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Musical Improvisation and Brain Correlates: An EEG Based Neurocognitive Study Using Hindustani Music
The concept of creativity and perception of a raga is revisited in this work from the brain electrical response of a professional Hindustani musician. EEG was done to record the response when a musician created the imagery of raga Jay Jayanti as well as when he listened to the same raga sung by him. We have quantified the correl.. Read More
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Josquin Des Prez and His 'Erotic' Cricket
The first decade of the new millennium witnessed the publication of three studies on El grillo, generally considered to be Josquin’s most popular song. These are, in chronological order, by David Fallows, What happened to El grillo, in EM 31 [1]; by Marianne Hund, Fresh light on Josquin Dascanio’s enigmatic El grillo.. Read More
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Guillaume Dufay and the World of the Bees
It may surprise to find the name of Guillaume Dufay, who was a graduate in canon law, connected with the world of the bees. Yet, as will be argued below, already early in his life bees may have awakened the composer’s interest. When the composer died on 27 November 1474, the report of the executor of his will consisted of .. Read More
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Benefits of Using Music Therapy in Mental Disorders
This article presents a review of the use of music therapy in mental disorders studies searched from medical databases. The use of music as a form of therapy has shown beneficial effects in patients with psychological problems. In this analysis, the positive impact of music therapy in mental disorders is evidenced. They will pre.. Read More
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Intuitive Navigation in Computer Applications for People with Parkinsons
Research is reported concerning the development of intuitive navigation within a music-dance application designed for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Following a review of current research into the use of motion-sensing cameras in therapeutic contexts, we describe the method by which a relatively low-cost motion-sens.. Read More
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Brain Responses to Positive and Negative Messages in Song Lyrics
This single-subject pilot study investigated how the brain would react while listening to different combinations of major/minor sound and happy/sad lyrics. EEG was recorded across various combinations of musical mode and song lyric messages. Theta/Beta ratio did not decrease significantly at any site while listening to a positiv.. Read More
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As an important part of our life, music could affect our mood states, being either in positive, negative, or neutral form. Subjective experiences would support this idea, when hearing a song on a radio or a rhythm on a ceremony, etc. Although universal effect of music is a controversial issue, it has been well documented that mu.. Read More
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Post-War Modernism and the Music Classroom
During the late 1960s, music educators introduced the idioms of post-war modernism (otherwise known as the avant-garde) into British classrooms. As a result, creative music making, composing and improvisation, became an established part of the curriculum. However the actual idioms of musical modernism have largely vanished from .. Read More
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Benefit of Hearing Aids on Treatment Outcome in Neuro-Music Therapy for Chronic Tinnitus
Background: Epidemiological data indicate that many patients suffering from tinnitus also present some degree of hearing loss. Auditory stimulation procedures are promoted as important therapy option. One music-based intervention is the neuro-music therapy according to the Heidelberg model, a manualized short term intervention c.. Read More
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It is Time for the CBT Songs: Music as a Medium to Deliver Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
The results of a national poll of listeners to a popular British music station in 2004 suggested that, the best way to ameliorate one's depressive symptoms musically is to listen to ‘I Know It's Over’ by Smiths. This is hardly surprising. We are all aware of the healing power of music. Music therapy groups are popula.. Read More
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Cognitive Function of Music and Meaning-Making
This publication also contains a detailed review of extensive studies if involvement with music improves performance in other disciplines; though this topic is not a primary subject of this paper. Here we explore the mechanism of how music influences cognition. The main novel contribution of this paper is that music helps to ove.. Read More
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The Healing Vibration of Music: An Interview with Artist Woody Simmons
Woody Simmons, best known for her unique banjo style, began her career writing and singing radio commercials in Seattle. She first appeared on Olivia Records playing banjo on Cris Williamon’s 1975 album The Changer and the Changed, and subsequently toured the West Coast playing guitar, banjo, piano and singing background v.. Read More
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A Pilot Study on the Portable EEG-Based Music Effects
Previously electroencephalogram (EEG) based BCI (Brain Control Interface) is very complicated for the homebased users. This paper presents a pilot study on the portable EEG-based BCI system to find the music effect relation between music genres and human’s attention and meditation. Music genres for various background music.. Read More
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Biomusical Engineering and Music
In further presenting the mission of our journal to the colleagues interested to collaborate I think it is useful to stress the principle and the importance of teaming, when it comes to biomusical engineering. An encyclopedically knowledge like that of Pico della Mirandola was possible only in Renaissance times. In todays’.. Read More
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Research Productivity in Music: A Personal Perspective
Recent trends in higher education have changed many aspects affecting the role of the individual professor. Technological advancements, the increasing knowledge base, changes within our society, and the changing demographics of our constituents combined with changes concerning our fiscal support have had direct influences on the.. Read More
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This manuscript was abstracted from a lecture for grand rounds for medical physicians. This paper explores the science of how music can help induce sleep relieves anxiety, and pain in patients. This method has been practiced from decades as a way to treat neurological conditions. Now, advances in neuroscience and brain imaging a.. Read More
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Musical therapy is an umbrella term encompassing a variety of activities that take place in social, educational, and hospital settings. These range from simple group singing through sophisticated psychologically oriented uses of programmed orchestration. The increasing recognition of musical therapy as a unique profession is att.. Read More
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This opinion article aims to highlight the critical role music consumption may play both at the individual and subcultural level simultaneously: it provides a means through which consumers enter into a therapeutic process that may culminate into the convergence of cognitive, affective, and conative conditions. Contrary to prior .. Read More
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Diabetes is not just hyperglycemia. Especially Type II DM is a multidimensional and multi-systemic disorder. Anxiety, chronic stress and depression are byproducts of DM. These psychological conditions are associated with premature morbidity and mortality. When anxiety, depression and chronic stress co-exist with diabetes, manage.. Read More
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Timbre Blending in a Continuum and its Implications for Everyday Life
Mixing or blending the timbre of sounds, especially musical sounds, is an important technique in many fields. Composers, sound designers, and perception researchers in psychology make use of such blends for a variety of purposes. For instance, composers have a long-standing history of creating timbre blending effects through sop.. Read More
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