Friday, November 26, 2010

Hearing the Music, Honing the Mind Music produces profound and lasting changes in the brain. Schools should add classes, not cut them

from http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=hearing-the-music-honing

Nearly 20 years ago a small study advanced the notion that listening to Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major could boost mental functioning. It was not long before trademarked “Mozart effect” products appealed to neurotic parents aiming to put toddlers on the fast track to the Ivy League. Georgia’s governor even proposed giving every newborn there a classical CD or cassette. Continue reading...