Today in background noise

June 25, 2013 by Michael Rushton Leave a Comment

Researchers report the soothing sounds of a Mozart minuet boosts the ability of children and seniors to focus on a task and ignore extraneous information. (Pacific Standard)

Reported today on Artsjournal.com:

Researchers “found that a level of ambient noise typical of a bustling coffee shop or a television playing in a living room, about 70 decibels, enhanced performance compared with the relative quiet of 50 decibels” (New York Times)

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Michael Rushton on What should we teach future arts administrators and where should we teach it?: “Thank you Joan. Maybe in some cases – but often I think it is just something decided in a distant…” Nov 30, 13:06
Joan Jeffri on What should we teach future arts administrators and where should we teach it?: “Interesting discussion. No matter what school or what intellectual focus, the reality is that arts administration programs are in so…” Nov 30, 11:10
Michael Rushton on What should we teach future arts administrators and where should we teach it?: “Here is a link to the piece I wrote on the tax code: https://www.artsjournal.com/worth/2023/07/producing-and-exhibiting-arts-as-a-nonprofit-entity-is-a-qualified-tax-exempt-activity/ I know this is an ongoing…” Nov 28, 09:06
antonio c. cuyler on What should we teach future arts administrators and where should we teach it?: “Which American courts and cases? I’d appreciate learning for my own edification. And as the current legal apparatus in the…” Nov 27, 12:04
Michael Rushton on What should we teach future arts administrators and where should we teach it?: “Thank you antonio. Yes, some Arts Admin masters do go on to get a PhD, but in my experience it…” Nov 26, 12:10

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