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Did you know that music can enhance
your mental performance?
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Music with the Brain in Mind Jensen
continues to survey and summarise research studies on the impact of music
and applies his gift in making them accessible to educators. He points out
the common fallacy of considering music as a "right-brained" activity. Music
affects many different parts of the brain. Only timbre activated the right
hemisphere. Music enhances cognition, emotional intelligence, boosts
peformance, heightens motivation. Reading, perception, motor skills,
hearing, behavior and muscle strength are all influenced by music. Music
also affects the immune system, stress, relaxation, blood flow and memory
systems. You get wider coverage than Ch. 17 of the author's "Brained-based
Learning". You get many different recommendations for choosing appropriate
musical pieces. Overall, this is a valuable challenge and resource for
educators. One regret is that, compared to the cheaper and most informative
"Owner's Manual for the Brain" |
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The Cognitive Neuroscience of Music
Specialists from the fields of music, neuroscience, psychology, and
neurology describe advances in understanding the complex relationship
between music and the brain. Intended for psychologists and neuroscientists,
contributions address the origins of music, the musical mind, the neurons of
music, musical brain substrates, musical expertise and brain plasticity, and
the relation of music to other cognitive domains. Articles are drawn from a
May 2000 conference and most previously appeared in The Biological
Foundations of Music, Volume 930 of the Annals of the New York Academy of
Sciences, June 2001.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Info
Universite de Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Text was reprinted from The Annals
of the New York Academy of Sciences, Volume 930, June 2001. Describes the
amazing advances being made in understanding the complex relationship
between music and the brain. Covers such topics as the origins of music, the
neurons of music, and the musical mind. Softcover, hardcover available.
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Music, The Brain, And Ecstasy : How Music
Captures Our Imagination What is music? How and why does it affect us?
What is the nature of musical genius? Author/composer Robert Jourdain
explores these and other questions, from the essential nature of sound
through composition, performance, and, finally, the nature of ecstasy. His
prose is eminently readable, offering a very accessible account of a
difficult subject to the general reader as well as to the musical
sophisticate. This is a fascinating and intriguing book, written by someone
who clearly knows his subject.
Product Description:
What makes a distant oboe's wail beautiful? Why do some kinds of music lift
us to ecstasy, but not others? How can music make sense to an ear and brain
evolved for detecting the approaching lion or tracking the unsuspecting
gazelle? Lyrically interweaving discoveries from science, psychology, music
theory, paleontology, and philosophy, Robert Jourdian brilliantly examines
why music speaks to us in ways that words cannot, and why we form such
powerful connections to it. In clear, understandable language, Jourdian
expertly guides the reader through a continuum of musical experience: sound,
tone, melody, harmony, rhythm, composition, performance, listening,
understanding--and finally to ecstasy. Along the way, a fascinating cast of
characters brings Jourdian's narrative to vivid life: "idiots savants" who
absorb whole pieces on a single hearing, composers who hallucinate entire
compositions, a psychic who claims to take dictation from long-dead
composers, and victims of brain damage who can move only when they hear
music. Here is a book that will entertain, inform, and stimulate everyone
who loves music--and make them think about their favorite song in startling
new ways. What makes a distant oboes wail beautiful? Why do some kinds of
music lift us to ecstasy, but not others? How can music make sense to an ear
and brain evolved for detecting the approaching lion or tracking the
unsuspecting gazelle? Lyrically interweaving discoveries from science,
psychology, music theory, paleontology, and philosophy, Robert Jourdian
brilliantly examines why music speaks to us in ways that words cannot, and
why we form such powerful connections to it.
