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From A&R man to assistant psychologist
... study history and economics. I was trying to avoid doing music, since my family was so involved with it. But I was drawn in and took a music degree. My rebellion failed. My degree was in classical music – I wrote my long essay on the use of...
John Booth Davies 1944-2017
... years, was a psychologist with a wide range of interests: music, addiction, human factors and safety. He was born near ... Big Band for many years. His first book T he Psychology of Music (1978) dealt largely with the cognitive psychology of music...
‘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 ...
'It is diverse brains and the consequent breadth of talents and abilities that are pivotal to our future'
... for boys, with some unqualified teaching in English and music, as the men were being called up into the Forces, ... Meanwhile I received a scholarship to Brighton School of Music and trained to be a singer. Peer pressure then led me ...
Speaking the language of learning
... CBT will be of less use than techniques such as art and music therapy. I am on the lookout all the time for ... job as a play worker for the NHS in Reading and, like music therapists, play therapists are much more in demand in ...
Zander Wedderburn 1935-2017
... Presbyterian Church, and were both keen on folk music. Zander played the guitar and sang with a deep voice at ...
He’s a jolly good Fellow
... diverse nature of the area: they include Fellows in music therapy, recreation and leisure and nursing as well as ...
‘The fact that we have access to so many different opinions is driving us to believe that we’re in information bubbles’
... educated guesses at what users will like based on the music taste of similar users, as well as their own listening ...
Stephen Morley 1950-2017
... family and proud of his children. He was passionate about music and birds – he apparently had a tough time choosing ...
‘Adventure is an important part of being human’
... also evoked when watching YouTube videos with heavy rock music – the experience was spoken about as relaxing, free, ...