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Music is not just an art, but a science; the latest research about your brain on music, scientific innovation in the instrument industry and more.
The Science Behind MDMA and Electronic Dance Music
Eight years ago, my would-be husband and I were sitting at a bar in the outskirts of Las Vegas, Nevada. We were casually talking about EDM, electronic dance music, and an upcoming music festival we wanted to attend. Out of nowhere, the bartender cut into our conversation with,
Franchessica HannawackerPublished 3 years ago in BeatThat Morning Music
Sometimes a song will get stuck in my head for days. There's almost never a reason--at least none that I can decipher. Most of the time it's a line or two of the most ridiculous songs, and it can be quite annoying.
Paula ShabloPublished 3 years ago in Beat- Top Story - September 2020
The hidden power of ancient music
Many thousands of years before the first headset, before the first gramophone or even before the first violin, our ancestors began creating sacred masterpieces of music and dance often as symbolic incantations to almighty forces living beyond the world they could hear and see.
Mixing Drums
it's time to start working on your mix and the first time you want to start with are your drums, when mixing your drums it is very important that your instruments are kicking at the right level, so when the time comes to mix your track and add the rest of the elements, each sound will find its place in the mix making your job a lot easier and joyful.
Espacio CreativoPublished 4 years ago in BeatThe Effects of Sound on the Human Body
A Research Report Presented to The Graduate Program in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Masters in Education
Justin Ames GamachePublished 4 years ago in BeatSimulated Methods and Results
Introduction (Chapter three) The topic of research is one I have chosen to work closely with over the past 12 years of my life and pertains to sound and the human body. The research goes as Music and sound have influenced throughout the history of human life on this planet. Today music and sound are used as a medicine to improve the overall quality of life, to discover what music does to the human stress response, and how it affects the human brain. Patients of music find it to be a reliever of stress, pain, anxiety issues and can help get through cancer treatments. Research finds that students of music have increased grades, high GPAs, creativity, and higher intellectual reasoning about school and life.
Justin Ames GamachePublished 4 years ago in BeatWhat Sound is Capable of, and How the Schemers Have Profiteered on It - Part 2
As a rule, given the fierce arguments on its capabilities, white noise generators still are getting all the rage on the market. They've, thus, paved the right way for pink, brown or blue sounds and many a "trendy" generator. After all, our advice still is taking it slow.
cheryl bobbiePublished 4 years ago in BeatWhat Sound is Capable of, and How the Schemers Have Profiteered on It
Instead, the cutting-edge sound technology has also leveraged soundwaves to either detect bombs, manufacture water-resistant windshields, convert heat into sound, from which generates electricity, operate brain surgery or lift heavy objects.
cheryl bobbiePublished 4 years ago in BeatGet A Clue: Is It Endorphins or a Brain Orgasm?
Pinky and the Brain. Pinky and the Brain. One is a genius. The other one's insane. Which one are you today? I think I've always been a healthy mixture of both. Lately, however, I've questioned my own happiness. The quarantine has had different effects on all of us and certainly has had varying effects on our brains.
Paulina PachelPublished 4 years ago in BeatInnovation in Place of Standardization
"Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent," said Victor Hugo. This speaks for Clive Wearing, a English musician and musicologist in his mid-forties, who suffered a devastating brain infection—herpes encephalitis—which reduced his memory span to only a few seconds. He was featured in a BBC documentary in 1986 by Jonathan Miller titled, Prisoner of Consciousness. Renowned author, Oliver Sack, wrote Clive's wife, Deborah, post illness until he finally went to meet him face to face in the summer of 2005. He was astounded to find that the anticipated man writhing in agony was in fact, a bubbly conversationalist brimming with warmth. How you ask? Music. He was taken off the hard drugs that dulled his senses and was immersed in classical piano, "The structure of the piece, he was held, as if the staves were tramlines and there was only one way to go. He knew exactly where he was because in every phrase there is context implied, by rhythm, key, melody...When the music stopped Clive fell through to the lost place" (209 Musicophilia). This is a man who couldn't remember a passed moment, yet he knew a score through and through. This is the power of music. Music offers a plethora of psychological, emotional, and physical benefits to people of all ages. Despite this, music programs are being cut across the country because of a lack of understanding that music pays for itself. The lack of funding due to a myopic to budget constraints, misappropriation of importance, and disregard for music education needs to be rectified.
Shay HanaePublished 4 years ago in BeatDoes Music for the Brain Result in Productive Study Sessions?
The first time I heard about the Mozart Effect was in my Grade Nine math class when my Frasier-obsessed teacher insisted we listen to Classical FM 96.3 during every homework period to help us concentrate on our equations. Despite being a former violinist and symphony enthusiast, I had never actually heard of this unique study method before. Needless to say, I eventually adopted the habit and it has since made my tedious and stress-inducing studies much more vivid and uplifting.
How Learning How to Play an Instrument Can Strengthen Your Brain
How many of you know how to play an instrument? If you do, good for you! You may be “smarter” than an average person. And do not worry if you do not play one; just pick up guitar or piano and you too will develop skills that can help everyday life become easier as well. When I was younger, my mother pushed me to be in as many different extracurricular activities as I could, one being piano lessons. Although I loved playing piano, I begged and begged my mother to let me watch TV, play on the computer, or go outside. Little did I know, learning the piano helped me develop many useful skills and habits that would later help me to become successful in my day-to-day life as a young adult. Knowing that now, I not only play the piano, but I also picked up the guitar, the ukulele, and the clarinet to better myself and my brain.
Danyea HaysPublished 6 years ago in Beat