The Virtual Reality (VR) Treatment Program at the Duke Faculty Practice offers a new human-computer interaction form of therapy for individuals with anxiety disorders due to fear of heights, elevators, thunderstorms, public speaking and flying.
Widely recognized as a pivotal figure in early jazz, Morton is perhaps most notable as jazz's first arranger, proving that a genre rooted in improvisation could retain its essential spirit and characteristics when notated. His composition Jelly Roll Blues was the first published jazz composition, in 1915.
1 Scott Joplin â Perhaps the most famous composer of ragtime music, Joplin composed two highly popular pieces, âThe Entertainerâ and âMaple Leaf Rag.â. 2  Jelly Roll Morton â A prolific performer and outspoken personality, Morton made many recordings and his music is regarded as a bridge between ragtime and early jazz.