Early Music Lessons Boost Brain Development February 12, 2013 — Musical training before the age of seven has a significant effect on the development of the brain, showing that those who began early had stronger connections between motor regions -- the parts of ......
Music Underlies Language Acquisition, Theorists Propose September 18, 2012 — Contrary to the prevailing theories that music and language are cognitively separate or that music is a byproduct of language, theorists advocate that music underlies the ability to acquire...
May 9, 2012 — After completing the first study of its kind, researchers have discovered that very early musical training benefits children even before they can walk or talk. They found that one-year-old babies who ... > full story
This is a basic intro to the layout of the piano, scales, intervals, dissonance, consonance. Many of you watching this will have a basic to advanced understanding of this discussion. That said, my intent here is deeper than that as it's a build-up on how I intend to...
In the first video of our series on the Elements of Music, Music Wizard founder Chris Salter introduces the yin/yang of music. Here's an intro from Chris. ----------------------- One of my life long fascinations has been with the essence of things, and while I loved...
In the fifth video of our Elements Of Music series, Music Wizard Founder Chris Salter discusses ways the understanding of language applies to learning music. Music can be organized and self reflective, and that order can be called a language. Many parallels with human...
In the third video of our Elements Of Music series, Music Wizard founder Chris Salter discusses how music structures like to be "round". Topics include: a) Rhythms repeat and different parts of the same length can be represented usefully as concentric circles on a...
