(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG) THE TEMPTATIONS: (Singing) I know you wanna leave me, but I refuse to let you go. If I have to beg and plead for your sympathy. I don't mind... MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: So, it's a cliche, but it's true. They re

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This is Scientific American 60 second Science, I am Sophie Bushwick, got a minute? Stuck on a tricky math problem? Start clapping. Grade school kids who learned about fractions through a rhythm-and-music-based curriculum outperformed their peers in t

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Artist/Musician Invents Easy-to-Play Instrument He designed it that way to encourage everyone, and not just musicians, to play music. People are capable of playing a musical instrument, but if you play an instrument and get frustrated with it early e

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Not only does it soothe the savage beast, but music also makes unruly children calmer while at the same time honing their facilities for cognitive skills and physical coordination, according to a leading expert. A mother's soft lullaby, granddad's wh

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The world's first official exhibit dedicated to the pop music group ABBA opened in London in January. ABBAWORLD has attracted tens of thousands of visitors of all ages. The display promises extraordinary insight into the group. Spectators can even tr

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Music and Verbal Memory 音乐和非文字记忆 Even if you havent touched a piano in years, if you suffered through music lessons as a kid you may have benefited from those lessons in ways you wouldnt expect. When you train on a musical instrument

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