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How to Listen to Music – a vintage guide to the 7 skills essential to perceptive listening.

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“1. Develop your sensitivity to music. Try to respond esthetically to all sounds, from the hum of the refrigerator motor or the paddling of oars on a lake, to the tones of a cello or muted trumpet. When we really hear sounds, we may find them all quite expressive, magical and even ‘beautiful.’”

- How to Listen to Music – a vintage guide to the 7 skills essential to perceptive listening. (via explore-blog)

life: On Walt Disney’s birthday, it only makes sense to look…

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On Walt Disney’s birthday, it only makes sense to look back at the evolution of Disney Theme Parks….

It all started with a vision that struck Walt Disney one weekend, as he watched his daughters play on a merry-go-round at L.A.’s Griffith Park. What if there were a magical, huge playground — filled with rides and shows and the beloved Disney characters he’d created over the years — that adults and their children could enjoy together?

What happened next? The creation of the happiest place on Earth came to life in July of 1955.

(see more — Disney Theme Parks: Then & Now)

life: When Jimmy Stewart went off to serve in World War II, he…

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When Jimmy Stewart went off to serve in World War II, he wasn’t like most privates… For one, he was in his 30s. For another, he had won an Oscar for The Philadelphia Story. Putting his Hollywood career on hold to join the United States Army Air Forces, Stewart ultimately reached the rank of colonel, flew 20 combat missions, and came back on the Queen Elizabeth wearing the Distinguished Flying Cross.

For the September 24, 1945, cover story, LIFE’s Peter Stackpole followed Stewart around his hometown of Indiana, Pennsylvania, as he visited family and old friends before getting his military discharge.

In this gallery, see what happened when a Hollywood legend went home a hero.