Stop “Defending” Music Education
Music does not need to make excuses for itself, as if it had no intrinsic worth. It does not have to dress …
Music Education’s Role in a Culture of “College Preparedness”
Here are 4 reasons why schools must embrace music as the nucleus of an education which gives students the tools to complete a college degree: …
3 Things Parents Must Tell Their Children When They Begin a Musical Instrument
…It is an opportunity…
Why Does Music Education Matter?
The underlying reason that music helps improve nearly every area of a child’s life is that music is a critical and necessary …
Everything I need to know, I learned in music class
It’s about learning how to think, rather than what to think.
More evidence that musical training protects the brain
Starting formal lessons on a musical instrument prior to age 14 and continuing intense training for up to a decade appears to …
Science Just Discovered Something Amazing About What Childhood Piano Lessons Did to You
“What we found was the more a child trained on an instrument, it accelerated cortical organization in attention skill, anxiety management and emotional …
Music education hits all the right notes (Dallas Morning News)
If there were a course to teach your child self-discipline, time management and self-reliance, would you enroll him? If this class would …
Why Musicians Are Better Multitaskers
It helps that they’re naturally adept at switching between separate mental tasks
Music Education: What Students Want, What the Workforce Needs
Music taught for music’s sake has been known for thousands of years to unlock students’ potential and prepare them for excellence in …
This Is Your Brain. This Is Your Brain on Music.
A musical instrument helps improve the brain’s ability to process language, a new study says. Musical training doesn’t just improve your ear for …
Musicians spot mistakes more quickly and more accurately than non-musicians
New research has shown that individuals who play an instrument are more capable at identifying errors and correcting mistakes, and that these …
Why Your Brain Craves Music – from TIME Science
If making music isn’t the most ancient of human activities, it’s got to be pretty close. Melody and rhythm can trigger feelings …
Karl Paulnack Welcome Address
In September of 2001 I was a resident of Manhattan. On the morning of September 12, 2001 I reached a new understanding …
Music Training Sharpens Brain Pathways
New research suggests that the complexity involved in practicing and performing music may help students’ cognitive development… music training may increase the …
The Landfillharmonic Orchestra
You will see children who live in a landfill and make instruments out of the trash that they live on. It goes …
Playing music for a smarter ear: cognitive, perceptual and neurobiological evidence
Playing a musical instrument changes the anatomy and function of the brain. But do these changes persist after music training stops? We probed …
Music Making as a Tool for Promoting Brain Plasticity across the Life Span
Playing a musical instrument changes the anatomy and function of the brain. But do these changes persist after music training stops? We …
A Little Goes a Long Way: How the Adult Brain Is Shaped by Musical Training in Childhood
Playing a musical instrument changes the anatomy and function of the brain. But do these changes persist after music training stops? We probed …
Music and Cognition: The Mozart Effect Revisited
Kraus’ research has shown that musicians, who memorize sounds and patterns, can process music and language better than people who don’t have …
Improved effectiveness of performance monitoring in amateur instrumental musicians
New research finds musical training appears to sharpen our ability to detect our own mistakes, and rapidly make needed adjustments. Summary Article …
Hearing the Music, Honing the Mind: Scientific American
Studies have shown that assiduous instrument training from an early age can help the brain to process sounds better, making it easier …
Music training for the development of auditory skills
Neuroscience research has shown that music training leads to changes throughout the auditory system that prime musicians for listening challenges beyond music processing. …