Author Archives: music-mind-brain

As the relationship between music and technology grows stronger, researchers are finding new and innovative ways of interacting with music. Matthias Mauch, a researcher in music informatics at Queen Mary University of London, has explored a number of these complexities … Continue reading →

Sit down and think of your favourite song. Could you approximate the duration of that song in your head? As easy as this may sound, Michelle Phillips’ research has pointed out that we may be significantly worse at estimating the … Continue reading →

Is singing good for you? Can it contribute to your sense of well being? These are the questions being asked by Professor Stephen Clift, who presented his talk to the Music, Mind and Brain students at Goldsmiths College on the … Continue reading →

Musical repetition is a powerful tool. Repetition has been thought of as a musical universal by Nettl (Roseman, 1984) and has been present in a diverse range of cultures. In western music, there is even a sign within musical scores … Continue reading →

Why do you enjoy music? Do you find it intensely pleasurable and addicting? Do you find yourself lost in the flow of the music? Does music connect you to other people and ideas beyond yourself? According to Keele University professor … Continue reading →

Musical Prologue The Mozart effect was first described by Dr Tomatis and investigated by Rauscher, Shaw and Ky (1993) in terms of the positive effects of listening to Mozart music on spatial-temporal reasoning. This was quickly misinterpreted by the masses … Continue reading →

Gaining understanding through music. Adam Ockelford PhD, Southlands College, University of Roehampton 24 November 2011 When watching the countless YouTube videos of the often extraordinary talents of blind and autistic children, many of us cannot imagine having these exceptional musical … Continue reading →

The possibilities for learner-centred musical development with mobile technology. Prof. Graham F. Welch, Institute of Education, London  10th November 2011 Can music-generating technology be deployed to promote a greater sense of social inclusion amongst children? This was the question Professor … Continue reading →

Earlier this year an invitation to apply for a week long Auditory Cognition Summer School at the University of Groningen arrived in my inbox. The opportunity to meet people with the similar interests and extend the international network of  Music, Mind & … Continue reading →

Dr. Graham F. Welch, Institute of Education, London 3rd February 2011 Music is always around us. Everyone can express one’s emotion with music and thankfully, everyone is born with one instrument: a voice to sing. Then, how does singing affects … Continue reading →