[Dixielandjazz] Music Hath Charms to Soothe the Savage Breast

[Steve barbone]

on 2/22/06 7:17 AM, pat ladd at pj.ladd at btinternet.com wrote:

> Classical tunes are now piped into some Tube stations>>
> 
> Hi Steve,
> 
> Here is another variation. There is a pilot scheme being run in shopping
> malls to keep mobs of youngsters on the move.  It has been found that
> playing a high pitched mosquito like note over speakers makes teenagers feel
> generally uncomfortable and induces them to move away. We old `uns, that is
> over about twenty two years of age, have hearing which has generally
> deteriorated  to the point where the `note` cannot be heard.
> 
> Now if someone will invent something which I can carry in my pocket, which
> will turn off all music written since about 1950 being played within 50
> yards, I would pay good money. Just think. That would include `Wonderful
> World` Oh! bliss!
 
Hi Pat:

Here is the earlier story about music and kids. Note that they tested Jazz
and Country music too, but Classical won out as the best music to chase away
the kids. Hmmm, does that mean that kids don't mind jazz? :-) VBG

Maybe the solution is for you to carry a boom box around that plays those
tracks mentioned below? :-) VBG

BTW, what's a YOB?

Cheers,
Steve

Stores turn up the volume on yobs

Johann Sebastian Bach's pacifying tones could deter troublemakers

The Co-op is attempting to crack down on anti-social behaviour outside some
of its Scottish stores by giving yobs an earful - of classical music.

The chain brought in the loudspeakers in a bid to make the shops "less cool"
and stop groups of troublemakers from hanging around nearby.

The plan has been launched in Newton Mearns, near Glasgow, and Alness.

If successful, it is hoped to spread the Baroque offensive to other problem
areas across Scotland.

Spokesman Gerard Hill said: "Where youths hang around there tends to be
mischief and in certain circumstances this can lead on to attacks on staff
and customers and vandalism. That is not unknown.

MOST SUCCESSFUL TRACKS
 
Rachmaninov Symphony No 2
Shostakovich Piano concerto no 2
Williams: Theme from Schindler's List
Beethoven Pastoral Symphony
Saint-Saens: The Swan


"It can be very intimidating for customers. This is just one of the tools we
have to deal with anti-social behaviour around our stores."

Experts discovered that the piped classical music was most effective at
deterring troublemakers, after carrying out tests using country tunes and
jazz. 

The Scottish move followed experiments in four stores in England, where the
loudspeaker wires were cut in one case.

Co-op bosses have stressed the loudspeakers are mounted high up on the shop
fronts in an effort to prevent yobs from putting in the boot on Bach and
Beethoven. 

Mr Hill added: "We tried different types of music and felt that classical
seemed to be less cool for the youths to congregate in front of.

"From the findings of the pilot schemes, it is working. We're looking
forward to hopefully being able to take it further throughout the whole of
Scotland." 

Glasgow Caledonian University psychologist Dr Raymond MacDonald said:
"People will often use music as a badge of identification. It is important
to their sense of self.

"So if they're faced with some music they don't like they will have a strong
aversive response to it and remove themselves from that situation."