by Vince | Apr 27, 2010 | Early Learners |
Rats were exposed in utero plus 60 days postpartum to either complex music (Mozart Sonata (k. 448)), minimalist music (a Philip Glass composition), white noise or silence, and were then tested for five days, three trials per day, in a multiple T-maze. By Day 3, the... by Vince | Apr 27, 2010 | Early Learners |
By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY, Jan 26, 2009 All God's children got rhythm — and at a much earlier age than doctors ever suspected, a small study shows. Studying children's sense of musical timing has long been challenging. The babies in the study... by Vince | Apr 27, 2010 | Grandparents, Music Therapy, Seniors |
The man had not spoken in three or four years. An older man in the late stages of Alzheimer’s, he could no longer care for himself and required a high level of assistance in his daily activities of living. But on one particular day, Concetta Tomaino, DA, a certified... by Vince | Apr 27, 2010 | Music Therapy |
Rande Davis Gedaliah's 2003 diagnosis of Parkinson's was followed by leg spasms, balance problems, difficulty walking, and ultimately a serious fall in the shower. But something remarkable happened when the 60-year-old public speaking coach turned to an... by Vince | Apr 20, 2010 | Musician Parents, Parents |
We have all read many articles on dealing with a child prodigy. There are plenty videos on YouTube of 5 year old kids playing rapid-fire classical piano pieces. But what if the situation was reversed? What if the parent was the prodigy, or at least fairly talented?... by Vince | Apr 19, 2010 | Game to Learning |
Are Video Games The Future Of Learning? In a little over 30 years, video games have become one of the most pervasive, profitable, and influential forms of entertainment across the world. Perhaps most illustrative of this is the existence of television channels...