http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7319024.stm
This is an interesting article from BBC.com that explores and debates the relationship between music and academic achievement. There have been studies, namely in Canada, that have found that memory retention increased with musical training. The theory is called the ‘Mozart effect’, which was proposed in 1994 but later proved unsubstantiated. However, this article insists [...]
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The link between music and academic achievement
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Review of Scar My Eyes’ ”This Machine”
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Artist: Scar My Eyes
Title: This Machine
Label: Self released
Rating: 9.3/10
Reviewer: David Houssein
Cover Picture:
Band contact:
http://www.myspace.com/scarmyeyes
Track listing:
1. This Machine…
2. The Game [Think About It]
3. Through The K-Hole
4. Disposition
5. Hope In Silence
Bands with less guts would have given up long ago had they been in Scar My Eyes’ position. Good drummers, who serve more than just a timekeeping purpose, [...]