Mozart Effect

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

Ivory Passions
Hesperia Star - With her dark, long hair swooshing side-to-side, body swaying and fingers dancing across an expanse of black and white, classical pianist Sydney Han makes the Baldwin baby grand piano come alive. Except for a tiny hitch in the middle of her

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

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