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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...

Why Music Helps You Sleep

Oclef teamNov 04, 2020 Education, Learn, Uncategorized 1 Comment

Some people have trouble sleeping at night. Listening to music may help them sleep, but what kind of music helps them fall asleep? Bright and upbeat, calm and soothing, or sad and melancholy? … Why does music help us sleep? Music has the power to change...

Can Music Cure Alzheimer’s?

Oclef teamOct 07, 2020 Education, Learn, Uncategorized No Comments

Last week, we discovered the power of music on emotions and feelings. Today, two Oclef students share their thoughts on the role music plays in health care, specifically Alzheimer’s… “Can music, as simple as it is, cure Alzheimer’s?...

Music Therapy: How It Affects Emotions

Oclef teamSep 30, 2020 Education, Learn, Uncategorized No Comments

Music Therapy: How It Affects Emotions

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Music is always somewhere in our daily life, sometimes hidden or sometimes completely exposed. Some listen to music as entertainment, some play instruments, some sing, some just barely hear sounds of music around them once in a while, and finally the...