The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the mind

You will not forget this mind (and brain) song. In August, I posted a very short (under one minute) video from Idea Festival of Jeff Schwartz explaining the difference between the mind and the brain. Jeff's and my mutual friend Marcia Bauman (see her at left) and I decided to put his words to music. Marcia is an accomplished musician and composer so she was able to masterfully bring our scheme to reality. Listen now to the song. That's Marcia singing, too. Play it twice and you will be humming the tune all day. Not Dylanesque as the post title might suggest but memorable, don't you agree? Thanks, Marcia!

Just who is this musical Marcia? She is a composer, pianist, teacher and independent researcher in the relationships between music, consciousness and health. She earned her Ph. D. in composition from the Eastman School of Music, and was a Research Associate at Stanford's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA).

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Marcia is a certified practitioner of the Helen Bonny method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM). At the College of Marin, she teaches piano classes, and courses in both guided imagery and music and music for film. She also teaches piano and composition privately and offers individual sessions in GIM.

She and I are talking about collaborating on some songs about, well, ... just wait; you'll see.

Photo credit: Kim Bova.