How can writing an essay about Mozart's life be informational to singers?

Also is there a excellent, organized website everywhere it tells all about Mozart’s that someone could link me to?
Or information I need to know about him…
But make sure you answer the huge question, if possible.
Simple ten points, I’ll choose best answer.

Answer by momosix
Watch the movie Amadeus. It’s about Mozart’s life. Very standard/well-known movie.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amadeus_(film)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozart! (musical)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozart (bio)

http://www.answers.com/theme/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart

bio:
http://www.azopera.com/learn.php?subcat=composerbios&composer=Mozart

http://www.musicwithease.com/mozart-life.html

LONG bio:
http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9417115

LONG timeline and list of works:
http://www.its.caltech.edu/~tan/Mozartreq/main.html

Small simple read:
http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/composer/mozart.html
http://www.kidzworld.com/article/1292-wolfgang-amadeus-mozart-biography

His life can be informational to singers because he had a lot of self-dissatisfaction with himself and discouragement from others and his is now one of the “greats” in description. He also studied other composers suddenly, learning from others. He had lots of personal trauma in his life, and this would interfere with his musical drive and talent.

Answer by Katie
to relate it to singers, you could talk about how he shaped the music of now and how his influences are used in the music people sing

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Inside Grote Kerk is the same pipe organ that Mozart once played on as a child. This picture as taken ahead of schedule on a Sunday morning in Haarlem, Netherlands.

The pipe organ is 100 feet high with over 5,000 pipes.

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I have a niece/nephew on the way and I want to encourage the listening to classical music. But if listening to Mozart makes the kid smarter so much the better. Any experience from you out there?
TY Nick,
Yeah not much benefit in bursting young ear drums on “musical noise pollution.” No offense to those that listen to radical rock.

Answer by Nick
Listening to any classical music will not make you smarter. The Mozart theory is just a myth. But there’s nothing incorrect with exposing your niece/nephew to music that is much more gorgeous then most mainstream music now.

Answer by Malcolm D
Simple… none.

Answer by hotwings1
Music has no use to improving brain function.

If you want to dramatically improve brain function, try doing memory exercises like mnemonics and trying to remember hundreds and hundreds of items. Also you should be eating healthy and exercising. There is no other like those three for improving brain function.

Answer by ?
I reckon this stuff is hilarious. I never heard classical music when I was growing up and there’s never been any books at my house besides the yellow pages. I turned out fine.

Answer by RandomGonzo
It isn’t necessarily Mozart (though I’d prefer him over most other composers), but music itself. It’s been shown in many studies to encourage brain enhancement that also assists in the acquisition of higher math skills. (1)

Of course, everyone is different, as will be the results. My kid grew up listening to Mozart and other types of music (jazz, reggae, New Wave, blues and even hard rock) and could sing before he could talk. Possibly it was the music (we weren’t TRYING to follow some program and hadn’t even heard of the “Mozart effect” yet). Or possibly it was our kid’s innate talent. He’s now in a progressive/alternative/punk band, composes music and studies music theory. AND he stinks at math!

So…you can’t generalize.

But if I had to choose between my small kid listening to Barney or Lady Gaga, I’d choose Mozart!

For more analysis – both pro and con – of “The Mozart Effect”, try this site:

http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/lerch1/edpsy/mozart_effect.html

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