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Whilst a child is studying at school it is proven that learning a musical instrument is very beneficial. This is the first year that the UK Government have decided to launch this incentive. Professor Susan Hallam who works at the Institute of Education for the University of London analysed various scores and tests on behalf of researchers’ studies on the benefits of music to children. This discovery led to a group of researchers to believe that learning a music instrument of any kind enlrages the left side of the brain which apparently leads to kids being able to remember a fifth more information than someone who had not decided to try and learn a musical instrument. This research was commissioned by the Government in an effort to try and get more children to start learning musical instruments and partake in extra curricular activities outside of school. By 2011 the Government wants to try and introduce and incentive for kids of 7 to 11 to learning how play a musical instrument. Apparently, music lessons increase a students IQ by seven points compared to 4.3 points for drama lessons. Other similar tests have been run in America and they have also found that playing a musical instrument such as Electric Guitars, Digital Pianos & Grand Pianos helps improve a child’s behaviours and commitment to school. This is mainly due to the fact that working in smaller music based groups requires trust, respect and compromise. When a student is young, music makes a major contribution to help that child develop his own self-identity and is seen as really valuable source of support to help them feel accepted into society. It gives them something they can feel happy about. Some of the country's most popular artists such as Jamie Cullum is a supporter of the program and has been taking regular visits into schools to help them start to learn musical instruments.

Arguably the most famous band on the scene, The Beatles are set to re-release a vast amount of their music backlog accompanied by a bran new computer game. The new video game which is entitled, ‘The Beatles: Rockband” which is released on Wednesday 9th September.
On the game you can see visual simulations of the band performing some of their most famous tracks at some of the most popular venues from around the country. This coincides perfectly with their record label EMI’s scheduled release of 14 of their new digitally enhanced albums which will available in early 2010. Also, from October 19th people who have bought the video game will be able to download the great Abbey Road album either through their XBOX or Playstation 3 for roughly £10. Or alternatively, you can download them individually for about 99p each. This is part of the master plan to get the Beatles back on the scene and get their music re-released to today’s modern generation. There is no doubt that these new CD’s will sell like hotcakes in the shops and I bet EMI are licking their lips!
I have been a fan of the Beatles for as long as I can remember. I am very intrigued to hear how they managed to re-master their tracks so well. I do hope they have not laid digital pianos over their grand pianos or added a hoard of electric guitars to replace the older sound. Plans on how to get the Beatles’ back catalogue implemented into the digital world has been widely discussed between all the parties involved. The various record companies involved will also be offering the most famous album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band for sale in November which is definetly going to be huge with fans from all over the world!
You can watch game play trailers and get more information at The Beatles: Rock Band official website. By the time you read this the game should be out! I will definetly be buying this video game!

Here’s a short run through of three talented musical compsers in classical music.

Ludwig Van Beethoven. Well known perhaps because of the fact that he went deaf in his early twenties and still continued to perform and compose through biting a rod connected to the piano to feel the vibrations. Born in 1770, Beethoven followed in his grandfather and father’s footsteps working in the court of the Elector of Cologne. The elector financed his move to Vienna in 1792, where we studied the violin and counterpoint. His loss of hearing started in 1796, and is believed to be the result of lead posioning, as lead was used alot in life back then before it was known as being posionous. His work has been divided into three sections -early,middle and late periods. The early period was said to be influenced by Mozart and lasted up until 1806, the middle period went from 1803 untill 1814, and the late period from 1815 until his death.

Wolfgang Mozart. Born in 1756, Mozart is considered one of the greast in classical music, having also wrote over 600 pieces of music. Mozart ws a child prodigy, composing from the age of 5 and playing to royalty and at seventeen he was employed as court musician in Salzburg. When he visited Vienna is decided to stay there -and this is the city where he became famous, but not rich by any means. He died of what is believed to be Rheumatic fever in 1791, and rumour has it he was dictacting music on his deathbed.

Bach. Bach was born in Germany in March 1685 and was a composer and organist, influential in the Baroque period and helping to bring the period to maturity. During his life he was more famous for being an organist rather than a composer, for which he was only rediscovered in the 19th century and now considered to be one of the best composers of all time. When Bach was orphaned at 10 years of age we was shipped off to live with his brother, an organist. From his elder brother and guardian Bach learned to play the Clavicord and became proficent in music. Two of the seven Bach children from his first marriage were also great composers in their own right, helping to mould the style known as Rococo -Carl and Wilhem Bach. Bach was hired by Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Cöthen as a director of music in his court (1717-1723) during which time Bach was widowed in 1720 and remarried in 1721. Bach was apointed as the Cantor of Thomasschule in 1723, which was a posistion he held upto his death after eye surgery in 1750.

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