Mozart Effect

EVENT: Guild presents 'The Magic of Mozart'
Herald-Dispatch - HUNTINGTON -- Hallmark never envisioned a "Belated Birthday" card this past due. On Saturday, the Musical Arts Guild will celebrate the 250th birthday of the child prodigy turned master composer -- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- in a concert featuring

William Safire And Art That's Good for You
Washington Post - It used to be fairly easy to draw the political battle lines over art in America. On one side, let's call it the left, was a view of human creativity that emphasized confrontation and paradigm busting, that reveled in political provocation and

It's official: music is good for children
Gramophone - Youth Music, the music charity responsible for the distribution of 10m a year of Lottery funding, has announced the results of a study into the role of music in childrens development. (photo: Tony Attille) The research, commissioned from

Test prep: Candy and combat gear
Philadelphia Inquirer - It's testing season, and, after hitting the books for months, students throughout the region are getting some unconventional help to boost their scores on high-stakes state exams. Peppermint candies. Mozart. Military garb. And a change of scenery. At

Off the Podium: Edwin Outwater
Louisville Courier-Journal - The issues: Should a conductor live in the orchestra's home city, and what does it mean to build an orchestra? Outwater's reply: "Are you getting the job done or not getting the job done -- and what do you need to do it? That's my honest answer. I