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Project Dreamcatcher – Emma Rahardja

Oclef teamApr 04, 2021 Oclef Music No Comments

Project Dreamcatcher – Emma Rahardja

Only a few months in, 2021 has already been an adventure, full of both sleepless nights and productive days. It was just about a year ago that I wrote a two-part series blog on “What to Do During Quarantine.” Seeing how we have all made it out alive...

Power of Music Art

Oclef teamDec 30, 2020 What is Oclef? No Comments

For the month of December, I chose to draw something music-related and explain its meaning, my inspiration, and my thought process when brainstorming what to draw. (Please look at the art before reading or reference it while reading) … The Meaning Behind...

The Importance of Music in Video Games

Oclef teamDec 30, 2020 Education, Learn No Comments

Fortnite, Minecraft, Legend of Zelda! What do they all have in common? Music! Music is a vital element in all video games as we know them today, and there is rarely a video game hot on the market that doesn’t include music as a feature! But HOW? How...

What It’s Like to Have Synesthesia

Oclef teamDec 30, 2020 Education, Learn No Comments

As far as I know, I see music in a different way than other people do. At least, my brain does. I am a synesthete, a person with the brain condition Synesthesia, a condition in which the normally separate senses are not separate. In short, it means...

How Music Can Affect Child Development

Oclef teamNov 30, 2020 Education, Learn No Comments

Music is a vast and universal art, in which almost anyone can understand……perhaps even babies. I’m sure all of you have at least once, wondered if music can actually affect child development. Maybe you’ve heard of that myth, where...

Does Music Make Us More Productive?

Oclef teamNov 30, 2020 Education, Learn No Comments

Music brings us pleasure and releases our suffering. It can calm us down and pump us up. It helps us manage pain, sleep better and be more productive. Alex Doman According to studies, music can make you more productive when working. What type of music...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Oclef teamNov 30, 2020 Oclef Interns, Uncategorized 1 Comment

Psychology of Music: Music Preference to Personality

Oclef teamNov 04, 2020 Education, Learn No Comments

Psychology of Music: Music Preference to Personality

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It has been an idea from close observation that someone’s personality can determine their preferred choice for the different types of music. This is a wavy subject because there is no down to the ground fact on this statement. After all, no expert is...

How Music Affects the Mind Pt. 2

Oclef teamNov 04, 2020 Education, Learn No Comments

Although you may not know it, music is a rather important thing in our world. It’s an art in which we can express ourselves through, and let us experience a wide variety of emotions. Music can also be an influential sort of art, which can affect...

How Music Affects the Mind

Oclef teamNov 04, 2020 Education, Learn, Uncategorized No Comments

Although it may not be so noticeable, music is a very powerful thing. It is a way for us to communicate, and or express ourselves, letting us experience a large variety of emotions. In this article, we are going to explain to you what music is, how it...