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10/20/2021

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10/23/2020

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07/07/2020

We hear all the time how music makes our brains work better, makes us smarter, helps us to focus better, and many other good things; but we never really knew exactly how this physically occurs...before now!

Many of the studies done on music and its effects on the brain are based on outward results, such as improvement on test scores, improved coordination and/or attention to detail...things like that. Emotional benefits have also been reported - showing more happiness, less stress, and a greater connection to other people.

But what is happening inside of us physiologically that makes all of these benefits that we see outwardly, occur?

TedEdLessonsWorthSharing recently published an incredibly informative video about this very topic.

The video was authored by Dr. Annie Bosler and Dr. Don Greene, who are both professional musicians, educators, writers, speakers, and have done extensive studies regarding the relationship between our brains and behaviors that we engage in when we play music, or sports; specifically repetitive behaviors - also known as practicing!

They discuss the roles of the grey and white matter in our brain. The grey matter is what process information in the brain, while the white matter is mostly made up of nerve cells and fatty tissue.

Grey matter takes the information that it has processed and sends it via nerves down the spinal cord into the rest of our bodies. These nerves that carry the information from the brain to our muscles and other limbs are called Axons.

Axons that are located in the white brain matter are covered all the way around with a substance called Myelin.

Now here's where it gets interesting!

Myelin is basically a fatty substance that covers the axons like a blanket.

When we do any repetitive action, that Myelin blanket grows larger around our nerves.

Why is this important? Because the role of Myelin is to prevent our nerves from losing information, or energy. The authors compared it to insulation around electrical wiring. The more you have, the more protection you have and in essence...more information can pass through those channels as they become stronger!

These authors go on to challenge the common idea that 'muscle memory' plays a role in our success as musicians or athletes, and instead offer the suggestion that it is in fact the increased Myelin around our nerves allow for a smoother flow of information and for more information to be distributed throughout your anatomy.

This means then that success is a result of healthier nerve pathways rather than training the tiny brains in our muscles that learn remember things.

They point out several important factors as to the best practice habits to fully support how your brain is processing your piano practice time.

focus on what you are doing and remove distractions from your practice environment
start out slowly and make sure what you are playing is correct before playing faster
break down your practicing so you can have breaks in between sessions instead of doing really long practice sessions at one time
practice in your imagination without your piano

They also use the term "effective practicing" when describing the above practice tips and point out that any type of repetitive action will instigate this growth in our Myelin; meaning it will carry the wrong information to our body if we keep playing the music wrong. We don't want to do this, because now we know how beneficial the increase in our Myelin is!

That's why we start out slowly, use our focus and all of our attention to make sure we are playing and counting our music correctly. Doing shorter bursts of repetitive practicing will accomplish more and build our Myelin just as our muscles would grow from lifting weights. Topping off our physical practicing with mirroring it in our imagination will do wonders to reinforce our physical actions as well.

Check out this wonderful lesson in the video below and as always, stay Tuned to PianoLessonsOnTheWeb to learn much more and achieve your dreams of playing the piano!

06/19/2020

Therapeutic Effects
Current research now shows the therapeutic effects of drumming techniques. Research indicates that drumming accelerates physical healing, boosts the immune system. In addition specific studies conducted by professionals in the fields of music therapy and mental health show us that drumming:

Reduces tension, anxiety and stress
Helps control chronic pain
Boosts the immune system
Releases negative feelings, blockages and emotional trauma
In a specific study conducted by Barry Bittman, MD, group drumming actually increases cancer-killing cells, which help the body combat cancer as well as many other viruses.

06/15/2020

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06/12/2020

Music and the mind
The most highly publicized mental influence of music is the "Mozart effect." Struck by the observation that many musicians have unusual mathematical ability, researchers at the University of California, Irvine, investigated how listening to music affects cognitive function in general, and spatial-temporal reasoning in particular. In their first study, they administered standard IQ test questions to three groups of college students, comparing those who had spent 10 minutes listening to a Mozart piano sonata with a group that had been listening to a relaxation tape and one that had been waiting in silence. Mozart was the winner, consistently boosting test scores. Next, the investigators checked to see if the effect was specific to classical music or if any form of music would enhance mental performance. They compared Mozart's music with repetitive music by Philip Glass; again, Mozart seemed to help, improving spatial reasoning as measured by complex paper cutting and folding tasks and short-term memory as measured by a 16-item test.

