Music

[rosyred45]

I don't down load music, sorry, not much of a help there, but on yahoo, they have LAUNCH. you can set your own moods, genres, artists, songs. They do pop up with ads unless you subscribe to launchplus, but if you were to set the station for only that, or go to one of the "radio stations" and play that while he gets his home work done.

I think with all of the tech stuff, you should be able to listen to it off the comp, with out downloading all of the songs.

Hope this helps a little.
Kaiti

[DenverSarah]

Start with the most popular composers:
Mozart, Beethoven, Bach (kids love Bach), Vivaldi

I love classical too...but what I don't like is that a lot of what's considered classical sounds more like movie soundtrack music to me.

Vivaldi's Fours Seasons is WONDERFUL.
Also I really love Beethoven's moonlight sonata.
ALL Mozart is superb. Have fun!

[catatonic]

I'd recommend buying a CD called "Massive Classics" which they have at amazon.com. It's loaded with familiar themes of the loud and dramatic variety. (For example, Strauss's "Zarathustra" - otherwise known as the 2001 Space Odyssey song.) Also "Twilight of the Gods" which is all powerful Wagner music.

For a more mellowing effect, get something like Yo Yo Ma playing the Bach Cello Concertos. There's also a CD by trumpet player Winton Marsalis called "Gabriel's Garden" which is a lovely collection of baroque brass music -- not nearly as esoteric as it sounds, my 9-year-old is addicted to it! You might also want to look for a collection of fanfares and overtures (for example, I have one called "Mozart Overtures" that we all like), since these tend to be catchy and familiar and brief enough pieces to not bore neophytes to death. Collections of military marches or John Phillip Sousa marches are pretty cool too.

There's a great series on classical composers for kids, called "Classics for Kids" with titles like "Mr. Bach Comes to Call". And if you don't want to make your own selections, there's the BBC Music subscription service, a new CD each month from BBC broadcasts of symphonic performances, with detailed descriptions of the music and its composers.

If you want some free music and have the capability of burning CD's, go to www.MP3.com and download some of their classical music. You can search by composer (start with the familiars like DenverSarah said and then you can branch out if you want). MP3.com has plenty of free stuff and some of it is surprisingly high quality.

There are also lots of classical freebies at peoplesound.com via their classical music link at www.peoplesound.com/music/classical/index.htm You can also get 50 free downloads at emusic.com with a trial membership (kind of hassle, since you'll have to cancel in two weeks before you get charged, but it's 50 free songs if you want to go for it.)

[lofo]

Here is what I found on a few CD's offered online. I linked the page if you are interested in ordering them, although I have no idea if the artists are good, I know of many of these pieces. The titles will at least give you a good start for your search.

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www.askland.com/cgi-local/SoftCart.exe/online-store/scstore/p-NSmozartfactormind.html?E+scstore
*Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: Menuetto,
Allegretto 2. Sym No.41 in g: Molto Allegro 3. Pno Con No.20 in d, KV.466: Rondo, Allegro Assai 4. Pno Con No.17: Andante 5. Sym No.41: Menuetto (Allegretto) 6. Con No.13, KV.415: Andante 7. Con No.20 in d, KV.466: Allegro.

www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000006Q4C/categoricalgeome/ref%3Dnosim/102-7425147-5111324
*Allegro From The Violin Concerto #3 In G Major
*Allegro From The Piano Concerto #1 In D Major
Rondo-Allegretto Grazioso From The Sonata In F Major
Rondo - Allegretto From Ein Kleine Nachtmusik
Andante Grazioso From The Lodron Night Music #1
Molto Allegro From Symphony #14 In A Major
Presto From The Divertimento In D Major
Allegro From The Violin Concerto #4 In D Major
Church Sonata In C Major

I hope this helps.
Lori

[lofo]

Sorry, this quote did not go through on my previous post.

“Biographers have said that Albert Einstein regularly listened to Mozart while engaged in difficult mental tasks. His favorite piece was Mozart's "Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major."

Lori

[lofo]

Okay, one more thing to add that I forgot to mention. The cd's I linked are all titles grouped together for concentration skills building on the Mozart Effect on the brain.

I have quite a few classical CD's but these certain selections are grouped based on the beats per minute of each peice. A CD with slower beats is available which is for relaxing and peacefulness different from concentration. A CD with faster beats is available for energizing too.

I searched for ADHD, classical music, concentration, and Mozart.
Lori

[catatonic]

Very cool stuff, Lori. Thanks. I didn't realize there was an entire series of CD's..."Music for the Mozart Effect" and "The Mozart Effect for Children"...think we'll be checking those out.

[sierra]

Bean Sprout is doing a science project on the effect of music on memory. He's already learned all kinds of interesting things.

Performing or practicing music and working on art projects releases natural endorphins in the brain that calm and focus the mind. Students who start learning a musical instrument in elementary school develop better language and math skills than their peers. Of course Ahhhhhnold is decreasing the piece of the budget pie that goes to education in CA. Elementary music programs will probably be one of the first programs on the chopping block.

Listening to different kinds of music improve the performance on different kinds of tasks. Bean Sprout really doesn't care for classical music. But he's experimented and learned that listening to lite Beethoven and any Mozart helps him complete most homework assignments more quickly. Listening to music you know well drowns out other auditory stimuli. Listening to loud music you are not familiar with is distracting.

He'll be doing some experiments with math problems and a bunch of students later this winter. I'll let you know how things turn out in his experiments with these middle schoolers.

[DanielsMom]

:DThank you sooo much for all of your suggestions. I will definatly be checking all of this out since classical music is so foreign to me. I will be starting my experiment today. Also we are starting STNR therapy that Catatonic metioned in another tread. You should really check it out.

[DanielsMom]

:DThis is just an update on the "music experiment" . I actually have gotten more work out of my son when classical music is playing. However, I haven't tried it with "MY" music yet. I think I will today. Also, his work is neater when he is lying on the floor doing his work. If you read the STNR therapy book you understand why.

[DanielsMom]

Okay, so it seems just music in general helps my son get his work done. I have tried using classical for awhile and then using "my" music(Limp Bizkit, Korn and Eminem) and he did his work easily to both. However, the classical music does have a calming effect on him. So that concludes my very scientific experiment.

[DenverSarah]

Thanks for the update. I need to remember to put on music for my son at homework and chore time.

[rosyred45]

I'm gonna have to try this with the kids at SACC, it might just work.
I play music in the morning to get wake a few of them up. So why no...
Either that or I'll just turn it up loud enough so I can't hear them ;D

Kaiti

[lofo]

Well I tried with my DS9 but he really likes it quiet during homework time. He does like classical music at other times. I know he likes to lay down when working but I've never checked to see if he is any faster. I usually just let him do reading or short assignments while lying down.

Thanks for letting us know about your experiment!
Lori