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Music
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Profiling Serial Creators
Every single day, all across the globe, extraordinarily creative and talented students sit in our classrooms bored out of their minds.
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Richie Havens and Spontaneous Creativity
Remembering Richie Havens - Insights from an iconic performer and master of spontaneous creativity.
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Twinkle, Twinkle Musical Star
Early musical nurturing spreads a wide creative ripple through life.
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The Expert’s Ear: Expertise And Aesthetic Judgments
Do objective standards in art exist? Are experts in the best position to recognize these standards because they appreciate work conducted within their domain of expertise?
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Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Finnish computer scientists bring new tools to a long tradition of technology-enhanced bio-music with software that translates sleep rhythms into music.
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Musical Creativity and the Brain
Brain imaging studies reveal the neural underpinnings of spontaneous musical creativity. Improvisation activates brain areas associated with language and sensorimotor skills and deactivates areas at rest during dreaming and meditation.
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The Role of Suspense in Stories and Music
Storytellers and musicians create and manage expectations to build suspense and keep the audience coming back for more.
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Pop music is getting sadder and more emotionally ambiguous
Research finds songs in an increasingly minor key of life.
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Do You Have Perfect Pitch?
Absolute pitch, commonly referred to as perfect pitch, is the ability to recognize the pitch of a sound without an external reference. Research shows that there are a few things you can do to increase your chances of developing what you may have been born with.
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Communication and Emotional Expression (Part 2): Other People’s Words
The world often has a very narrow view of what effective communication looks like. There are, in fact, many ways people can communicate. One method involves conveying thoughts and feelings, through other peoples' words.
