by Vincent Miele | Feb 12, 2024 | Adult Learners, Music Therapy, Piano Wizard, Seniors |
AARP sits down with neuroscientist Julene Johnson to explore the potential mental and physical health benefits of music. AARP's Music and Memory project explores the extraordinary role music plays in our lives and on our health. As part of the series, AARP spoke...
by Vincent Miele | Jul 21, 2017 | Seniors |
Most of us listen to music nearly every day, but fewer and fewer people are learning music, either on their own or in school. Many commentators have decried the cultural impact of reduced music education, but there is another consequence we haven’t considered: music’s...
by Vincent Miele | May 2, 2010 | Adult Learners, Grandparents, Parents, Seniors |
It may be easier to learn young, but it may be more fun to learn later. Let's face it: Many of us looking to sharpen our intellectual edges have already passed the age when becoming a prodigy is an option. We missed the opportunity to start clarinet lessons at 5. We...
by Vincent Miele | 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...
by Vincent Miele | Apr 19, 2010 | Seniors |
Music And Learning Music Impacts Learning, Health & Wellness * Senior citizens who are actively involved in music making enjoy significant health benefits. For example, studies who that music activates the cerebellum and therefore may aid stroke victims regain...
by Vincent Miele | Apr 19, 2010 | Grandparents, Seniors |
This is not only funny but shows how truly universal music can be!
