Jacqueline Courson

  Playing the piano is a fun and relaxing hobby or perhaps even profession – but learning to play actually offers more than what meets the ear. Because of the skills required to even learn to play, a piano player’s brain is different from regular brains and even the brains of others.   Side Benefits of Playing Piano Music in itself offers many side benefits, however piano offers unique benefits even against other instruments. The actual brain structure of pianist…

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A two year study has shown accelerated brain growth in young children when they receive music instruction. The areas of the brain involved in language development, sound, reading skill and speech perception developed faster in children who received music education than those who did not. As part of a larger five year study, researchers from the Brain and Creativity lab at the University of Southern California studied the effects of music education on 37 young children ages 6-7 from an underprivileged Los Angeles…

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Have you “always wanted to play piano” but never had the opportunity as a child? Or have you just been too busy with responsibilities as an adult or parent to take the time for yourself? Are you afraid you might be unteachable? Or – the worst – you took lessons as child and quit because your teacher was too unpleasant or you were just too impatient? It’s never too late to learn an instrument. And in addition to picking up that…

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Has your child been showing an interest in piano or another instrument? In addition to the enjoyment you both will receive from filling your home with music, there are many other benefits of learning to play the piano.   Private piano lessons will…   1. Boost your child’s creative intelligence. Music education has been shown to improve spatial intelligence. Spatial intelligence helps us visualize and understand how things work together – a skill critical in careers such as architecture, engineering, math, and computer science. Piano lessons provide an opportunity for…

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Every day, science continues to take on increasingly more significant roles in our society. Scientific literacy and creativity are essential for: Making advances in medicine to improve quality of life and reducing surgical risks, Finding solutions to environmental issues, Developing better ways to grow food for a stable food supply, Stimulating the economy through the creation of new technology, Maintaining strength as a world power through increasing our scientific knowledge relative to other nations However, we are having a difficult time…

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