Elitist? Is Classical Music Elitist? Part 2 Is Classical Music Elitist? Part 3 Is Classical Music Elitist? Part 4 I’ve been posting quotes I find interesting from a discussion thread on The Guardian’s website, and Read More …
