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a few. I believe that as we go through life, we’ll wind up at- tracting birds of a feather, often at the most unexpected time, place, and circumstance---thanks to the universal law that similar energies find each other. Physicians are smart. Good at math. And music is math- ematical. By now, anyone who reads is aware that listening to and studying music in child- hood develops the same parts of the brain used for math and science. That can begin in the womb when the fetus hears ambient musical sounds, and when parents sing to the baby in the belly. Don’t we all know musicians with day jobs in the computer science industry and who use the latest digital technology on their gigs? It’s no accident that many children who had music lessons growing up become computer engineers; physicians; and research scientists in every field while continuing to enjoy playing music. Listen to Rodeo Music for solo piano by Mamoun NJ STAGE 2017 - Issue 40 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 116