Continuing WVU’s celebration of the arts and humanities, this issue of THE QUESTION will focus on the transformative power of music. Although we don’t all enjoy the same type of music, everyone loves music. Victor Hugo noted that whether we are musicians or appreciative listeners, music provides a way of feeling and expressing emotions and insights that cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent. Faculty and students from the WVU School of Music will lead us in discussion of how music releases the imagination in performance, through listening, and as a tool to promote well-being in a variety of therapeutic settings. I’m also including links to some additional sources of fascinating research on how listening to and performing music stimulates the brain.
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If you are a WVU student, and you have a big idea to share about how music releases the imagination, consider participating in our Big Ideas contest! Winning contributors will have their essay or video published in THE QUESTION, and the student with the best contribution of the year will win an iPad. Click here for details