[Dixielandjazz] Music Hath Charms to Soothe the Savage Breast

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

The philosophical side of this situation could use a bit more 
understanding from the Mall merchants who derive a greater portion of 
their income form these same teen agers.  Too bad none of them are 
smart enough to install a Dance floor and a soft drink and fast food 
eatery stand where these kids tend to hang out.  GIVE them something 
BETTER to do than stand around with idle minds ( the Devil's workshop 
you know) and nothing to do.

Making teenagers go away is not the answer to the problem, GIVING THEM 
SOMETHING MEANINGFUL TO DO IS.

Remember back when you were an unwanted Teenager, and so were your kids 
and grandkids.  Again how quickly we forget.  :))

How many of you enjoyed being ignored and treated like hooligans even 
if you were not?

Cheers,

Tom Wiggins


-----Original Message-----
From: Steve barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
To: pat ladd <pj.ladd at btinternet.com>
Cc: jazz <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 09:45:36 -0500
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Music Hath  Charms to Soothe the Savage 
Breast

   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."


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