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Both scholars and observers agree that the field of popular music studies is far too interdisciplinary to be considered a "discipline." Practitioners ......(Continue Reading) Talkin' about a revolution: hungry for politically charged music? Listen up to a new generation of protest songs
It was really two songs that got me started thinking about the power of peace music. First was the plaintive wail of Bob Dylan in his 1964 classic, "The Times They Are A-Changin'." The se...(Continue Reading)Listen Closely and You Will Hear - improving communication with teenagers through understanding of popular music lyrics - Brief Article
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The pain-relieving power of music is well-known, but is that because it provides an emotional lift? To find out, Mathieu Roy, a doctoral student in psychology at the University of Montreal, investi...(Continue Reading)"Now listen to source A": Music and history
In Steve Mastin's classroom, pupils do not just read, look at and observe their historical sources. They listen to them. Steve's classroom is already full of music. He uses it variously - to focus, s...(Continue Reading)
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