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Music

Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders

August 14, 2010

Had to remove the AudioBoo as it was just waaay too insanely loud for the little mic on the iPhone – but the gig was a blast – Taylor had enough energy for the entire strip and Vladimir Putin on rhythm guitar was pretty amazing to see. via AudioBoo Posted via email from Andrew McCluskey

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Musical Beats Enhance Visual Comprehension

May 17, 2010

Came across this study through a post by Tom Jacobs over on Miller-McCune that referenced the original study here. Here’s the Abstract: The present study investigated whether and how a musical rhythm entrains a listener’s visual attention. To this end, participants were presented with pictures of faces and houses and indicated whether picture orientation was [...]

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Music & Forgiveness

March 30, 2010

I’m always on time – it’s one of those things that defines me. I hate being late for a meeting with someone – I think it’s one of the rudest things you can do and yet it happens all the time. In the real world there are so many variables – particularly when you’re interacting [...]

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Sound Health – Advanced Brain Technologies

February 19, 2010

I recently ran across the web site Sound Health – Advanced Brain Technologies. Advanced Brain Technologies is a foundation created by Alex Doman and Brad Boyajian, for the purpose of advancing research, education, and development and access to neurotechnologies that will help people to realize their fullest potential. It is their belief that incorporating Sound [...]

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Long Form Instrumental Music – Say what?

February 8, 2010

So I’m taking a course at Berklee College of Music on Digital marketing and it’s been the best decision I’ve made since I got married. Of the many aspects on the course, the one we are looking at right now is: “Who is the market for music2work2?” Unlike my fellow students who are marketing everything [...]

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Why Listening to Music Makes You Smarter

February 3, 2010

Performance Increases as noise level increases

I was going to be a doctor – just like my dad – but music kept getting in the way. Whether it was zoning out to music instead of studying or bunking off school to hang out with Adrian who had the Yamaha QX1, the older I got the less interesting academics seemed and the [...]

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The Effect Of Music Listening On Work Performance

November 14, 2008

When music2work2 was still somewhat in the planning stages, we decided to do some research and see if others felt as we do that “music is good for you.” One of the articles that pops up regularly for this search is “The effect of music listening on work performance” by Teresa Lesiuk at the University [...]

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