What Playing an Instrument Means
for You
Playing a musical instrument is not only good for your soul, it is also great for your brain. Playing an instrument involves numerous senses - auditory, visual, and tactile, and helps us develop our gross and fine motor skills.
Even more importantly, learning to play an instrument teaches us resilience (patience) and how to overcome difficulties (grit).
Hear University of Pennsylvania professor Dr. Angela Duckworth speak about grit on the Ted Stage and what it takes to succeed.
How do you get to Carnegie Hall? The answer is indeed, “Practice”! Do you know what good practice means? What is practicing smarter vs harder?
Dr. K. Anders Ericsson (1947-2020), Swedish psychologist and professor of Psychology at Florida State University coined the term deliberate practice in his popular book “Peak: Secrets From the New Science of Expertise”.
Reach out today to learn how to practice smarter - to reach your goals in music, in college and in life!
Research: Higher Ed & Music
Articles, books and podcasts about the latest research on Higher Ed and Music
What does success in college look like?
Learning is very simple, when the student wants to learn, is willing to put in the effort to find out the information they are interested in, and even more importantly, sees themselves as a learner. Read more: “The Key to Success in College is So Simple, It’s Almost Never Mentioned” (By Jonathan Malesic, New York Times, Jan. 3, 2023).
Music training leads to enhanced brain function
Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital demonstrated that studying music develops and improves cognitive abilities of children, increasing their academic potential. Read more: www.bostonmagazine.com
What does playing an instrument teach us?
One of the most challenging things about learning to play an instrument - is learning to overcome challenges: physical, cognitive and emotional. What makes someone successful as a musician, is staying motivated. Hear about latest research on motivation from Prof. Ayelet Fishbach, faculty at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business .
Artful Leadership: looking at Higher Education from an arts & humanities perspective
Introducing Artful Leadership
The meaning of “staying civil”
When you go to the desert, will you turn into a cactus? “Among the cacti - lessons from the desert….”
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Not everyone wants or can be anything but an artist. Some of us are born musicians that strive to make the world better.
Reach out today to learn more about YOUR path in music.