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A quick aside before I start today’s topic: I’d like to send a big two-fold thank-you to my MYC colleague Wendy Chan for directing many o... -
Welcome to “Training the Musical Brain”, a blog combining my interests in neuroscience and music pedagogy. I believe that neuroscience, ...
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I’m watching a friend play a Chopin Waltz. Her eyes are kept trained on the music in front of her, but her left hand is jumping back and... -
Studying music makes you smarter, right? If you believe every research study that’s ever been done, music training increases your IQ, ma... -
Which do you think would lead to better piano playing: practicing one day a week for three hours or practicing 6 days a week for half an...
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Tonight is opening night. I can already imagine it: the theatre is full. From the wings I can hear muted pre-show conversations, the... -
My son, Rowan, plays piano pretty well for a nine-year-old, but sight-reading is not one of his strengths. He can name notes with the bes... -
I’m walking the kids to the bus-stop when my 9-year-old, Sophia, inquires, “You know how you can hear songs in your head?” “Uh-huh.” (... -
There are two excellent reviews out this week, both from top-notch music-and-brain research labs. And both cover the same general topic: ...
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Ryan is a 7-year-old piano student in one of my classes, an adorable and exasperating little boy who is infinitely curious. He walks into ...
