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Feature Question for February 2012 How did Classical music play a part of Henri Matisse’s life as an artist and musician and what musical instrument did he play? Alternative content Public Domain picture of Henri Matisse: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Henri_Matisse_1933_May_20.jpg Listed by picture or under picture Credit to Carl Van Vechten . Photo not to be colorized or cropped. Carl Van Vechten Collection reproduction number LC-USZ62-103699 DLC. May 20, 1933. As the restrictions on this collection expired in 1986, the Library of Congress believes this image is in the public domain.However, the Carl Van Vechten estate has asked that use of Van Vechten's photographs "preserve the integrity" of his work, i.e, that photographs not be colorized or cropped, and that proper credit is given to the photographer. For more information consult Restrictions on Van Vechten Photographs. |
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Feature Question for January 2012 "Dr. Samuel Wong how does Classical music play a part of your life as a medical doctor and conductor and what musical instruments do you play? (Dr. Wong playing music by Brahms on his Steinway piano in his Manhattan apartment.) http://SamWongMD.com Alternative content |
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Feature Question for December 2011 How did Classical music play a part Dorothy Sayers life as a mystery author and what musical instruments did she play? Alternative content |
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Feature Question for November 2011 How did Classical music play a part of Dr. Max Born’s life as a physicists and mathematician and what musical instrument did he play? Image: United States public domain tag PD-OLD-70 Alternative content |
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Feature Question for October 2011 How did Classical music play a part of Dr. Edward Teller’s life as a theoretical Physicist and what musical instrument did he play? Image: United States public domain tag PD-OLD-70 Alternative content |
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Feature Question for September 2011 How did Classical Music play a part of Ernest Ansermet's life as a mathematics professor, Conductor, and composer and what instruments did he play? Image: United States public domain tag PD-OLD-70 Alternative content |
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Question of August 2011: Anna Fontaine Moyer how have you used Classical music to help your students achieve academic success for over 11 years and what musical instruments do you play? Alternative content |
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Question of July 2011: How does Music play a part of Dr. Richard Feynman’s life as a Physicist and what instrument did he play? Alternative content |
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Feature Question for June 2011: How does Classical Music play a part of President Woodrow Wilson’s life and what instrument did he play? Alternative content |
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Feature Question for May 2011: How did Classical music play a part of Mary Chernick Leader’s life as a secretary, stock investor, Mother, and Grandmother and what musical instrument did she play? Alternative content |
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Feature Question for April 2011: How did Classical music play a part of Gaston Julia's life as a mathematician and what instrument did he play? Alternative content |
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Feature Question for March 2011:How did Classical music play a part of Leopold Godowsky, Jr. and Leopold Mannes’s work and what instruments did they play? Alternative content |
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Feature Question for February 2011: How did Classical music play a part of Louis Braille's work and what instruments did he play? Alternative content |
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Feature Question for January 2011: How did Classical music play a part of Sir William Herschel and Caroline Herschel’s lives as Astronomers and Musicians and what instruments did they play? Alternative content |
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Feature Question for December 2010: How does Classical music play a part of Dr. Condoleezza Rice’s life and what musical instrument does she play? Alternative content |
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Feature Question for November 2010: How does music play a part of Carl Sandburg’s life as a biographer, historian and poet and what instruments did he play? Alternative content |
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Feature Question for October 2010: How did Classical music play a part of Sir Edward Heath’s life as Prime Minister of Great Britain and what musical instruments did he play? Alternative content |
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Feature Question for September 2010: How does music play a part of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s life as an author and musician and what instruments did he play? Alternative content |
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Feature Question for August 2010: The first 5 minutes of your new class sets the mood for the entire school year. What do you need to do on your very First Day of school? Alternative content |
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Feature Question for July 2010: What are the 3 secrets Dr. Albert Einstein and I learned from studying the violin and what three things can you do to find your inspiration and solve your problems? Alternative content |
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Feature Question for June 2010: How does Music play a part of Mark Twain's life as an author and musician and what instruments did he play?? Alternative content |
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Feature Question for May 2010: How did Classical Music play a part of Romayne Leader Frank’s life as a lawyer, counselor, family advocate, mother and grandmother and what instruments did she play? Alternative content |
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April 2010 Feature Question: Dr. Nesim Halyo how does Classical Music play a part of your life as a scientist and engineer and what instruments do you play? Alternative content |
