by Vincent Miele | Apr 19, 2010 | Early Learners, Home-School, Music Therapy, Musical Literacy, Parents |
Jan here (from the PWA team). Another fun-fact!: Frank Wilson is a neurologist famous for his work on our hand usage can shape our brains. Dr. Wilson's interest in skilled hand movements led him to the art of music-making, and there his research...
by Chris Salter | Apr 19, 2010 | Early Learners, Grandparents, Home-School, Musical Literacy, Parents |
Jan here (from the PWA team). If you think that kids need special skills to play an instrument, listen to this: Research shows that music training actually helps under-achievers. Students who were lagging behind in scholastic performance caught up to their fellow...
by Vincent Miele | Apr 19, 2010 | Music Therapy |
Jan here (from the PWA team). Several years ago when I was planning to undergo the knife, I did lots of research on how to make surgery a successful experience. I learned that music can play a big role, before, during, and after. (Yes, you heard me right. Even...
by Vincent Miele | Apr 19, 2010 | Musical Literacy |
Jan here (from the PWA team). There's been a lot of talk about how music helps you learn better, get better grades in school, yadda yadda yadda. But the truth is, sometimes it just plain makes you *feel* better, and handle the stresses of everyday life. Check this...
by Vincent Miele | Apr 19, 2010 | Music Learners |
Jan here (from the PWA team). Sometimes I think back fondly on the times we ran across someone who was convinced they weren't musical, and yet the game had them playing in minutes. A couple of years ago, we met a man who was 60% deaf. His mother had been telling...
by Vincent Miele | Apr 19, 2010 | Music Teachers |
Piano teachers get a bad rap, in part because of the challenges of music literacy, i.e., reading sheet music, and the repetition needed to acquire fluency. There is even a semi-autobiographical psychological study that uses the piano teacher as an archetype of...