In clear, understandable language, Jourdian expertly guides the reader
through a continuum of musical experience: sound, tone, melody, harmony,
rhythm, composition, performance, listening, understanding--and finally to
ecstasy. Along the way, a fascinating cast of characters brings Jourdian s
narrative to vivid life: idiots savants who absorb whole pieces on a single
hearing, composers who hallucinate entire compositions, a psychic who claims
to take dictation from long-dead composers, and victims of brain damage who
can move only when they hear music. Here is a book that will entertain,
inform, and stimulate everyone who loves music--and make them think about
their favorite song in startling new ways. |
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Tune Your Brain with Beethoven: Uplift
On this CD:
1. Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 Allegro vivace
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Brass Ensemble
Conducted by Herbert von Karajan
2. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major ("Pastoral") Op. 28 Allegro
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
with Wilhelm Kempff
3. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major ("Emperor"), Op. 73 Rondo. Allegro
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra with Arturo Benedetti
Michelangeli
Conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini
4. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Rondo. Allegro
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Brass Ensemble with Anne-Sophie Mutter
Conducted by Herbert von Karajan
5. König Stephan (King Stephen), incidental music, Op. 117 Overture
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Santa Cecilia National Academy Orchestra Rome
Conducted by Myung-Whun Chung
6. Symphony No. 6 in F major ("Pastoral") Op. 68 Shepard's Song (Hymn of
Thanksgiving)
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Brass Ensemble
Conducted by Herbert von Karajan
7. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral") Op. 125 Ode to Joy
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Brass Ensemble with Agnes Baltsa, Vinson
Cole, Jose Van Dam, Janet Perry
Conducted by Herbert von Karajan
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Tune Your Brain-Music to Manage Your Mind,
Body and Mood
On this CD:
1. Dominus regnavit, prolegendum
Composed by Gregorian Chant
with Santo Domingo de Silos Abbey Monks' Choir
2. Vide Domine et considera, Tractus
Composed by Gregorian Chant
with Santo Domingo de Silos Abbey Monks' Choir
3. Gustate et videte, Ad confranctionem panis
Composed by Gregorian Chant
with Santo Domingo de Silos Abbey Monks' Choir
4. Nocturne for piano in B flat minor, Op. 9/1, CT 109
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Tamas Vasary
5. Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453 Finale
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
with Geza Anda, Salzburg Mozart Camerata Academica
Conducted by Geza Anda
6. Well tempered clavier book 1, No. 1 in C major, BWV 846
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Trevor Pinnock
7. Piva (from il Libro del Cortegiano)
Composed by Joan Ambrosio Dalza
with Renaissance Band
8. Music for the Royal Fireworks, for orchestra, HWV 351 Le Rejouissance
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
9. Die Schöpfung (The Creation), oratorio, H. 21/2 Singt dem Herren alle
Stimmen
Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn
with English Baroque Soloists
Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
10. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 First Movement: moderato nobile
Composed by Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra with Gil Shaham
Conducted by Andre Previn
11. The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125 Mars
the Bringer of War
Composed by Gustav Holst
Performed by London Philharmonia Orchestra
Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
12. Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op.
52/6)
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra with Cheryl Studer
Conducted by Ion Marin
13. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b Ride of the Valkyries
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Conducted by James Levine |
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Word and Music Games for Toddlers and Twos :
More Than 150 Brain-Boosting Activities Sing a song of musical smarts
and language games that build the brain. These 150 activities stimulate
listening, vocabulary, and musical skills in toddlers and 2-year-olds, and
teach rhythm, patterns, spatio-temporal reasoning, and mathematical
concepts, too. Every game feels effortless and fun, no matter whether you’re
naming ordinary items in the house or discovering new words when you’re out
and about. “What are these for?” uses an action rhyme to show what different
body parts do: hands clap, toes tap, eyes look: BOO!—and noses sniff: ACHOO.
Help a toddler recognize ordinary sounds and understand daily routines,
enjoy parent-child bonding over simple tunes and finger games, make music
with everyday objects, and more. |
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Using Both Halves Of The Brain (Soundtrack -
Music) Eldon Taylor is President of Progressive Awareness Research, an
organization founded to discover and develop techniques for self
empowerment. He is considered to be one of the world's leading authorities
on subliminal information processing and has lectured in Britain, Germany,
Hong Kong, Mexico and the United States. He has written 8 books and hundreds
of audio cassette programs. He has developed and owns several patents. His
work with behavioral medicine led to the development of special audio
programs for cancer, AIDS and other diseases.
Eldon Taylor emphasizes the use and results of science and philosophy. "If
is doesn't work, the finest theory or philosophy needs changing!"
Universities in the US and Germany have tested the patented "Taylor Method"
of subliminal communication. Experimental results have proven his approach
to be effective.
Many leading biographic publications include Eldon Taylor, notably the Who's
Who of Intellectuals and Who's Who Among Human Service Professional. Many
newspapers and magazines have referred to his research. Omni featured his
work with subliminal communication in their anniversary audio experience.
Product Description:
Whole BrainR Inner TalkR is a patented technology that has been
independently researched and demonstrated to be effective. All positive
messages are delivered to the subconscious mind using a special shadowing
techniques. These positive affirmation replace old, negative, self-limiting
self-talk, and therefore enables you to find success in whichever area you
choose. Whole BrainR Inner TalkR engages the power of your mind to work for
you. It is extremely easy to use since you can simply play it in the
background while going about your day. No special equipment is required. All
you will hear is the primary carrier, either a musical format or an
environmental format. Occasionally you will hear speaking in the background,
but most of the time you will not be able to make out the actual words. All
programs do however come with a complete list of the affirmations.
Using Both Halves Of The Brain - When the artistic and the linear work in
tandem, genius arrives. Albert! Einstein reported that he imagined
(visualized) the curvature of space. His spacial abilities integrated with
his logical, linear abilities and the rest is history writing itself still
today. --
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