Tag Archives: music

The Mozart effect debunked

By Paul | Published: November 29, 2009
For many years I have been aware of the generally held view that playing Baroque music, specifically Mozart, can have a beneficial impact on learning and retention. Some have even suggested playing Mozart to children can improve IQ and the common reason given for this is the “Mozart Effect”. On a quiet day in the office recently [...]
Posted in Theory | Also tagged , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Bleeding ears, nervousness and a paddling duck

By Paul | Published: November 12, 2009
In this third installment of music week, Paul shares his experience of stage fright before performing at the Marquee club in London and reflects on the nervousness we sometimes feel in the training room. He explains a great way of managing our state through "centering".
Posted in Practice | Also tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Acoustic guitar and flexible training design

By Ally | Published: November 10, 2009
Ally shares a remarkable acoustic guitar performance that inspired insights into training design and delivery. Guitarist Andy McKee, has had over 20 million views on YouTube and his performance of "Drifting" inspired Ally to reflect on ways that techniques and practices from one are can be applied to another.
Posted in Reflections | Also tagged , , | 6 Comments

Music: getting the level right

By Paul | Published: November 8, 2009
To kick off 'music week', Paul (rather strangely) encourages us to turn the volume down! Many years ago I was recording in a studio in Bournemouth used by Andy Summers (the guitarist in the Police) and was being allowed to play with the controls on the mixing desk.
Posted in Practice | Also tagged , , | 13 Comments

Grooveshark — Listen to Free Music

By Ally | Published: August 18, 2009
If you have internet access in your training rooms and need some music, grooveshark is a great tool. Grooveshark -- Listen to Free Music You can search by artist, song, genre etc and create and save playlists for re-use later. It's a cool tool where you have web access and speakers to plug into your PC or [...]
Posted in Clickables | Also tagged , | Leave a comment