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Moggin' for the Weekend

Posted almost 6 years ago
I think I mentioned before that I'm an English teacher and the director of a writing studio at a technical college (?) --- Well, one of my latest interests is the effect of music on student writers and/or tutors in the studio as they work together or alone. Today, I played classical piano in the background as I worked with a student writing a reaction paper on evolution for her biology class. We were talking about how certain repetitive influences or changes in medical technology may be continuing to make evolutionary changes in human beings (for example, one scientist wonders if caesarean sections may over time create an adaptive change in fetal size), and I began to ponder how listening often to music such as Debussy's "Claire de Lune" might affect a writer's brain in the more immediate sense and in the long term. Deep thoughts for a Friday at lunch time, but there you have it. Whatever you are regularly listening to, dear Moggers, may have a remarkable effect on not only your brain but the human brain in general, in the long run. I'm hoping that Debussy is making me more emphathetic, generous, thoughtful, enigmatic, bright, and oh yeah, financially successful. Happy weekend to you all.
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Comments (4)

  1. Sethpian
    Sethpian says I have heard that playing music during pregnancy so the fetus can hear it has the potential for making positive changes. But then again, who knows. There is no way to tell what the infant would have been like without the musical accompaniment in the womb.
    Permalink posted 08/25/2006
  2. Manos
    Manos says I've got to believe music plays a part in development. It certainly does in mood, outlook, attention, etc. Haven't they done studies about the correlation between musical education and mathematical aptitude in students? I asked a similar question "here":http://mog.com/Manos/blog_post/9911, though mine is more about inspiration than development.
    Permalink posted 08/25/2006
  3. ROCKNROLLPIMP1
    ROCKNROLLPIMP1 says YES AND LISTENING TO BLACK SABBATH AND THREE JACK AND COKES AT MIDNIGHT WILL CAUSE YOU TO SPEW ALL SORTS OF FOULNESS WHILST STARING AT YOUR 'PUTER SCREEN WHEN SOME LAME-BRAIN USES THE F-WORD AT YA "I have heard that playing music during pregnancy so the fetus can hear it has the potential for making positive changes." i know of a sweet Lil rocker girl in Texas whom during pregnancy only played classical music.and her daughter is a 4.0 gpa with wonderful piano skills and a model to be..... she was on a ROCK withdrawal for 9 months poor thing lol now my son listened to a lot of metallica in the womb he and his mother are certifiably crazy now maybe this is why i'm maladjusted and anti-social and such...... nah I'm just APIMP yo kool post
    Permalink posted 08/26/2006
  4. ROCKNROLLPIMP1
    ROCKNROLLPIMP1 says what happened to my post? grrrrrrrrrrrr pick it up from only: listened to classical music and her daughter is a 4.0 gpa with wonderful piano skills and a lifeguard and aspiring model. picks back up at she
    Permalink posted 08/26/2006

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