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Is MusIc the Key to
success?
Condoleezza Rice trained to be a concert pianist.
Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve,
was a professional clarinet and saxophone player.
The hedge fund billionaire Bruce Kovner is a pianist who
took classes at Juilliard.
Multiple studies link music study to academic achievement.
But what is it about serious music training that seems to
correlate with outsize success in other fields?
The connection isn’t a coincidence. I know because I asked.
I put the question to top-flight professionals in industries
from tech to finance to media, all of whom had serious
(if often little-known) past lives as musicians. Almost all
made a connection between their music training and their
professional achievements.
The phenomenon extends beyond the math-music
association. Strikingly, many high achievers told me music
opened up the pathways to creative thinking. And their
experiences suggest that music training sharpens other
qualities: Collaboration. The ability to listen. A way of
thinking that weaves together disparate ideas. The power to
focus on the present and the future simultaneously.
Will your school music program turn your kid into a Paul
Allen, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft (guitar)?
Or a Woody Allen (clarinet)? Probably not. These are
singular achievers. But the way these and other visionaries
I spoke to process music is intriguing. As is the way many
of them apply music’s lessons of focus and discipline into
new ways of thinking and communicating — even problem
solving.
Look carefully and you’ll find musicians at the top of almost
any industry. Woody Allen performs weekly with a jazz
band. The television broadcaster Paula Zahn (cello) and
the NBC chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd
(French horn) attended college on music scholarships;
NBC’s Andrea Mitchell trained to become a professional
of
violinist. Both Microsoft’s Mr. Allen and the venture
capitalist Roger McNamee have rock bands. Larry Page, a
co-founder of Google, played saxophone in high school.
Steven Spielberg is a clarinetist and son of a pianist.
The former World Bank president James D. Wolfensohn
has played cello at Carnegie Hall.
What We’re listening To
“It’s not a coincidence,” says Mr. Greenspan, who gave
up jazz clarinet but still dabbles at the baby grand in his
living room. “I can tell you as a statistician, the probability
that that is mere chance is extremely small.” The cautious
former Fed chief adds, “That’s all that you can judge about
the facts. The crucial question is: why does that connection
exist?”
Paul Allen offers an answer. He says music “reinforces your
confidence in the ability to create.” Mr. Allen began playing
the violin at age 7 and switched to the guitar as a teenager.
Even in the early days of Microsoft, he would pick up his
guitar at the end of marathon days of programming.
The music was the emotional analog to his day job, with
each channeling a different type of creative impulse.
In both, he says, “something is pushing you to look beyond
what currently exists and express yourself in a new way.”
Mr. Todd says there is a connection between years of
practice and competition and what he calls the “drive
for perfection.” The veteran advertising executive Steve
Hayden credits his background as a cellist for his most
famous work, the Apple “1984” commercial depicting
rebellion against a dictator. “I was thinking of Stravinsky
when I came up with that idea,” he says. He adds that
his cello performance background helps him work
collaboratively: “Ensemble playing trains you, quite
literally, to play well with others, to know when to solo and
when to follow.”
By Joanne Lipman
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We aren’t just about what’s new. Check out what
our editors and our readers are listening to this
month.
Music for your Feelings
Whatever your mood, there’s a playlist for that.
ON THE COVER
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Success in the Midwest
We talk to central-Indiana artist Adam
Christopher about life, aspirations, and the
pursuit of music.
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To view more images from Adam’s photoshoot, visit http://krmoran.iweb.bsu.edu/photography.html#adam
Birdy
In her self-titled album, the Indie artist Birdy presents us
with an eclectic collection of covers, putting her own spin
on artists such as Fleet Foxes, James Taylor, and one of our
other featured artists this month, Bon Iver. She released
“Fire Within”in 2013, but we’re obsessed with her debut
release and Indie sound.
Broods
Pocketful of Poetry
Singer/songwriter Mindy
Gledhill offers a beautiful
mix of cheerful rhythms,
folksy sounds, and
enchanting lyrics, in her
fourth album to date.
What
Of MonsteRS
and Men
Mindy
Gledhill
Pine Trails
“Pine Trails,” released in 2013, is best a great mix of
upbeat and chill music that makes for a great soundtrack
to anyone looking to enjoy their summer holiday on
the beach, at the park, or travelling wherever the wind
may take them.
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Bon Iver
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For Emma, Forever Ago
“For Emma, Forever Ago”
is the first of this indie
band’s two albums and
is best known for the
song “Skinny Love” which
was covered by the artists
Birdi, mentioned above.
Birdy
Broods
Broods is a music duo from
Nelson, New Zealand, composed of
Georgia and Caleb Nott. The duo
is known for their single "Bridges"
as well as their self-titled EP, “Broods”.
Of Monsters and Men
Of Monsters and Men is a five-member indie folk/indi pop
band that has produced two albums to date and four singles
including “Little Talks” which reached the number one
spot on on the Billboard charts in the U.S. back in 2011.
SatelLIte
stories
All Is Well
As the first band on iTunes
to offer scream-step music
for the masses, Brothers
Grimm is definitely worth a
listen if you’re lookin g for a
new sound.
