Klarinet Archive - Posting 000182.txt from 2011/01

From: Curtis Bennett <curtis.bennett@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Food for thought
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:48:02 -0500

Mythbusters did a study on the effects of music on plants, and the
best growth they got from music wasn't when they played Mozart - it
was when they played heavy metal rock. The heavier and bombastic it
was, the better it was.

On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 3:13 AM, Kathy Williams-DeVries
<kathleenwilliams76@-----.com> wrote:
>
> Learned friends
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>
> Owing to a nasty thunderstorm this afternoon that blacked us out for a few
> hours (and meaning I missed Bold and the Beautiful), I was unable to start
> my video project on comparisons between the Mozart Concerto and Quintet, I
> rather impressed myself with the thought that scientific studies have sho=
wn
> plants grow better when Mozart is played to them, and =A0babies end up sm=
arter
> children also when exposed to Mozart, then surely science tells us that t=
he
> musical power of Mozart is sufficient to not only cause psychological and
> chemical changes to living organisms, but, if the plants are growing bett=
er
> than that is a physiological change as well. Therefore, my wry thought is
> that though some musical educators approach Mozart from nothing but a
> clinical and technical perspective, then they are ignoring the
> psychological, chemical and physiological changes in themselves which wou=
ld
> result in greater personal happiness if these changes were recognised.
>
>
>
> And what would these educators say if today I ruminated on the thought th=
at
> I hear echoes of Don Giovanni and the Requiem in the Concerto, albeit
> tangentially. And forward echoes of my video, whilst the Concerto hides a
> deep unrest amongst much technical busyness, the Quintet has no such
> pretensions and feels like contented to be just beautiful and in perfect
> repose.
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> Paradoxically, Mozart is quite useful for dispersing young ruffians from
> shopping malls if played over the PA system...
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> Regards,
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>
>
> Kathy Williams-DeVries
> ;
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> BMusPerf (Hons)
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> Grad Dip Arts (Shakespeare Studies)
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> ATCL, LTCL
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> 0404946839
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> www.kathywilliams76.com
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