The Effect of Mozart on Spatial Ability Alyssa Oldham Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Psychology 100.01 November 20‚ 2010 Dr. Barbara Mitchell Abstract Since 1993‚ when the Mozart effect was first introduced‚ people have been asking‚ does listening to Mozart truly improve my spatial ability? Should I play Mozart for my children? Should I listen to Mozart if I’m pregnant? The answer to each of these questions‚ is no. Seventeen years ago Rauscher‚ Shaw
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The Mozart Effect The Mozart Effect. Is it fact or fiction? This question has made quite a splash in the science community in the past decade. The Mozart Effect states that listening to classical music as a kid is good for the brain development and learning abilities of that kid. In this paper I will show you why I believe it does do so. In 1988 Gordon Shaw and Xiaoden Leng began experimenting with how music affects the brain. They discovered that the way the brain nerves were connected it encouraged
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Media Review: Mozart and the Whale Mozart and the Whale is a movie loosely based on the non-fiction book of the same name written by Jerry Newport. The main characters are Donald‚ played by Josh Hartnet‚ and Isabelle played by Radha Mitchell. The film follows the two main characters as they meet and build a relationship. It focuses on the normal ups and downs of a typical romance that is compounded by the fact that the lovers both have Asperger’s Syndrome. Asperger’s Syndrome is a pervasive
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musical genius of all time‚ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart holds an unassailable position in the repertoires of concert musicians throughout the world. A prodigy who could play at age three and was beginning to compose by age five‚ Mozart performed in all the major courts of Europe before he was ten years old. As an adult‚ Mozart wrote and performed works in every major genre of classical music—concertos‚ symphonies‚ operas‚ string quartets‚ and sonatas. Mozart the man continues to be a subject of fascination
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Symphony Analysis Bars 1-16 In this essay I will be writing about the opening first 16 bars of the Mozart Symphony Jupiter (K551)‚ starting off in C major‚ common time. [1] The opening bar introduces the first Antecedent idea‚ consisting of an octave C in all instruments. This is then followed by ascending semiquaver triplet runs‚ in the strings and woodwind‚ from G to C which have a decoration-like affect. This is juxtaposed against the timpani and the brass still carry on with octave C’s. This
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of W. A. Mozart’s Piano Sonata in A Major‚ K. 331: First Movement Classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born to Leopold and Anna Maria Mozart in 1756 in Salzburg‚ Austria (then the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation). Mozart showed promise in music from an early age‚ prompting his father to assume the role as his instructor. His father described his son as a gift from God‚ and Leopold nurtured Wolfgang’s talents as such. Mozart would eventually travel throughout Europe with his musical
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Eddins Mozart Symphonies 39‚ 40‚ 41 Performed by The Berlin Philharmonic‚ conducted by Sir Simon Rattle My first impressions of the conductor held fairly true throughout the performance. Sir Simon Rattle is perhaps the most enigmatic master of the baton I have had the pleasure of watching. This is quite an interesting observation‚ since he doesn’t use a baton. He stands in front of his orchestra‚ sans instrument himself‚ without even a podium or stand‚ and conducts using gestures‚ hand movements and
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Mozart Sonata K.545 3/25/2014 Piano Sonata No.16 was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1788. Mozart himself catalogued this Sonata as “for beginners” and it is also known by its nickname Sonata Facile or Sonata Semplice(Froment‚ 2010). This Sonata however was not published in Mozart’s lifetime but only later on in 1805. It is a typical Classical eraSonata piece written in C major and consists of three movements: I. Allegro‚ II. Andante‚ III. Rondo. In the following essay
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Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Many people have heard of these men‚ but not many know the bumpy road they traveled to become world renowned. While both of these men are revered for their contributions to classical music‚ they each went about it differently. Moreover‚ both men had musical family backgrounds and knew music from a young age. Beethoven had many struggles‚ both physical and emotional‚ that he had to overcome during his career. On the other hand‚ Mozart was a child prodigy so the composition
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Personalities of F. J. Haydn and W. A. Mozart The relationship of Haydn and Mozart has been the subject of much comment‚ most of it because Mozartians have always considered Haydn to be a second-rate composer. But contemporary and near-contemporary documents and Mozart ’s own compositions make it clear that Mozart treated the elder composer and his music with loving attention. Their close relationship both musically and personally makes the Mostly Mozart Festival ’s: Haydn Week appropriate.
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