Infographic: What Music to Listen to on the Job
Right-click and select “Open Link in New Tab” to see the full-size, zoomed-in image. This infographic comes from Sonos Blog. Hopefully you are able to find some great work jams!
Month: September 2016
Musician Sting’s brain scan gives more insight into expertise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqXWIxj4_Y0 In a study published in the journal Neurocase, Daniel Levitin, a professor at McGill University in Montreal, scanned the brain of famous Police frontman Sting. This scan took place while Levitin would play two different pieces of music, for example The Beatles “Girl” followed by a tango by Astor Piazzolla. To the untrained ear, … Read more
Video: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale
This classic video from the World Science Festival in 2009 is an eye-opening experience if you’ve never seen it. I highly recommend singing along! It seems that the pentatonic scale, which he demonstrates in his interactive performance, has a universality that we don’t quite understand. This is particularly amazing because every culture has their own unique … Read more