Listening Comprehension Activity

on

Correlations between Music and “Smartness”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8zU7PyUrdU

James May explains in what ways music can make us “smarter”. Watch the video twice and
answer the questions.

1. Questions on the video.

a) What is composer Varèse’s definition of music? The art of the muses, an organised
sound
b) Name four characteristics of music and explain one of them in detail. Pitch , tone and
tamra, rhythm and harmony
Rhythm is the length and wight of the notes the amount of attack the accent and the
gabs between the notes
c) How did Rauscher’s scientific conclusion differ from the claim made by journalists?
Mozart made your children more intelligent. Music can make you smarter but it’s not
because of the Mozart effect, it’s not just listening to music to make tour self smarter
d) Explain how a musician’s brain usually differs from a non-musician’s anatomically.
Have corpus callosum that are about 15% larger, and larger cerebellums
e) Explain the process of learning to play in instrument in neurological terms.brains are
made of neuros connected together by sign APS’s. And messages can pass between
neuros
f) How many hours of practice does a person need on average to become a
professional musician? 10,000 hours