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March 2010 Feature Question: How does Classical Music play a part of George Bernard Shaw’s life and what instrument did he play? Alternative content |
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February 2010 Feature Question: How does Classical Music play a part of Dr. Robert J. Frank’s life and what instrument did he play? Alternative content |
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January 2010 Feature Question: How does Classical Music play a part of President Harry Truman’s life and what instrument did he play? Alternative content |
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December 2009 Feature Question: Elizabeth Hamilton what would your ideal model of a school and classroom look like including Classical music in the background, the pledge of allegiance, prayer and how long would the school day be, and what are the best schools you have worked in and why? Alternative content
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November 2009 Feature Question: How does Classical Music play a part of Charles Dickens life as an author and musician and what instruments did he play? Alternative content |
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October 2009 Feature Question: How does Classical Music play a part of Lillian Moller Gilbreth’s life as an industrial engineer and efficiency expert and what musical instrument did she enjoy playing? Alternative content |
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September 2009 Feature Question: What did Leonardo Da Vinci think about music and what musical instrument did he enjoy playing? Alternative content |
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| August 2009 Video Feature #1: New beginnings for teachers, Madeline Frank, Violist, performing the Theme from Dvorak's New World Symphony. |
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| August 2009 Video Feature 2: Dr. Frank's Story "The Importance of First Impressions on your First Day of School". |
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July 2009 Feature Question: Maestro La Selva what have your New York Grand Opera performances in New York’s Central Park meant to you and what is the hardest part of presenting these fully staged operas? Alternative content
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June 2009 Feature Question: What did Patrick Henry think about music and what musical instruments did he enjoy playing? Alternative content |
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May 2009 Feature Question: How does Classical Music play a part of Maria Goeppert Mayer's life as a physicist and mathematician? Alternative content |
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April 2009 Feature Question: How does Classical Music play a part of Donald Glaser’s life as a Physicist and Neurobiologist? Alternative content |
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March 2009 Feature Question: How was Classical music an intricate part of Aleksander Borodin’s life? Alternative content |
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February 2009 Feature Question: How do the complex rhythms and melodies of the Classical music tradition play a part in Connie Soles' work with individuals with Autism, Tourette's Syndrome, Dyslexia, CAPD, ADHD, Alzheimer's, Stroke and other serious brain disorders and injuries? Alternative content
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January 2009 Feature Question: How did Classical Music play a part in Charlie Chaplin’s comic genius and how long did he practice his violin? Alternative content |
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December 2008 Feature Question: How did classical music play a part in Heddy Lamarr and George Antheil’s invention of their “Secret Communication System”, the early form of spectrum? Alternative content |
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November 2008 Feature Question: How long did Judith Resnick practice her piano each day and what were her SAT scores? Alternative content |
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October 2008 Feature Question: How did the piano help Alexander Graham Bell? Alternative content |
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September 2008 Feature Question: What did Benjamin Franklin think about music and what musical instrument did he enjoy playing? Alternative content |
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| August 2008 Feature Question:: What hobbies did Charles Apgar share with his daughter Dr. Virginia Apgar? Alternative content |
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July 4, 2008 Feature Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture with Lyrics and Movement by Jeff Haebig, Ph.D and Madeline Frank, Ph.D. on viola using Classical music in kinesthetic learning through exercise to show the science of how the body/brain learns best suggested by research. Click here for the YouTube video |
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June 2008 Feature Question:: President Thomas Jefferson what did you think of music and how long did you practice on your violin? Alternative content |
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May 2008 Feature Question:: Jeanne how did you use classical music in your classes to teach math, science, and writing to your fifth grade students and what were the results? Alternative content |
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March 2008 Feature Question: Mordecai how does your "Learning by Example" CD series teach children and adults the beauty of classical music? Alternative content
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February 2008 Feature Question: Do you sit at a computer or at a desk for long periods of time do you have pain in your arms, legs and back? Alternative content |
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January 2008 Feature Question: Why did Albert Schweitzer travel to Africa? Alternative content |
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December 2007 Feature Question: How did Albert Einstein conceive his "Theory of Relativity?" Alternative content |
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| November 2007 Feature Question: Why is Classical music being played in hospitals? Alternative content |
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| October 2007 Feature Question : How can Classical music enrich you and your families life and how does it work? Alternative content |
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