by Vincent Miele | Apr 19, 2010 | Adult Learners, Music Therapy, Seniors |
Is it time to "Get the old Band Back Together"? "A compelling new crop of scientific findings links active music making to measurable improvements in human well-being, especially in older people. Loneliness, depression and even the effects of...
by Vincent Miele | Apr 19, 2010 | Music Learners |
There is probably no executive busier than the President of the United States, wouldn't you agree? Here is a list of past presidents (and a few other major world political figures) who felt that playing music was instrumental to their work for their countries. US...
by Vincent Miele | Apr 19, 2010 | Music Learners |
Is Music is a birthright? "I can only think of music as something inherent in every human being - a birthright. Music coordinates mind, body and spirit." ................................Yehudi Menuhin We are all capable of learning and mastering it to some level, and...
by Vincent Miele | Apr 19, 2010 | Seniors |
Jan here. For those of you who think you're too old to learn a musical instrument, you're due for some major rethinking. Listen to what The American Music Conference reported regarding studies of seniors involved in music-making: Music-making activates the cerebellum...
by Vincent Miele | Apr 19, 2010 | Non-Music Educators |
One of the great challenges of an educator, in my opinion is to teach what we do not know well. We are often not complete or even near masters of the topics we are assigned or duty bound to teach!. What we are or become by necessity is great facilitators and fakers!...
by Vincent Miele | Apr 19, 2010 | Reviews, Share Your Experiences, Special Needs |
"My son Jed, age 8, is severely retarded with difficulties in language comprehension. It would have been impossible for him to learn the piano the normal way. The Piano Wizard, being so intuitive a method, makes it possible for Jed to know when to push which key...
