A reading from “Figuring” with original music by Yo-Yo Ma, a stunning rendition of the 19-century parlor song “Beautiful Dreamer” by Esperanza Spalding, and a family of friends speaking out against injustice in the universal language of sympathy. …
“Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans. And for an artist, art is what happens when you let your bizarre, unbidden, unpredictable life steer you into creating things that you weren’t expecting to make.” …
“She is strange. So are the plays of Brendan Behan, Jean Genet, LeRoi Jones, and Bertholt Brecht. She is far-out, and at the same time common. So are raw eggs in Worcestershire and The Connection.” …
“A collaborative condition: / Gathered, shed, spread, then / Forgotten, reabsorbed. Like love…” …
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“This is the most empowered and in charge of my destiny I’ve ever been in my life.” …
“It is less about music being scientific and more about the universe being musical.” …
After a career of capitalizing off their single status, here’s what it means for the Jonas Brothers to make a song for their wives and fiancé. …
Plus, their thoughts on a ‘Camp Rock 3.’ …
Is their “bad blood” really over? …
A melodic homage to the patron saint of the modern environmental conscience. …
“What a great song makes us feel is a sense of awe… A sense of awe is almost exclusively predicated on our limitations as human beings. It is entirely to do with our audacity as humans to reach beyond our potential.” …
TBT to when a bird almost hit her. …
“Was the person the world grew to love the real Miley or just the Miley we wanted her to be?” …
We. Can’t. Stop. Watching. …
“The eternal loom spins the immaculate word. The word forms the pulp and sinew of innocence… William Blake never let go of the loom’s golden skein… He was the loom’s loom, spinning the fiber of revelation.” …
“I carry my thoughts about with me for a long time, sometimes a very long time, before I set them down.” …
“You can’t erase what’s in your DNA.” …
It’s a mood. (Or 13.) …
We call this one: “Stop Trying to Be ‘God is a Woman.'” …
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Ask any busy student prepping for finals week or a stressed executive taking a breather at the local spa – music can change your mood.
You don’t need to be told so, of course. You’ve experienced the incredible mood-altering powers of music first-hand.
But beyond amplifying your existing emotions, are there any scientifically proven benefits of music? Can it leave a lasting effect on how you think, feel, and even learn?
To answer these questions, I looked at the latest scientific studies on the effects of music.
What I discovered will surprise you.
Music reduces stress in high-risk professions
Are you a busy entrepreneur, stressed out Wall Street trader, or an overworked doctor?
Then consider listening to music.
A study published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing evaluated the effects…