Hello Vilik.
It has been at least 10 years since I was involved in this line of
investigation. However, from general memory, the bulk of most studies verified
her essential findings: To wit: That certain types of music had very
pronounced
effects upon plant vitality and growth. Most of the experiments, including the
later ones in Ms Retalach's research, were conducted as modified double-blinds
(Ms
Retalach not even observing the test subjects). Interestingly, the most
powerful
effect (POSITIVE) was elicited through the use of an ancient string instrument
from India......playing a form of music resembling Gregorian Chants, in nature.
The most limiting/damaging music evolved from Heavy Metal type music. The more
discordant the rthym, the more destructive the effects. These conditions,
generally, held across the spectrum of evaluations. Another interesting
anecdote
is that American Country and Western music, and American Jazz, both, had quite
benefical effects----but not as powerful as instrumental classic......especially
from the string instruments.
I regret I no longer have any of the archives associated with this
endeavor; I now concentrate on less abstract endeavors.......however, my
genuine
interest remains.
Sincerely. Brooks.
Vilik Rapheles wrote:
> Hi Brooks,
>
> Do you know the results of the experiments that followed Ms. Retalach's?
>
> ~^^V^^~
>
> At 07:23 PM 6/3/99 -0500, you wrote:
> > Hello Vilik.
> > Interesting observations. I would interject one
> >admonition, however; the ORIGINAL plant/music experimentations documented
> for
> >dissemination to the general public were conducted by Dorothy Retalach of
> >Denver, Colorado.........I believe.
> > Based upon my information, her evaluations were
> instigated
> >by a second party, who had encountered some unexplainable phenomena
> related to
> >music and plant growth/health. Thereafter, she was encouraged to conduct
> her,
> >now famous, experitments. I was unaware that Ms. Retalach ever made any
> public
> >statements of a personal bias in music-----one way or the other. Her
> protocols
> >have been copied many times since the mid-70s, by various
> >individuals.........some of whom have written treatises and books on their
> >findings..........and in the process insinuating or claiming THEIR work to be
> >original. While not a pundit in this field, I have been exposed to a
> >reasonable amount of fact and primary data. I am not attempting to be
> >adversarial, but would caution all to be suspect of
> pontifications--------even
> >from me.
> > Sincerely. Brooks.
> >
> >Vilik Rapheles wrote:
> >
> >> Just found the following article. Some discussion follows:
> >>
> >> HARD ROCK MUSIC CREATES KILLER MICE!
> >> David Merrell, a high school student from Suffolk, Virginia, has won top
> >> honors in
> >> regional and state science fairs for his experiment involving mice, a
> >> maze and
> >> hard-rock music.
> >>
> >> After establishing a baseline of about 10 minutes for the mice to
> >> navigate the maze,
> >> David started playing music 10 hours a day, then put the mice through the
> >> maze
> >> three times a week for three weeks.
> >>
> >> His findings: the control-group mice, which did not listen to any music,
> >> were able to
> >> cut five minutes off their time; the mice that listened to classical
> >> music cut 8.5
> >> minutes off their time; and the mice that listened to hard-rock music
> >> took 20
> >> minutes longer to navigate the maze.
> >>
> >> David said, "I had to cut my project short because all the hard-rock mice
> >> killed each
> >> other
None of the classical mice did that at all."
> >>
> >> ~~~~~~~
> >> However...
> >>
> >> Do you remember the notorious experiment where plants thrived to classical
> >> music and withered with rock? Well, subsequently it was determined that the
> >> person doing the experiment loved classical music and hated rock. When a
> >> person was found who loved rock, and that person did the experiment, the
> >> results were reversed.
> >>
> >> I read the original news story about David and the killer mice. (Washington
> >> Times, 2 July 1997.) It was clear he went into the experiment with
> >> predetermined beliefs about hard rock.
> >>
> >> "Don't let your kids listen to hard rock music," he said. "I think it has
> >> a major negative effect." TO PROVE HIS POINT (captials added) David
> >> assembled three separate groups of 24 mice..."
> >>
> >> Kind of calls in question most scientific research, because most scientists
> >> go into an experiment with a bias. So...do experiments prove "facts", or do
> >> they prove the belief system of the researcher?
> >>
> >> Hmmm....
> >>
> >> ~^^V^^~
> >>
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