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Babies dig classical music

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Oct 16th 2008 5:00PM

Whether or not you put any stock in the Mozart effect, classical music is a pleasure to listen to. A new study seems to indicate that you don't have to be a grown-up to think so, either. In tests, babies as young as five months old were found to be ...
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Classical music reduces pregnancy stress

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Oct 8th 2008 4:00PM

"Musick has Charms to sooth a savage Breast, / To soften Rocks, or bend a knotted Oak." So wrote William Congreve, in The Mourning Bride, way back in 1697. Turns out the guy knew what he was talking about. Researchers in Taiwan studied pregnant women ...
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Heavy metal and classical music lovers not so different

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Sep 8th 2008 3:00PM

Are you tired of telling your heavy-metal-loving kids to "turn that noise down" and wondering how they could have turned out so utterly different from you as you settle in to listen to the Brahms Hungarian Dances or Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata? ...
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Free music with a challenge

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Jan 20th 2008 2:58PM

Tasmin Little is a well-known, British violinist with more than twenty recordings to her name. Her latest recording, however, The Naked Violin, is not available in stores. Instead, the album is available free of charge from her website. All of the ...
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Ultimate Canon Rock

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Aug 12th 2007 9:06AM

When I was in high school, I remember hearing on the radio that Pachelbel's Canon in D was, by far, the most requested piece of music in their repertoire. It is often used in weddings, these days, and many kids, if they've never heard any other ...
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From the top -- kids with talent

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Oct 29th 2006 10:01AM

From the Top is a radio program that highlights talented young performers. Sounds pretty basic, but there's more to it than that. In addition to the nationally syndicated radio show, the organization is working on a television series and has ...
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