Does music make children learn better? This is the question experts will address during a symposium about the “Mozart Effect” at The Ohio State University, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturday (5/19), Room 177 Weigel Hall, 1866 College Road. This event is a part of Ohio State’s MusicCog/2001, an annual music cognition research symposium.
A 1993 study suggests listening to the music of Mozart can improve test scores. Now researchers say there is also a “Brahms Effect” and a “Grateful Dead Effect.”
William Thompson, from York University, and Eugenia Costa-Giomi, from McGill University, will each lead a session to address this issue.
The symposium’s sessions include “The Nonmusical Effects of Musical Instruction,” at 9:45 a.m. and “Variations on the Mozart Effect” at 10:45 a.m. Following an 11:30 a.m. panel discussion, led by Ohio State professor in the School of Music Patricia Flowers, media are invited to interview lecturers.
For more information about the symposium, see http://dactyl.som.ohio-state.edu/MusicCog/musicog01.html.
WHAT: The Ohio State University’s MusicCog/2001, an annual music cognition research symposium.
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturday (5/19).
WHERE: Room 177 Weigel Hall, 1866 College Road.
WHY: To discuss the possible correlation between listening to music and academic performance.