RE: Mozart

>}My wife was just telling me about the Governor of a southern state who
>}wants to give the parents of every newborn child a CD of Mozart. He says
>}it is fact that children/babies that are exposed to classical music are
>}better at math. I'm sure you know where I'm going with this! Since 12tet
>}is only an approximation how can this be possible? My wife is a
>}classically trained pianist and believes it has nothing to do with the
>}math (funny) but with the complexity of the melodies and harmonies. Any
>}thoughts? Hey, maybe my poor math skills are the result of my parents
>}love for Polka music?
>
>I completely agree with your wife. First of all, Mozart can't be played in
>just intonation. Secondly, there is no correspondence between our conscious
>manipulation of numerical quantities and the psychoacoustic phenomena related
>to small integers. Thirdly, appreciation of Mozart requires not only passive
>listenening but also memory and the ability to keep some thoughts in one's
>mind while others are being worked out, and then to bring all these thoughts
>together. I would suspect not only mathematical but generally any logical,
>deductive thinking would be enhanced by early exposure to Mozart.


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