Do you know about “Second Life”? Several months ago I was interviewed by Dave Schwartz of Music Academy Online. The hour-long interview was done in Second Life, a technology that gives humans animated avatars on-screen. The interviewed focused on the research I did on the famous harpsichordist, Wanda Landowska. We discussed my sources and how I […]
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What do you know about “Second Life”?
September 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Affiliate Promos, Classical Music, Music Medicine, Music Research, Wanda Landowska and Harpsichord
In case of illness, turn to Bach
June 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Classical Music, Genres of healing music, Music and Emotion, Music and the Mind-Body
Does Bach’s Music have a Regenerative Effect? There is an interesting article by Avis O. Gachet, “A Walk with the Master” (Charlotte Observer, August 8, 2007), which carries the subtitle “In times of trouble, teens turn to music. Let’s hope it’s Bach.” Gachet, a personal friend from far back in Hickory, relates how the music […]
More new on the trip to Paris
February 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Classical Music
Chantdoc preparing to go to Paris It seems as though it’s been a very long time since I was in Paris for more than just to transfer planes. I spent six weeks there in the summer fo 1987 doing my Ph.D. dissertation research. My dissertation was on “Wanda Landowska and the Revival of the Harpsichord: […]
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Can Music Improve Test Scores?
January 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Classical Music, Don Campbell, Music and the Brain
Improving Test Scores with Music When I go out to speak to teachers, parents, and education administrators, I usually tell them that a simple way students can improve test scores is by listening to certain types of music such as Mozart’s Sonata for Two Piano’s in D Major before taking a test. This type of music […]
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Do you know about Wanda Landowska?
January 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Classical Music
Chances are, you’ve never heard of Wanda Landowska, not unless you’re either a harpsichordist or an afficianado of early music. Wanda Landowska happens to be the woman who (almost) single-handedly revived the harpsichord as a performing instrument. You see, once the piano was invented and perfected, around 1711, (in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristifori) the harpsichord […]
One of the most serene and healing pieces of music I know
December 9th, 2008 · No Comments · Classical Music, Healing Music Travel, Music and Emotion, Music and Relaxation, Music Healing
Listen to Dr. Cash perform Bach You’re watching a snippet of a lecture/recital that I did last Fall at Clemson University in S.C. The piece that I’m playing is Bach’s Prelude in C major from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Bk.1. If you close your eyes and listen to this piece, you will […]
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