A Diary of My Interests

A world of ballet; some YouTubers; some video games; classical music; anime; couple of BBC series; Lolita fashion; and other things I find to be awesome.

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11 Things About Music Education (long but awesome)

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Children who study music tend to have larger vocabularies and more advanced reading skills than their peers who do not participate in music lessons.
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Studying music primes the brain to comprehend speech in a noisy background. *Children with learning disabilities or dyslexia who tend to lose focus with more noise could benefit greatly from music lessons.
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Research shows that music is to the brain as physical exercise is to the human body. Music tones the brain for auditory fitness and allows it to decipher between tone and pitch.
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Children who study a musical instrument are more likely to excel in all of their studies, work better in teams, have enhanced critical thinking skills, stay in school, and pursue further education.
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In the past, secondary students who participate in a musical group at school reported the lowest lifetime and current use of all substances (tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs).
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Schools with music programs have an estimated 90.2 percent graduation rate and 93.9 percent attendance rate compared to schools without music education who average 72.9 percent graduation and 84.9 percent attendance.
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Regardless of socioeconomic status or school district, students who participate in high-quality music programs score 22 percent better on English and 20 percent better on Math standardized exams.
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Much like expert technical skills, mastery in arts and humanities is closely correlated to high earnings.
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A study from Columbia University revealed that students who study arts are more cooperative with their teachers and peers, have higher levels of self-confidence, and are more equipped to express themselves and their ideas.
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Elementary age children who are involved in music lessons show greater brain development and memory improvement within a year than children who receive no musical training.
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Learning and mastering a musical instrument improves the way the brain breaks down and understands human language, making music students more apt to pick up a second language.

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Doctor Who Meme ✖ [1/9] Scenes

Sonnet 18

I love the look on Martha’s face.

Because I bet she read that Sonnet when she was in school.

And the realization that that fucking sonnet is going to be about HER RADIANT BLACK BEAUTY!!!

Martha Fucking Jones gets POETRY written for her that lasts through the ages.

YAAASSSS

The Doctor’s faces are killing me!

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I actually find this really great because NOBODY KNOWS who “the dark lady” is.  There are various sonnets composed for/about her, but nobody knows her identity.

We do.

I wonder if Martha ever reads that particular sonnet or hears someone reading it in a movie or on telly and just kind of smirks to herself because she knows it was written about her

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30 Day Anime Challenge

Day 30- an anime you wish never ended and continued on

Baccano  *Spoiler Alert*

Only if you have seen the ending, will you understand the reference I’m making here:

Yeah, but really I liked their ending ^^^ or not ending.

An anime I really wish never ended is Ouran High,

because they never freakin finished making everything from the manga into the anime!

The challenge: http://adiaryofmyinterests.tumblr.com/post/48792616405/its-time-for-this

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Mannequin Snap: Le Cadre du Chat with Jacket

A friend once described this sort of look as “corporate gothic lolita”. I kind of like the idea :D This is something I’d wear to the office on casual Fridays if our dresscode weren’t so strict.

Blouse, Neck-ribbon, Socks, Bag: Innocent World
JSK: Juliette et Justine
Shoes: Clarks
Hair accessory, rose corsage, jacket: Offbrand

ETA: Right image lightened to show more detail. Sorry for the grainy photo!

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