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Barry Frost 1926-2020
... him as a mentor. He was passionate about classical music particularly of the Romantic period and his record ... parties were legendary for mixing academic conversation, music, wine and good, often exotic, food cooked at home. ...
One to one ...with Ray Bull
... The first LP by The Doors, in 1967. It changed ‘rock music’ for ever. One alternative career path Mathematician or something relating to rock music (having been on the Student Union Social Committee for ...
‘The arts use a lot of psychology in designing the artistic experience’
... even today. Coming from such a family, the world of dance, music, theatre and visual arts was just as real for me as the ... Quotient, we use the performing arts (theatre, puppetry, music, dance, etc.) as a source of content and method to ... of research on the...
Interview: 'Time is all you've got'
... Youth Orchestra, so that link between time perception and music, particularly I suppose with rhythmic parts like bass ... interaction between them. There’s been work on time in music, by Marie Rhys-Jones and Marianne Boltz who was her ... we played it on our...
Careers
... I told my father as a teenager that I wanted to do either music or psychology his response was “music’s a hobby and psychology isn’t serious”. I ended ... ‘In my 20s I studied double bass at the Royal Academy of Music in the same student cohort...
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 ...
Online only - One on one with Deborah Christie
... the time. One cultural recommendation (i.e. Book, film, music) Milan Kundera’s The unbearable lightness of being, ...
One on one... with Constantina Demosthenous
... The Swan Lake ballet with Tchaikovsky’s enchanting music in the Vienna State Opera… The combination of the place, the performance and the music mesmerised me. One article from The Psychologist ...
Interview: Would you want a super memory?
... individuals have been identified who have super memory for music, being able to recall tens of thousands of songs. Derek ... and be able to replay it on the piano, and it appears that music was the natural way for him to channel his energy and ... particular...
A trip down memory lane (via Penny Lane)
... are on whether brain trainer software works and on music and memory.’ Catriona also gets asked by the media to ... is very responsive nowadays.’ Magical mystery tour Music came up regularly in our conversation, partly as a key ... – was on the stereo. If only...
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 ...
Peter Weinreich 1939-2016
... many interests outside of academia, including gardening, music, and politics. He was an avid supporter of the arts and keenly pursued his love of fine art, literature and music, frequenting theatre wherever or whenever he could. ... of him: his imposing and...
One on One... with Costas Karageorghis
... hard to know where the next meal is coming from in the music business. This is what prevented me from going headlong into music performance as a career. During my university years, I ... with two million.’ One musical selection A piece of music...
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 ...
Donald Campbell (1940-2019)
... to drink copious amounts of wine and beer. A lover of music, both classical and jazz, Donnie went regularly with friends to classical music concerts in Birmingham, Oxford and London, and to jazz ...
Geoffrey Stephenson 1939-2021
... the youngest of three boys in a family of enthusiasts for music, cricket and sailing. After the war they moved to North ... children and grandchildren, his enthusiasm for classical music (he was an excellent violinist and enjoyed choral ...
One on one... Judith Eberhardt
... haunting lyrics accompanied by ethereally beautiful music. It’s about being in love, it’s about pain, and ... I’ve grown up and matured in tandem with Radiohead’s music. One nugget of advice for aspiring psychologists ...
Professor Glyn Humphreys 1954-2016
... trips overseas, the weddings and birthdays, the children, music, food and laughter. Glyn and his wife and collaborator ... and much-liked member of the community. He loved music, swimming, and wining and dining with friends and ...
One on one - with Bill McKeachie
... I gave my grand piano to my daughter. I couldn’t see the music any more.’ (He had macular degeneration). ... pieces you had memorised?’ ‘No. I never could memorise music.’ What a tragedy! One on one - with Bill McKeachie ...
‘Tears were and still are crucial for our functioning’
... make them cry, such as sentimental movies or listening to music that engenders feelings of sadness. On the other hand, ... to more positive factors such as weddings, reunions and music. Our findings indicated, however, that the most ...
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 ...
‘Psychology is a young subject… even early in your career, you can contribute to its development’
... hugely on getting experience. ‘No, my first loves were music and skateboarding! At 16 I combined music and psychology. That said, I always had an interest in ... it was called psychology! I have always been fascinated by music theory but when I...
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 ...
Paul Thorne 1938-2019
... least possible fuss. And that is what we gave him, with music he loved, laughter and tears. But we would like to ...
'We need a transformation in how we regard difference, diversity and inclusivity in psychology’
... identity since he felt it might affect his role in rock music. ‘The Parsees community were appreciated by British ...