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The psychology of music has been recognized and studied since ancient times, with Plato theorizing that different styles of music stirred different emotions in listeners. Pull up your favorite song or the soundtrack from a horror movie, and you’ll see that he was right. It’s easy to understand that music has a profound effect on us, but … Read more
It’s not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating, they have to be about change. Miles Davis 102 Trumpeter, Flugelhornist, Composer, Bandleader Date of birth: May 25, 1926 Date of death: Sep 28, 1991 Miles Davis was arguably the most influential jazz musician in the post-World War II period, being at … Read more
Understanding is the least important thing when it comes to digging jazz because, like anything else, jazz is a form of entertainment. It is created to be enjoyed, not understood like you read a blueprint. Cannonball Adderely 101 Biography Julian Edwin “Cannonball” Adderley TAMPA, Florida,09/15/1928//GARY,Indiana 08/08/1975 After his music studies in Tallahassee(1944/48) he became a … Read more
All this talk about Method, the Method! WHAT method? I thought each of us had our OWN method! I’m afraid I probably outrage the Method people. Sir Lawrence Olivier Olivier published two highly regarded volumes of memoirs, Confessions of an Actor (1984) and On Acting (1986). He was married three times, to actresses Jill … Read more
It’s not the note you play that’s the wrong note – it’s the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong. Miles Davis 101 Miles Davis Trumpeter, Flugelhornist, Composer, Bandleader Date of birth: May 25, 1926 Date of death: Sep 28, 1991 Miles Davis was arguably the most influential jazz musician in the post-World … Read more
“Censorship, in my opinion, is a stupid and shallow way of approaching the solution to any problem. Though sometimes necessary, as witness a professional and technical secret that may have a bearing upon the welfare and very safety of this country, we should be very careful in the way we apply it, because in censorship … Read more
Turns out, whether it’s rock ‘n’ roll, jazz, hip-hop or classical, your gray matter prefers the same music you do. “It depends on your personal background,” Yonetani says. For a while, researchers believed that classical music increased brain activity and made its listeners smarter, a phenomenon called the Mozart effect. Not necessarily true, say Sugaya … Read more
“We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth.” “Remarks at Amherst College upon receiving an Honorary Degree (439),” October 26, 1963, Public Papers of the Presidents: John F. Kennedy, 1963. On November 22, 1963, when he was hardly past his first thousand days in office, … Read more
Education and Music Programs in the schools by Rheuben Allen Now Football is great, I spend many hours wasting time watching pro and college football on Sundays and love it! Love to sit on my fat behind on the couch, eat popcorn and complain about how the coaches are making the wrong calls. Why do … Read more
Does music rewire brain? Music plays an important role in all of our lives. But listening to music or playing an instrument is more than just a creative outlet or hobby — it’s also scientifically good for us. Research shows that music can stimulate new connections in our brains; keeping our cognitive abilities sharp and our … Read more