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Arts and culture in a ‘new normal’
... – everything from virtual museum tours, to live-streamed music sets, to online resources for home-based arts ... is to make us feel better.’ Research from youth music theatre, youth slam and spoken word, group music, art therapy and beyond...
Unpleasant reactions to ‘music’
... (February 2015)? I have always felt a connection between music and a sense of space. Listening to pieces in two parts ... correct term for it. It occurs when I hear some sounds or music created by electronic means. Currently when the BBC ... as queasy. The same...
Dark peak
... of an enigma, not only because of their genre-defying music, but also because they wear masks. These are grotesque, ... from Preston, but we have no names, no context for their music. Despite having achieved the front cover of the ... privacy and anonymity...
Synchrony and the art of signalling
... in many aspects of social life, such as sports, dance or music, and why it has been an essential and enduring part of ... Launay and colleagues argue that through dance and music, rituals and sports, bonding can take place between ... societies that we know...
How to get ahead in the psychology of advertising
... them with huge enthusiasm. The first looks at the role of music in advertising, which, as will become clear, is central ... or do the “incidentals” – the particular scene, the music – actually cause an advert to be successful or not? ... I’m researching “...
‘They’ve agreed to build something bigger than themselves’
... is on a mission to introduce new audiences to classical music, showing them that its relevance isn’t restricted to ... ‘Without that sense of coming together we can’t do music, so one of the things that’s really clear to me as a musician, is that music...
‘Psychology sang to me’
... isn’t particularly associated with psychology, but with music and creativity. It was celebrated by the folk singer ... multi-ethnic restaurants, coffee bars, street stalls and music shops. Jake Farr – the founder of Alchemy Personal ... of people write, play...
‘You don’t have to stay within the barriers’
... and semantic memory.’ Nick has written on the role of music in a variety of areas and, since I have music playing all the time while working in my office, I was ... his paper in Applied Cognitive Psychology on ‘Disliked Music can be better for...
A message of hope and resilience
... Arena to Victoria rail station. It was an attack on music fans and their families as they were exiting a music concert, but it quickly felt like more than that too. ... such as the targeting of young people enjoying a music concert, often lead...
Improving the lives of those affected by dementia
... advanced dementia. 'We all have unique relationships with music' Grace Meadows, music therapist, on her work aiming to give people living with the condition better access to music. Frontotemporal dementia in Covid times ‘The self is...
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...
One on one... with Dr Michelle Hamill
... dose of supervision. One composer I’d be lost without music. Einaudi is a favourite, especially I’m when travelling on the tube. I work with some brilliant music therapists, who are based on our inpatient wards. Their ... which sets the tone nicely. Thankfully...
An unlikely pairing of music and fabric
... members on bespoke instruments, resulting in collective music making. When Covid hit, Hewitt moved the workshops ... platforms and adapting the workshop methodology, so that music could still be produced. Hewitt then turned the hybrid ... different media, and...
Dealing with confrontations
... I had chosen to research a very loaded topic – digital music piracy (see my ‘New voices’ article at ... this certainly appears to be the case with digital music piracy. I have given talks, for example, where it is ... with presentations is when I discuss the ‘...
Can we have a Happy Christmas?
... tend to be highest at the time of year when Christmas music is being played, with this effect enhanced when the music played is paired with Christmas scent (Spangenberg et ... Christmas: The interactive effects of ambient scent and music in a...
‘See the great picture, and don’t get lost in the daily tasks’
... or Kirill Petrenko). It is one of my favourite pieces of music. I am a music lover, and most activities in my life have a music track. One alternative career path you may have chosen ...
Their song could be our song
... rent is coming from. Rent also saw the style of music change. Here was music that appeared to come from the charts, not from the ... as a protest song in Hong Kong (and has been removed from music streaming platforms in China), and an Arabic...
One on one... with Jeune Guishard-Pine
... Courtney Pine CBE, is pretty amazing! Oh, and his music’s not too bad either! Seriously, to hear great jazz ... hear outstanding musicianship. Jazz musicians are creating music instantaneously rather than writing and rewriting it ... career path I would have...
Tics in the room and tics on Zoom
... exercise, and meditation and calming techniques… music is the best thing for me actually, I never tic at all when I’m listening to or playing my music or my instruments. The worst thing for me is probably ... pandemic? What coping strategies have you used?...
On vines and minds
... Some psychologists have demonstrated associations between music played in retail outlets and subsequent wine purchases. Playing classical or pop music does not influence the amount of wine purchased but ... the average price of bottles selected, with classical...
The psychology of physical distancing
... crowds that attend some sports events, festivals and other music events, and some religious events, it is much more ... in the crowded locations at a range of gatherings from music events to mass pilgrimages [7] . It also explains the ... scores a goal) or...
One on one
... moment that changed my career Deciding that the career in music I was following was not ‘my first love’. I took the radical step to leave music college and take up a post as a Student Registered ...
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 ...
Putting flesh on the skeleton of narrative
... narrative, loss, creativity and growing older, it is less music documentary and more carefully crafted and wonderfully ... being one single interpretation of our experiences. The music too play with rhythmic conventions, giving a sense that ...
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 ...