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The Mozart Effect
Miracle-Gro for the brain or a flawed money-spinner?
In 1998, the then-governor of the US state of Georgia, Zell Miller, allocated a budget of over $100,000 (£50,300) to pay for albums of selected classical music (mainly Mozart) to be distributed to every new mother in maternity wards throughout the state.
Miller, certainly not alone in his thinking, was in the thrall of The Mozart Effect - the notion that listening to Mozart makes babies (and adults) more intelligent.
We investigate the arguments for and against The Mozart Effect...
Quint performs for honest cabbie
- 12 May 2008
Grammy-nominated violinist Philippe Quint performed to 200 New York taxi drivers at the Newark Liberty International Airport to thank one cabbie for returning his $4m (£2m) Stradivarius violin.
Grammy-nominated violinist Philippe Quint performed to 200 New York taxi drivers at the Newark Liberty International Airport to thank one cabbie for returning his $4m (£2m) Stradivarius violin.
London Music Matters launches
- 8 May 2008
London Music Masters (LMM), a new initiative for aspiring musicians, launched at the Royal Festival Hall last week.
London Music Masters (LMM), a new initiative for aspiring musicians, launched at the Royal Festival Hall last week.
Bishi and LSO Strings to perform live collaboration
- 7 May 2008
Rising star Bishi will perform live at LSO St Luke’s with LSO Strings on 26 June as part of the UBS Soundscapes: Eclectica series.
Rising star Bishi will perform live at LSO St Luke’s with LSO Strings on 26 June as part of the UBS Soundscapes: Eclectica series.
Plaza hotel launches music installation
- 6 May 2008
Guests at New York’s Plaza Hotel can expect a sonically enhanced stay thanks to a Los Angeles-based composer Ariel Blumenthal.
Guests at New York’s Plaza Hotel can expect a sonically enhanced stay thanks to a Los Angeles-based composer Ariel Blumenthal.
CONCERTS
- Berkeley Birthday Concert
13 May 2008
As part of the College’s celebrations of Michael B... Read more - Sir John Dankworth & friends
14 May 2008
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