How might music enhance cognitive performance? It's not clear, but the researchers speculated that listening to music helps organize the firing of nerve cells in the right half of the cerebral cortex, the part of the brain responsible for higher functions. According to this construct, music — or at least some forms of music — acts as an "exercise" that warms up selected brain cells, allowing them to process information more efficiently. It's an interesting theory, but before you rush out to stock up on recordings of Mozart's music, you should know that even in the original research, the "Mozart effect" was modest (8 to 9 IQ points) and temporary (15 minutes). And in reviewing 16 studies of Mozart's music and human cognitive function, a Harvard psychologist concluded that the effect was even smaller, amounting to no more than 2.1 IQ points. It's a sour note, but it's hardly a requiem for the theory that music may boost cognitive function. In fact, the divergent results should serve as a prelude to additional research. And even if listening to music turns out to have little long-term effect on cognition, a 2010 review reported that learning to play an instrument may enhance the brain's ability to master tasks involving language skills, memory, and attention.

05/28/2020

Your Brain on Drums
Drumming is a great workout for your brain and actually can make you smarter because when you drum you access your entire brain. Research shows that the physical transmission of rhythmic energy to the brain actually synchronizes the left and right hemispheres. Here's the Brain Machine.

05/18/2020

Continued... (Part 3)

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05/06/2020

Continued...(Part 2)

About 5 years ago, Dr. Dickerson, whose mother is an Alaska Native from the Inupiaq indigenous group, devised a plan with a substance abuse counselor to create a drum-assisted therapy program for American Indians/Alaska Natives. With a research grant from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, a division of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Dickerson and his colleagues conducted six focus groups and enrolled five men and five women in a program that incorporated drumming activities within a culturally relevant format that took place during 3-hour treatment sessions twice per week for 12 weeks. During the first session, the study participants built a powwow drum they used as the focus of their treatment.

"For Native Americans, the drum is a very sacred instrument," explained Dr. Dickerson, also an assistant research psychiatrist at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA. "It symbolizes what many Native Americans describe as being the heartbeat of Mother Earth, so to speak. The songs that are sung with drumming often have a sacred component relating to their ancestry, stories, and traditions.

"So when they make the drum, they have the opportunity to learn about the purposes and history of the tribal traditions in drumming. When they make the drum, they feel like they have a sense of ownership in their own recovery process."

Participants in the UCLA open trial ranged from 19 to 67 years of age and underwent assessments at baseline, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks, including urine drug screens and breathalyzer tests, and the Addiction Severity Index, Native American version, to assess mental health and psychosocial characteristics. By the end of the trial, all study participants demonstrated significant improvements in the ASI psychological and medical composite scores, and in fatigue and spirituality, as measured by the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT)–Fatigue (version 4) and the FACIT–Spiritual Questions Only–Expanded.

"I was surprised we had statistical significance with such a small sample size," Dr. Dickerson said. "It’s promising, and we would anticipate good results in a larger trial as well."

When the treatment sessions ended, many of the study participants expressed favorable impressions of the program. "A lot of American Indians and Alaska Natives have had limited opportunities to participate in their own cultural healing activities," Dr. Dickerson said. "The program participants said they felt a real connection with their culture and felt that really helped them with their recovery process. We had people say it helped them with their stress, with feeling less depressed, and feeling more spiritual.

05/03/2020

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American Indians and Alaska Natives with substance abuse disorders who participated in a 12-week drum-assisted therapy program experienced significant improvements in mental health and psychological characteristics, as measured by the Addiction Severity Index, Native American version.

The findings, which stem from the first federally funded study of its kind, hold promise as a way to weave cultural traditions into addiction treatment efforts. "Throughout the United States, tribal leaders, elders, substance abuse providers, and administrators who serve this population feel there’s a need for more cultural-based treatments in general for Native Americans, including drumming or sweat lodge or bead making," said Dr. Daniel L. Dickerson, an assistant research psychiatrist with the integrated substance abuse programs at the University of California, Los Angeles.

