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‘The world needs to come into music’
... Menuhin and his friend, Ian Stoutzker CBE, UK charity Live Music Now joined forces here with the Royal Society of Medicine to consider core benefits for music interventions. The conference brought together a ... address by Ewan Dawson (Executive Director for...
Memory and music at the BBC Proms
... symphony no.40 in G minor entirely from memory. Free from music stands and with almost all standing, they played with ... enriched our relationship with this extraordinary piece of music, forcing us to internalise nuances that can be easily ... question of how...
Honorary life membership
... and outstanding contributions to the psychology of music and psychology in education through the three strands of her career – as a professional musician, music educator and academic. Professor Hallam has published ... high quality of her personal contribution...
Psychologists honoured
... people with intellectual disabilities and services to music education. They told us about their plans for the ... she added. Susan Hallam, Professor of Education and Music Psychology at the Institute of Education, University of London, received an MBE for...
The surprising world of synaesthesia
... he claimed to experience coloured words, sequences and music. Regrettably, Sachs did not attempt to explain why he ... Pulford. Pulford (EP) said she experienced words and music in colour and asked whether anyone was interested in ... that are mainly located in...
‘I took the plunge and chose the risky option’
... jazz band – how did that come about? I always loved music, and being a musician helped me become financially ... my PhD, I had to decide – should I continue playing music on stage or leave that behind me and aim for an ... good money, much more than an...
Psychology - and The Psychologist - at Latitude Festival
... hosts a session with Salon London's Helen Bagnall on music, memory and Alzheimer's . C ould understanding exactly how our brain stores and recalls music hold the keys to a much deeper understanding the brain ... Smith & Prof Charles Spence will...
Giving a voice to people with advanced dementia
... Mirroring as communication can also be facilitated by music, which has been shown to elicit a fundamental, ... al., 2011). Aldridge (1996) explains that receptivity to music is an ability that remains in the late stages of ... of cognitive abilities. One...
Music and science in harmony
There have long been links between music and science, from studies of acoustics at the ... Points himself suggests that rather than force parallels, music and science can exist exclusively but also ... and creative freedom essential for the most uplifting of...
The haunting hum of ‘folie à deux’
... written songs for Bjork. The performance at Spitalfields Music Festival will be its London premiere. The tale, ... background. I have no real formal understanding of music so it’s been a privilege,’ she said. Watch Dr ... à Deux is being performed on June 6 and...
Bringing ideas to life
... Editorial Advisory Committee), for explaining how the music we love is woven into our own narratives; and Dr Vicky ... of Sheffield) for her advocacy of the importance of music in understanding the brain. The prize’s chair, author ...
Reviews
... Instrumental: A Memoir of Madness, Medication and Music James Rhodes This book is the product of a child’s ... the need for child victims to find expression (classical music in Rhodes’s case), a meaningful narrative and attuned ...
Love and Mercy
... some of the most exciting and creative periods of modern music. The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Kinks, the Who and from ... the 1960s. The sequences recreating the recording of the music are fascinating and sound every bit as good as the ...
From the blues to CBT
... your interest in the area stem from experiences in the music business? To some extent: that and growing up in the ...
One on one... with Sue Llewelyn
... as I wish I had spent more time learning about history, music, science and literature. One guiding principle from ... sadly neglected in trying to be a good psychologist, like music, literature, science and history. - Sue Llewelyn is ...
Working for an autism charity
... we receive; for example we have recently set up a new music and art room, as music in particular is a popular interest amongst members. We ...
Actively investigating rest
... the Max Planck institute who was interested in researching music, emotion and exercise. From his extensive work he patented fitness machines that produce music as someone works out: this in turn has been used to ...
From the Research Digest
... adolescents found solace in this most notorious of extreme music subcultures, alarming their parents as well as ... clusters of very high-functioning metalheads drawn to the music by its complexity. But even later researchers were ... gives credence to what...
One on one… with Peter Venables
... on the way to a friend’s party. O ne saddest piece of music, which is nevertheless a favourite Richard Strauss’s ...
Reviews
... of genius. Some chapters explain specific domains, such a music and literature. Belief is part of the job description. ...
Big picture: The flotsam and jetsam of life
... as triggers of memories of a time or place, such as music, books, photos, stamps and maps, which I think of as ...
Excursions into broader theorising
... understanding of people. I also studied philosophy and music. Much of my time though was spent acting, and ...
Psychology – heaven and hell
... Society, for the past 15 years. His idea of heaven is music and Lego ; hell is meetings and bad writing. ...
The Psychologist makes its first festival appearance
... around 40,000 to Henham Park in Suffolk for three days of music, comedy and the arts. Dr Jon Sutton said: ‘As a ...
Psychology at the Cheltenham Science Festival
... connections between brains. Using witty words, videos and music, the audience will experience their thoughts being ...