Archive for May, 2008
May 30th, 2008 18:05:42
[Acoustic Trauma in Classical Music Players.]
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[Acoustic Trauma in Classical Music Players.]
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp. 2007 Nov;58(9):401-407
Authors: Morais D, Benito JI, Almaraz A
OBJECTIVE: To confirm the existence of acoustic trauma in classical musicians. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Sixty-five volunteers from the Castilla and León Symphony Orchestra were studied. The hearing thresholds of each musician were age-corrected using the ELI and ISO 7029:2000 scales. Furthermore the sound levels of the instruments in this symphony orchestra were studied. RESULTS: We observed that the sound level of the symphony orchestra instruments is higher than the level permitted by law, ie it constitutes a risk for hearing loss. We also found that 4 kHz hearing loss in the 5th percentile among musicians was double the rate that would be expected for age, and that violinists and viola players showed poorer hearing in the left ear. CONCLUSIONS: Classical music causes acoustic trauma in musicians and should be recognized as a professional illness. Musicians are obliged to protect their hearing and to undergo regular check-ups.
PMID: 17999904 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
May 30th, 2008 10:05:05
A comparison of music education and music therapy majors: personality types as described by the myers-briggs type indicator and demographic profiles.
A comparison of music education and music therapy majors: personality types as described by the myers-briggs type indicator and demographic profiles.
J Music Ther. 2008;45(1):2-20
Authors: Steele AL, Young S
The purpose of this study was to develop both personality and demographic profiles for students who are interested in majoring in music education or music therapy. Two primary questions were addressed in the study: (a) Are there similarities and differences in the personality types of music education and music therapy majors as measured by the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)? (b) Are there similarities and differences in demographic characteristics of music education and music therapy majors in regard to (i) principal instrument studied in college, (ii) grade point average, (iii) scholarship awards, (iv) high school participation in private study and (v) ensembles, (vi) church/community participation, and (vii) volunteerism in high school?
PMID: 18447572 [PubMed - in process]
May 29th, 2008 12:05:54
How does the brain process music?
How does the brain process music?
Clin Med. 2008 Feb;8(1):32-6
Authors: Warren J
The organisation of the musical brain is a major focus of interest in contemporary neuroscience. This reflects the increasing sophistication of tools (especially imaging techniques) to examine brain anatomy and function in health and disease, and the recognition that music provides unique insights into a number of aspects of nonverbal brain function. The emerging picture is complex but coherent, and moves beyond older ideas of music as the province of a single brain area or hemisphere to the concept of music as a ‘whole-brain’ phenomenon. Music engages a distributed set of cortical modules that process different perceptual, cognitive and emotional components with varying selectivity. ‘Why’ rather than ‘how’ the brain processes music is a key challenge for the future.
PMID: 18335666 [PubMed - in process]
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