by Vincent | Apr 19, 2010 | Adult Learners |
Jan here. The article "Music and the Mind" reported that most of Silicon Valley's key players are practicing musicians. Hmm, coincidence? I think not. With all the research showing that music helps stimulate the brain in myriad ways, these people are... by Vincent | Apr 19, 2010 | Music Therapy |
Jan here. Jamie Sluga is a wonderful woman we met a few years ago at a business conference. In November, she told us how she was using Piano Wizard for her own self-healing after a car accident and traumatic brain injury. She wrote to say, "I am learning and healing... by Vincent | Apr 19, 2010 | Music Therapy, Seniors |
Can Music Impact Learning, Health & Wellness for Seniors? A breakthrough study demonstrated that group keyboard lessons given to older Americans had a significant effect on increasing levels of human growth hormone (hGH), which is implicated in such aging... by Vincent | 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 Alzheimer’s Disease have... by Vincent | 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 | 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...