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From openings to the power of music
... we use it to calm down, get excited and cry to… it’s music. In her captivating talk, Professor Catherine Loveday (University of Westminster) explored why music has such overwhelming power for most people. She explained that music has...
Finding a melancholic balance
... revealed across four EPs. Russian Linesman writes all his music on acoustic guitar and piano, harking back to a past ... touring as an acoustic singer/songwriter playing folk music. This ethos has evolved into recording with vocals as ... and in turn finding...
An invigorating look at heroin and jazz
... heroin epidemic prevalent in the 40s and 50s jazz music scene in the USA. Prudent music choices from the period place the listener at the heart ... for drug addiction, the ‘Narcotic Farm’, where music played a huge part. The researchers of the...
A week well worth watching
... Cheltenham Ladies' College, 1pm to 2pm, tickets £7 Music On Prescription Social entrepreneur Tim Joss will be joined by medicinal music expert Vera Brandes, singer-songwriter Hannah Peel and ... deeper into our understanding of the healing properties of...
Things not to say to someone with schizophrenia
... whether the bright yellow backdrop with modern jazz music played throughout portrayed the vibrancy of life, ... spans and promoted the therapeutic value of colour and music. These characteristics of brightness with jazz music perhaps challenge...
A new generation of thinkers
... of Shakespeare and Milton in the Middle East, how music might be used for its health benefits and the ethics of ... Daisy Fancourt (pictured above), from the Royal College of Music and Imperial College London, examines the effects of ... on neuroendocrine and...
A curveball angle
... and interact. Let us take this third suggestion first. Music in three time ‘projects itself’ onto curves of ... and vision (as in the kite flying of Ray Bethell) while music in four or two time hearkens unto marching and jumping. ... is increasingly normative...
A new age for psychology?
... spurious false positives – for example how listening to music can statistically be shown to reduce one’s age! The authors of that music paper, Leif Nelson (University of California, ...
Universalise that human experience
... . The album bridges modern classical and electronic music, with swelling strings offset by disquieting scratches ... and Goula tells me: ‘Unconsciously I always relate my music to a psychological experience by trying to universalise ...
The fringes of the human mind
... one-man show as ‘an exploration of the modern mind with music, anecdotes and medical notes’. He was able to create ... guitar and keyboard; the journey felt palpable as the music represented the ‘manic’ phase of bipolar disorder ...
The rules of unruliness
... if you know, but one of the organising themes of the non-music content at this festival is ‘Revolution’. I think ... if you haven’t got anything better to do?! There’s music on, there’s comedy on, there’s cabaret on, and ... India , we’ve looked at football...
Longer at Latitude
... Stokoe , we have organised two spots at the weekend of music and the arts, which takes place in Suffolk from 13 to ... content across the programme too, in addition to so much music, comedy, theatre and more.’ That additional ...
A lullaby for a frenetic world
... broke records as the longest single continuous piece of music ever broadcast live on the BBC. Richter, a prolific and ... I woke in the morning with a sense of ease, as if the music had cocooned me safely all night. I was left thinking ...
Likes and dislikes online and offline
... of objectification are abundant within advertising, music, and fashion, where photographs of female torsos with ...
Diving into something new
... 300 events encompassing film, theatre, literature and music. The experience of mental health difficulties is ...
Science in the van
... the science laboratory, in the informal environment of a music festival. In this particular experiment, we wanted to ...
Psychology for students, and graduates
... Kuhn on why magic works - Dr Catherine Loveday on why music can move us to tears and lure us into love The ...
Hopeful dementia messages at the Imagination Café
... designed for those with dementia, including visual art, music, storytelling, drama and yoga – underpinned by the ...
A safe space for tough topics
... a background of her parents’ house, her parents’ music and her parents’ friends, she and Robbie have taken ...
Waxing and waning on Goldfrapp's discography
... discovered was about oral sex. That track was the defining music of several films including My Summer of Love , a 2004 ...
A broad experience
... back home, they go for walks, sip some wine, and listen to music. ‘We like to enjoy the experience and just be in the ...
Is that me or my twin?
... that a developing human foetus responds more strongly to music that is played electromechanically inside the mother's vagina than to music that is played electromechanically on the mother's ...
‘It’s not a crisis or problem we can sweep under the rug’
... anything they like. They use a group approach, art and music activities, and help empower people to find solutions ... are in transition. Through the group method, using art, music and other activities, we hope to have a therapeutic ...
A legacy making a difference
... funding to research the effects of different types of hold music on aggression towards call centre employees. Soon after ...
Heightening the senses
... allowed visitors to interact with moving sand, light and music to give the effect of seeing colours in response to ...