To Be Continued...

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04/22/2020

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04/18/2020

BY STEWART JEAN
As an educator for the past 15 years, I’ve gained incredible insight on the array of bad habits and technique problems drummers encounter as they develop their skills. These problems often stem from lack of control, strongly dedicated limb reliance, or misdirected muscle memory, the latter of which can also lock in bad habits. Fortunately, these are problems that can be overcome by revisiting fundamentals. This week, we look at foot control.

This month, we delve deeper with specific sounds for the snare drum, bass drum, hi-hat and ride cymbal within a specified groove. If you are still struggling to overcome bad habits by not knowing what to fix, putting together those limb exercises with the sound exercises in this month’s lessons can help. Certain sounds and grooves may be easier or harder depending on your experience, but no matter your skill level, try to focus on the sound and the feeling you wake to evoke within the groove.

A good method to use for assessing bass drum or overall foot control (which a lack of ultimately affects the upper body as well) is to simply play a traditional disco beat. This groove immediately exposes balance and dependence issues. To strip this down to brass tacks, let’s check how you’re able to alter the hi-hat sound (closed, open, very open, accented) while maintaining a strong four-on-the-floor pattern with the bass drum.

Now, how about adding syncopated notes on the snare drum (accented, not ghosted) without allowing the hi-hat pattern to fluctuate? How about moving the hi-hat pattern up to the ride cymbal and playing eighth-notes with the hi-hat foot?

For Ex. 1, play a disco beat at 126 bpm with a tightly closed hi-hat playing eighth-notes accented on the upbeats. The snare drum will play a strong rimshot on 2 and 4 while the bass drum plays a buried be**er, four-on-the-floor pattern.

Next, while maintaining the upbeat accents, move from the tightly closed hi-hat to a slightly open hi-hat on the upbeats . Take notice of how little pressure change is required to open the hi-hat pedal in order to make a substantial sonic change to our pattern. Toggle between the tight hi-hat and the open hi-hat.

Now, still maintaining the upbeat accents, move from the slightly open hi-hat to a very open hi-hat on the upbeats. Are you able to maintain control of your lower limbs? Do you notice any tension in your body?

Next, let’s create a 4-bar pattern by adding a few syncopated sixteenth-notes on the snare drum . These added notes are to be played with the same intensity as the backbeat on 2 and 4. Strive for consistency!

A few ghost notes can be added on the snare , but be careful not to overdo it. Be sure you can go from deliberately playing ghost notes to consciously not playing ghost notes. No “throw away” notes here—all notes must have meaning.

Lastly, take this hi-hat pattern up to the ride and play the ride bell on the upbeats. Pair this change with your hi-hat foot pumping out eighth-notes in a relaxed and economical manner.

I hope this helps you on your path to becoming a better drummer and that you continue to lay the groundwork for success.

Stewart Jean is Program Chair for Drums at Musicians Institute in Hollywood, CA.

04/12/2020

"It was one lap too many," she said. "He just closed his eyes."

Stirling Moss wins the 1955 British Grand Prix

He became the first British driver to win the British Grand Prix in 1955
Formula 1 described Moss as "one of the true greats", while Silverstone, the home of the British Grand Prix, posted a lengthy tribute on its website, describing him as the driver who "set the standards by which all other drivers are judged".

"In the history of motor racing, not just in his home country but also wherever he raced around the world, Sir Stirling held a unique status which continued throughout his life, long after he retired from his frontline racing career," their tribute said.

"Although he never won the World Drivers' Championship, Sir Stirling was universally recognised, following the retirement of the great Argentinian Juan Manuel Fangio in 1958, as the racing driver who set the standards by which all other drivers were judged, whether in Formula 1 or international sports car racing.

"His versatility and competitive instincts made him a formidable competitor in any race, even if at times the cars at his disposal were not truly 'state of the art', however well prepared they may have been."

The bare statistics of Moss's mainstream career "are extraordinary", they said.

Commentator and former F1 driver Martin Brundle also paid tribute on Twitter, writing: "RIP Sir Stirling Moss. A mighty racer and gentleman.

