Read an interesting article on MSNBC about newborns’ ability to follow a rhythm. “Infants as young as 2 days old can process pitch and tell if a series of notes are rising or falling in scale. And it is now known they have rhythm, too.”. A study last year found that babies as young as 5 months can distinguish an upbeat tune, such as “Ode to Joy” from Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, from other gloomy tunes.
Archive for January, 2009
I have been reading Appetite for Self-Destruction – the Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age and it’s both a well-written and fascinating tale of the rise and fall of the record industry over the past 30 years.
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Jan
09
cool book: groundswell
If you are interested in social media marketing and social networking (and to be honest, you can’t afford NOT to be), here’s a great new book: Groundswell – winning in a world transformed by social technologies. While the book is not focused on musicians, it gives an excellent overview of the subject matter as well as provides an in-depth study of how to structure your own social media and technology strategy.
One of my favorite bloggers, Kat, just started a new music blog not too long ago: bloggable music network. She highlights not only her favorite music (and does so with much humor), but also music her readers submit. Oh, and did I mention she had excellent taste in music?
07
Jan
09
cool book: the art of the start
Many musicians are also entrepreneurs, and all entrepreneurs (and most musicians) should read Guy Kawasaki’s brilliant book The Art of the Start. One of the central questions is brilliant in its simplicity: how do you turn ideas into action? That question is particularly important for artistic music types (I am one, so I am speaking mostly to myself here!). However, the book is excellent for anyone who is even remotely interested in starting a new initiative – whether it’s related to music or not.
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