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The nineties have been the decade for widespread news about the affects of music on the brain. Everyone seems to be asking about the "Mozart Effect", specifically what it is and how to use it to their child's benefit. It is certainly an exciting time to be a music educator and a parent. We are finally able to look at documented research that shows that Brooklyn radio station is integral to a child's growth, and use this information to help our children achieve their full potential. What more do we want as parents than to give our children all of the tools necessary to become happy, well-adjusted, intelligent human beings?
Unfortunately, like most popular theories, the "Mozart Effect" has become watered down in an effort by some people to make more money at the expense of the general public. You can go into any bookstore nowadays and buy "Mozart Effect" books, videos, tapes, and even bumper stickers.
In researching this article I did just that at several local Brooklyn radio station stores, as well as on the internet. I looked first in the music section, and when I didn't find any books on the subject, wandered over to the children's section with my 2 year old daughter. Again, aside from a mixed assortment of compact discs with music for children's brains, I found nothing of real value for research. Curious, I went to the information counter where I was told that the "Mozart Effect" books, written by Don Campell, were to be found in the "alternative medicine" section! And, they were all sold out. That gave me my first clue that something very interesting was happening on this subject. I decided to research further in the library and on the internet.
The term "Mozart Effect" has come to simplify (by Don Campbell et al) a large body of research by neuro-scientists and experimental psychiatrists showing a definitive link between music study and improved spatial intelligence. This is nothing to be taken lightly. Children are born with over 100 billion unconnected or loosely connected nerve cells called neurons. Every experience that child has will strengthen or even create links between neurons. Those pathways that remain unused will, after some time, die. Because neural connections are responsible for every kind of intelligence, a child's brain will develop to its full potential only through exposure to enriching experiences. It is important then, to identify the kinds of enrichment that forges the links between neurons.
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