Music & The Brain

ThesisMusic has a greater impact on our lives than we could imagine. I believe that if we utilize the benefits of music, it can be a great tool that will be beneficial for the rest of ones life.

Personal Relevance

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Music Therapy

-Maintain Health-Variety of Age & Conditions

Procedure..-Improvise-Recreate-Compose-Simply Listen

Any prior Musical training needed?Nope.

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‘Music

therapy takes

advantage of

the ‘innate

tendencies of

all human

beings to

make and

appreciate

music at their

own

developmenta

l levels’.

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Tons of music, which kind should be used?

Procedure?

Improvising

Recreation

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Composition

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Listening

Music & Learning

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Memorization & Test Taking

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Dr. George Lozanov’s Method

Bodily responses to music

What is Music?

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Seemingly Easy?

I couldn’t define Music at first!

As Defined..

Music; n. an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significan froms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony and color.

In more simple terms..

Organized Sound.

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Imagine a day without music

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Anatomy of Music

Dynamics

Harmony & Melody

Rhythm

Timing

Musical Alphabet & Notes?

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Scales

Scale & Scale DegreeMajor Scale Formula: W W H W W W HMinor Scale Formula: W H W W H W W

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Chords

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Major Chords

Minor Chords

Dominant Chords

The music world is so vast, it’s unbelievable.

Altered tones,

relative minors,

secondary dominants,

special modes

Application

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Classroom Activity

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Works CitedBruscia, Kenneth E. "Frequently Asked Question about Music Therapy." Temple College. Barcelona Publishers, 1993. Web. 7 Apr. 2011.      <http://www.temple.edu/musictherapy/home/program/faq.htm>.

Edwards, Adrienne. Weblog post. + How Music Affects the Brain. Dyslexia Tutor: News-Resources, 1 Jan. 2007. Web. 29 Apr. 2011. <http://dyslexia.wordpress.com/2007/01/01/how-music-affects-the-brain/>.

"Music Therapy." Holistic Online. N.p., 1 Jan. 2004. Web. 3 Nov. 2010. <http://www.holisticonline.com/stress/stress_music-therapy.htm>.

O'Donnell, Laurence. "Music and the Brain." Cerebromente. N.p., 1999. Web. 2 Nov. 2010. <http://www.cerebromente.org.br/n15/mente/musica.html>.

Olsen, Kristian David. "The Effects of Music on the Mind." Reversspins. N.p., 22  Feb. 1996. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. <http://www.reversespins.com/effectsofmusic.html>.

Sacks, Oliver. Musicophilia. New York City: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. Print.

Schewe, Phillip F. "Music Improves Brain Function." Live Science. N.p., 6 Nov. 2009. Web. 21 Dec. 2010. <http://www.livescience.com/health/091106-isns-music-brain.html>.

In Conclusion..

Music is a larger part of our lives than we could imagine. There are few times that music isn’t present, I think I can safely say that it’s rather uncomfortable when it’s not.