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What Makes Mozart So Great? Bringing the Classics to the General Public

November 12, 2013 by Emily-Jane Hills Orford Leave a Comment

What Makes Mozart So Great? Bringing the Classics to the General Public

Musicians and composers have been bringing music to the masses throughout history. Can you appreciate the classical masters without a musical education?

J.O. Urmson: Can Music Represent True Emotion or Experience?

October 22, 2013 by Janet Cameron Leave a Comment

J.O. Urmson: Can Music Represent True Emotion or Experience?

What do the notes mean? The late philosopher J.O. Urmson held strong opinions on the difference between resemblance and representation in music.

When Are Musicians Most Creative? History Meets Research

October 17, 2013 by Emily-Jane Hills Orford Leave a Comment

When Are Musicians Most Creative? History Meets Research

Bethooven and Mozart knew what research has just rediscovered: Creativity flows when you’re away from your instrument of choice.

Music in Public Education – A History of Exclusion

August 2, 2013 by Emily-Jane Hills Orford Leave a Comment

Music in Public Education – A History of Exclusion

Experience, philosophy, and research have repeatedly supported the value of music education for child learning and brain development. Historically, however, music has often been excluded from public education.

When Did Music Begin?

June 8, 2013 by Emily-Jane Hills Orford 32 Comments

When Did Music Begin?

It’s difficult to say when music began. We can find references in various religious texts to singing and making music. We see evidence in cave paintings that depict people dancing. In order to define precisely when music began, one would have to go back much further than the parameters of recorded human history.

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