"He had a press on style on the track and in life. Remarkable man. Survived the most dangerous era of motorsport and died today aged 90. He had such great stories to tell, and it was a privilege to know him."

04/07/2020

Here's a great read regarding the benefits of learning an instrument and the positive effects on the brain.

By Tom Barnes
Aug. 13, 2014

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Anyone who spent hours of their young life practicing fingerings and drilling scales understands that the tedium is real. Thankfully though, new scientific research has concluded without a shadow of a doubt that all that time and energy was not wasted: Learning to play an instrument is one of the most effective ways to improve the cognitive powers of the mind. You and everyone else who learned to play an instrument as a child is smarter now because of it.

TED Ed recently released the above video detailing some of most cutting edge research on the cognitive benefits you gain just by learning an instrument. Their conclusion: Playing an instrument is exactly like a full brain workout.

The newest research on music and the brain has revealed an amazing connection with memory. Music-learning offers a huge boost to one's memory faculties. Trained musicians can create, encode and retrieve memories more rapidly and accurately than non-musicians, showing special improvement in verbal memory.

In fact, children with one to five years of musical training were able to remember 20% more vocabulary words read to them off a list than children without such training. That's especially compelling because highly developed verbal memory skills have numerous applications in non-musical contexts, such as helping students learn and remember more content from speeches and lectures. Musicians who began their training as children have also been shown to learn new languages more quickly.

And, unlike a stint at the gym, the mental gains you make by practicing an instrument don't disappear easily. Neuroscientists have observed musicians' brains while they play hooked to EEGs and seen vibrant activity in the visual cortex, as well as the auditory and motor cortices of the brain. A focused regimen of musical practice can cause permanent changes in these neurological structures, which can help people to perform numerous extra-musical tasks more quickly and efficiently for a lifetime. Some combination of the visual benefits and the motor benefits led to Victor Wooten choosing this amazing shirt while playing this incredible cover of "Amazing Grace."

Music-making engages both halves of the brain equally. By stimulating the left brain, which is the more mathematical, calculating and syntactic hemisphere, and the right, which is the more creative, musicians build a strong corpus callosum, which acts as a neural bridge between the two hemispheres. Musicians who begin their training around 7 years old have a significantly larger corpus callosum than others without the same training. That means that the two halves of musicians'brains can communicate with one another more quickly and along more diverse routes across their expanded corpus callosum. As a result, musicians are more likely to be inventive problem-solvers.

All that plays into the strengthening of the brain's executive functions, including the ability to strategize, retain information, regulate behavior, solve problems and adjust plans to changing mental demands. The results of one such study on the connections between music training and executive function found increased activity in the supplementary motor area and prefrontal cortex of musicians’ brains, two areas that are often seriously deficient in people suffering from executive function disorders, such as ADHD.

Musical training can therefore be a huge therapeutic tool to helping adults and children manage and overcome their symptoms.

It's all remarkable, but the most incredible aspect of all of these studies is the exclusivity of these cognitive benefits to music. No other art form, hobby or activity can produce the same level of lasting neurological benefits as music. And these benefits are never out of reach. Sustaining musical activity into adulthood, or picking up an instrument for the first time, can do wonders to stave off the effects of aging by slowing cognitive decline, decreasing the risk of dementia and improving working memory and motor control.

Think about all that when you're burrowing into the couch to binge watch Netflix and instead go dig that keyboard out from your closet. Your brain will return the favor somewhere down the line.

03/28/2020

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03/23/2020

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03/22/2020

I love drums! But there is something special about a well tuned bass drum. I would use any of Tony Williams Lifetime albums as an example of a perfect bass drum sound.

So that is also my approach to mixing and mastering. I'm listening for that sweet spot where everything seems to fall into place.

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03/11/2020

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01/28/2020

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01/28/2020

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01/05/2020

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12/26/2019

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12/17/2019

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12/10/2019

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11/26/2019

JOHNSON CITY, TN—In a public statement issued Tuesday, Sunshine Community Church became the first congregation in the country to commit to using cage-free drummers by the year 2025."We are slowly phasing out our inhumane use of caged drummers," head pastor Buck Darling told reporters...