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Brain Music: fMRI Into Musical Sound

July 12, 2009 By Graham English

The brain sounds kinda nice. Watch on YouTube: brainmusic: fmri into musical sound Hear what the brain scanner sees. Data from functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) are converted to musical sound. (This is the short version; See the 6-part … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: brain, Dan Lloyd, fMRI, mind, MRI, neuroscience, Science

PBS NOVA: Musical Minds With Oliver Sacks

July 2, 2009 By Graham English

Oliver Sacks explores how the power of music can make the brain come alive. You need to watch this soon. It will only be available to watch for one week, from July 1-7, 2009, due to right restrictions. It features musical savants, music therapy, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: autistic savants, brain, mind, music therapy, Musical Minds, NOVA, Oliver Sacks, PBS, savants

Weekend Links For Your Pleasure

October 3, 2008 By Graham English

I've been extremely light on the blogging front lately, but I have big plans to breathe new life into this site. I'll be shifting gears as I reexamine my time, attention, and creative work. In the mean time, here's a few links I've been meaning to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lifestream Tagged With: Apple, applications, apps, Blogging, brain, creativity, iPhone, Korg, links, MIDI controllers, mind, musicians, nanoKey, Science, theremin

“I Can Do That” Syndrome

June 2, 2008 By Graham English

You're listening to a piece of music and it sounds so simple and easy that you say to yourself, "I can do that." But can you really? And if you can, how come you haven't yet? Taking a first person perspective of someone else's perspective can be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LifeHacks, Prose Tagged With: commitment, experience, expertise, focus, goals, mind, perspective, perspectives, Psychology, specialization, wisdom, work

The Neuroscience Of Jazz Improvisation

March 2, 2008 By Graham English

Mind Hacks pointed me to an interesting study by science journal PLoS One on the cognitive neuroscience of Jazz. The scientists found that a region of the brain known as the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, a broad portion of the front of the brain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: brain, improvisation, jazz, mind, Mind Hacks, neuroscience, research, Science

Musicophilia: The Neurology Of Music

November 2, 2007 By Graham English

MindHacks pointed me to the just launched Musicophilia, the site and book by Oliver Sacks, a neurologist who has become quite popular publishing books about his patients and who also contributes to the advancement of music as a powerful tool for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: brain, mind, MindHacks, music therapy, Musicophilia, neurology, neuroscience, Oliver Sacks

Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast 04-09-07

April 9, 2007 By Graham English

Topics covered: Singing what you hear, the body/mind connection in music, exercises to improve your musicianship, and more. Download: Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast 04-09-07 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast, Audio, Music Education Tagged With: Absolute Pitch, Ear Training, emotions, exercises, feel, hearing, intervals, mind, Music Theory, perfect pitch, relative pitch, singing

Why Singing What You Hear Is Important To Your Ear Training

November 9, 2006 By Graham English

Singing what you hear is an important part of improving your perception. Let's look at it from a body/mind perspective. Recognizing that C and F is a perfect fourth is a cognitive exercise. You have to think about it. Maybe only for a split-second, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: Absolute Pitch, Ear Training, emotions, exercises, feel, hearing, intervals, mind, Music Theory, perfect pitch, relative pitch, singing

There Is Nothing Boring In Life. Only Boring People.

October 26, 2006 By Graham English

There is a common misconception that "things" can be boring. You may find doing your taxes boring. But some people find it riveting. Therefore, we can't say that doing taxes is boring. "It" is not boring. Then what part of that sentence or thought is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LifeHacks, Music Education, Prose Tagged With: curiosity, Ear Training, expertise, generalizations, Language, listening, mind, musicianship, Practice, Psychology, quotes, thinking

Meditation Has A Measurable Effect On Alertness

October 25, 2006 By Graham English

Meditation is often credited with helping people feel more focused and energetic, but are the benefits measurable? When researchers tested the alertness of volunteers, they found that the practice proved more effective than naps, exercise or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LifeHacks, Prose Tagged With: benefits, brain, energy, meditation, mind, Science

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