BrotheRS
Grimm
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Patrick Lee
Civil Civic
Monogold
Woodman Stone
Herzog
MUSIC FOR YOUR
feelings
No matter the mood, we have a playlist for the occasion. Wanting
to wallow in the feels? There’s a playlist for that. Hanging out with
your friends? There’s a playlist for that. Working on your fixedgear bicycle? There’s a playlist for that. Sipping on coffee in your
favorite, local, underground hang out? There’s a playlist for that.
Shopping for Sperries? There’s a playlist for that. Scrolling down
Tumblr? There’s a playlist for that. Learning a new song on your
guitar? There’s a playlist for that. Shopping a thrift stores? There’s a
playlist for that. Smoking American Spirits behind the local Costco?
There’s a playlist for that. Basically, whatever you have going on, we
have a musical playlist for you.
The Hot Girls
There Will Be Blood
Dumbo Gets Mad
Inspired & the Sleep
Conveyor
Power Nap
Heartbroken
A Mobile over Your Head
Ollie Falls Asleep
Folds
Living for Summer
Drowsy
Sleeping with the Insects
Lately
Mira
Old Chests
Kyngja
The Cab
Forever
Fast Car
Bleeding Out
Counting Stars
One Grain of Sand
Undercover Martyn
Best Day of my Life
Dreaming
Kids
Like We Did (Windows
Down)
Living Louder
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(2) HTTP://8TRACKS.COM/BOOMCR4SH/
(3) HTTP://RECYCLEDLOVESONGS.COM/INDIE-MUSIC/TOP-INDIE-BREAK-UP-SONGS
(4) HTTPS://PLAY.SPOTIFY.COM/USER/SPOTIFY/PLAYLIST/4BKT5OLNFQLB1FAA8OTC8K
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I Didn’t Understand
Your Ex-Lover is Dead
Skinny Love
The Fight Song
Us Ones In Between
A Perfect Sonnet
Danger in the Past
Backyard
It’s Over
Love Me Lonely
Perfecting Loneliness
Coffeeshop Calm
2
Youngblood Hawke
Boyce Avenue
Imagine Dragons
One Republic
Ron Pope
Two Door Cinema Club
American Authors
Smallpools
Sleigh Bells
The Maine
3
Elliot Smith
Stars
Bon Iver
The Appleseed Cast
Sunset Rubdown
Bright Eyes
Vanilla Swingers
Guster
Milosh
Mata Hari
Jets to Brazil
1
Lullatone
Berlinist
Thrupence
Dystopia
Benoit Piolard
Memotone
Shak
Il Rumore del Fiore di
Carta
Mountain Range
Banaston
Roadtrip
Quittin’ Time
Airspray
Spirit or Something
Living for the Weekend
Paul Plart and the Death
of Art
Headlights
Timmy and the Bear
Cougars
While We’re Young
Right Sleep
Susie Suh
Joshua Radin
The Civil Wars
Sarah Jarosz
The Rees Shad Band
LIGHTS
Redbird
Chase Coy
Iron & Wine
John Schmitt
4
I Do
Beautiful Day
To Whom it May
Concern
Build Me Up from Bones
The Mrs. & Me
Banner (Acoustic)
Moonshiner
Never Change
Naked as we Came
Ophelia
FOR MORE PLAYLISTS, CHECK OUT
HTTP://WWW.TOWARDINDIE.COM/FEELS
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product packaging
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PROJECT 4
artist book
PROJECT 5
branding campaign
logo design, letterhead, business card design, brochure design
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PROJECT 6
text in environment
watch where
your walking
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EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts, May 2015
Concentration: Visual Communication
Minor: Spanish
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
GPA: 3.8
HONORS & ACTIVITIES
Dean’s List 8 semesters, 2011-2015
FRESH st.ART, Treasurer
Magna Cum Laude Graduate
Honors Graduate
DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Design Internship, Gallery 308
Worked to create now branding material including
business cards, show cards, and brochure for
Gallery 308 as well as managed social media and
website reconstruction.
Design Internship, American Art Clay Company
Created marketing materials including product brochures and ads and imagery for web and print as
well as handled technical design elements such as
color correction.
821 N. Tenth Street
Noblesville, IN 46060
COMPUTER SKILLS
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe AfterEffects
CSS
HTML5
DESIGN STUDY &
SKILLS
Brochure Design
Poster Design
Typographic Design
Branding/Letterhead
Editorial Design
Packaging Design
Book Binding
Artists Books
Offset Lithography
Digital Photography
Color Correction
317 • 379 • 2867
ILLUSTRATION
Wood Cut
Intaglio
Serigraphy
RELATED AREAS OF
STUDY
Digital Imaging
Metal Working
Painting - oil, encaustics
Art History - 5 semesters
EMPLOYMENT
Waitress, Wolfies Grill
Summer 2011-Present
Seasonal Sales Associate, Maurice’s
Winter 2014-2015
Desk Staff, Park Hall, Ball State University
Fall 2013-Spring 2014
Marketing Design Intern, AMACO
Summer 2015
[email protected]
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