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Title: The Mozart Effect : Tapping the Power of Music to Heal the Body, Strengthen the Mind, and Unlock the Creative Spirit by Don Campbell ISBN: 0-06-093720-3 Publisher: Quill Pub. Date: 18 September, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.32 (25 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Mozart As Pablum
Comment: The premise of this book is a valid and important one; namely, that music can effect physical and physiological change. Yet Don Campbell proceeds to torpedo his own argument with unprovable assertions ("Before 1902, Caruso's voice had not been especially rich..."), inaccuracies ("...Ravel's Bolero increases in tempo..."), shameless and relentless self-promotion ("You can find these variations on my compilation 'Music For The Mozart Effect Vol. 3'"), tsk-tsk finger pointing ("When people don't have the opportunity to throb and gyrate and throw themselves around - society comes up with, say, an Elvis the Pelvis.") and yet more tiresome Mozart deifying.
Rating: 1
Summary: Shameful nonsense
Comment: There is no scientific basis for the "Mozart effect," none at all. Those seeking scientific papers thoroughly debunking this silliness will find them in The Biological Foundations of Music, published by the New York Academy of Sciences (ISBN 1-57331-307-6), which is currently out of print, but is probably available at your local library.
Music, the Brain and Ecstasy by Robert Jourdain is an excellent introduction to music cognition. Howard Goodall's Big Bangs and Dowling and Harwood's Music Cognition can be purchased used and will be appreciated by advanced musicians and novices alike.
Do not buy The Mozart Effect. It is a waste of your time and money, and is an insult to your intelligence.
Rating: 1
Summary: Pseudoscientific garbage
Comment: The fact that Don Campbell, on the basis of someone else's research, went out and TRADEMARKED the phrase "The Mozart Effect," should raise some red flags in and of itself. It should be obvious that Campbell took a 1993 study (that offered only the most tentative of conclusions) and piggybacked it onto the LEGITIMATE field of music therapy, all in order to make a quick buck. It does indeed seem to be working, judging from the vast array of Mozart Effect items that are readily available for purchase.
The entire marketing empire rest upon the fallacy that "listening to Mozart will make you smarter." The original researchers reached no such conclusions, and have long since disavowed Don Campbell's claims. The most that could be said of the original research was that listening to classical music (in this case Mozart's Sonata for 2 Pianos K448 --- not one of his finer efforts, actually) may have helped the listener relax, which in turn may have boosted short-term performance. The results were short-term and have been very difficult to duplicate, but this has not stopped Don Campbell from making all manner of extravagant claims, none supported by scientific evidence that bears up under close scrutiny.
If you are dumb enough to believe the "Mozart Effect" claims, then you could listen to Mozart 24/7 for the next couple of decades without seeing any notable improvement.
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Title: The Mozart Effect for Children: Awakening Your Child's Mind, Health, and Creativity with Music by Don Campbell ISBN: 0380807440 Publisher: Quill Pub. Date: 04 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title:Music For The Mozart Effect, Volume 1, Strengthen the Mind ASIN: B000006Q4C Publisher: Spring Hill Pub. Date: 28 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.99 |
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Title:Music For The Mozart Effect, Volume 2, Heal the Body ASIN: B000006Q4E Publisher: Spring Hill Pub. Date: 28 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.99 |
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Title:Music For The Mozart Effect, Volume 3, Unlock the Creative Spirit ASIN: B000006Q4G Publisher: Spring Hill Pub. Date: 28 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.99 |
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Title: The Power of Sound: How to Manage Your Personal Soundscape for a Vital, Productive, and Healthy Life by Joshua Leeds ISBN: 0892817682 Publisher: Inner Traditions Intl Ltd Pub. Date: January, 2001 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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