
Keeping Mozart in Mind
Gordon L. Shaw(Author)
Academic Press
2nd Edition
Published on 19. November 2003
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-12-639061-2 (ISBN)
Description
The demand for math and science skills in our technology-driven world is at a premium, and yet U.S. students continue to lag behind many other industrialized countries in these areas. This book, based on studies conducted on 8000 elementary school-aged children, proposes that not only is there a relationship between music and math comprehension, but that music can be utilized to heighten higher brain function and improve math skills. The enclosed CD-Rom includes (1) a recording of Allegro con spirito from Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major (K. 448), by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed by Murray Perahia and Radu Lupu, courtesy of Sony ClassicalTM, and (2) a descriptive interactive version of S.T.A.R.TM (Spatial-Temporal Animation Reasoning) software program. While this book's discussion of the breakthroughs in understanding of spatial-temporal reasoning abilities will be of particular interest to neuroscientists and cognitive researchers, the book is also accessible to parents and educators.
Reviews / Votes
'Music hath charms...' and Dr Shaw and the M.I.N.D. Institute now clearly show that these charms extend to spatial and temporal reasoning in a form that can be harnessed as part of the educational process. Children are here shown to possess remarkable innate reasoning skills, and by permitting them to develop these skills through keyboard-based learning, the M.I.N.D. investigators have introduced a new educational paradigm that has already proven itself capable of enhancing the learning of math skills. Keeping Mozart in Mind can be read with equal interest by parents and educators and by experts in the field of cognitive neuroscience."-Professor Edward G. Jones, M.D., UC Davis, past President of the Society of Neuroscience"It is a delight to see that a second edition of Keeping Mozart in Mind by Gordon L. Shaw will appear shortly and at a price that will make it available to a much broader demographic group. The book describes in a lucid form the discovery and application of a new approach to the teaching and understanding of mathematics and music. Rather than teaching by rote, Gordon Shaw and his colleagues at the M.I.N.D. Institute in California have found that spatial-temporal stimulation of the mind through music and suitably crafted video games can lead to a dramatic improvement in a child's understanding of mathematics. Children, regardless of cultural or ethnic background, appear to have an innate ability to master advanced concepts of mathematics if exposed to this type of stimulation at an early age. The program, which involves both music and math outlined in the book, is now offered at 43 schools to over 8,000 students. It is characterized by the infectious enthusiasm of teachers and students alike in stark contrast to the fearful attitude to the subjects so common among many taught under the old systems. On another level, the writing gives a rare glimpse of the unfolding of a brilliant synthesis of a scientific model of the workings of the brain. The new insights it has spawned gives one a warm feeling that the model has captured a critical piece of the real thing. Gordon has inspired a generation of colleagues and in the book he gives generous recognition of their contributions. It is a 'must read' for any educator or parent of school age children."-William A. Little, Professor of Physics, Emeritus, Stanford University"The brain research upon which this program is based is ground-breaking and provides us with a new pathway to reach students who are struggling with their understanding of mathematics..."-Claudia Kreis, Principal of Burnett Elementary School, Long Beach, California
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
San Diego
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Neuroscientists and cognitive scientists; parents and educators teaching students difficult math concepts.
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
730 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-12-639061-2 (9780126390612)
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Content
Higher Brain Function: Music, Mathematics, ChessStructured Brain and SymmetryTests of Predictions in Human BehaviorTests From Brain Imaging and Animal StudiesThe Future of Music as a Window into Higher Brain FunctionNew Scientific and Educational Results