A new study had just been published in the journal Pediatrics, suggesting that playing Mozart for preemies can speed up weight gain!
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.Playing Mozart music to premature babies seems to help them gain weight faster and become stronger, new research found.

Once a day for two consecutive days, doctors played either 30 minutes of music by [...]

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So many people ask me this and it’s a great questions! After all the info came out on the “Mozart Effect” people were getting really excited about improving their intelligence and their test scores with music! Here is what one of the scientific studies had to say about it:
Improve your vocabulary with music!
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What did Mozart really die from?

European researchers investigating records of deaths in Vienna around the time of Mozart’s death at the age of 35 on 5 December 1791 suggest that the composer may have died from a streptococcal throat infection that led to a fatal kidney syndrome.
The study is the work of first author [...]

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One of the most frequent questions I get is about the so-called Mozart Effect. As a friend of Don Campbell, the man who wrote the book and coined the phrase, I answer questions as best I can. As I write in my blog www.whymozart.blogspot.com, the media got hold of the phrase “The Mozart Effect” and [...]

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People ask me that all the time and of course, the answer is an absolute MAYBE? 
Is Mozart’s music the most healing music of all?
What do you really know about “The Mozart Effect?” It seems to me that many musicians are a bit “up in arms” about the whole premise. I, as a musician and [...]

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Dr. Cash has been working with pregnant women, using music, for over 30 years. Her “Lullaby CD” has met with critical acclaim around the world! She is also an authority on Mozart and earned her Ph.D. in musicology.

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Why Mozart with babies?

This past week I was speaking at a hospital in New York and the subject was “The Importance ofMusic with Pregnancy, Preemies, and Newborns.” The topic arose as to whether playing Mozart was better for unborn children than singing lullabies. My opinion, based on all the research I have read is that [...]

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Mozart for Christmas
Hmmmm…do you think Mozart would approve? Actually, I think he would be quite amused! Mozart had a wonderful sense of humor and was very playful, as is this wonderful video!

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Dr. Alfred Tomatis and Mozart
In April of 1991, I was very fortunate to study with Dr. Alfred Tomatis at the Tomatis Center in Phoenix, AZ. I attended a two-week seminar entitled “The Healing Power of Gregorian Chant.” I had no idea how wonderful and enlightening this would be! It was Dr. Tomatis who told [...]

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Interesting Mozart Research
Mozart versus new age music: relaxation states, stress, and ABC relaxation theory.Smith JC, Joyce CA.Roosevelt University Stress Institute, Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL 60605, USA. jsmith@roosevelt.eduSmith’s (2001) Attentional Behavioral Cognitive (ABC) relaxation theory proposes that all approaches to relaxation (including music) have the potential for evoking one or more of 15 factor-analytically derived relaxation [...]

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Mozart Effect Hits a Sour Note
It sounds too easy to be true. Play Mozart for your child and her or his IQ will jump 8 to 9 points, even while she or he is still in the womb.
These days parents will try anything to help Ashley or Chad get into the best schools, and politicians, [...]

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BabyBoomers Like a Finely Tuned Business

This is adorable and amazing!! Do you think this is really possible? If so, let’s try it!

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If Mozart Had had Better Healthcare…

By ANTHONY TOMMASINI NYTimes

POOR Mozart, who died at 35, must have inherited at least the potential for longevity from his parental gene pool.His father, Leopold Mozart, died at 67, a ripe old age in an era when rampant illnesses claimed the majority of European children in infancy. Sadly, Mozart’s indomitable [...]

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Have you ever wondered how a true musical genius or prodigy is created?  Do both parents need to be extremely musical or intelligent?  Although I think it helps it must not be mandatory because we know that Beethoven’s parents were not particularly musical.  Not so with Mozart.  Definitely his father was quite gifted and was [...]

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In 1997 a book was published called “The Mozart Effect.” It took the world by storm and immediately created quite a controversy. I believe that many people misunderstood what the author/editor was trying to say about the music of Mozart. This blog attempts to clear up some of the controversy and define some of the [...]

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