Workshop Resources
Books & Articles:
This is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession - Daniel J. Levitin
2006 Penguin Group Inc.
The Musician’s Mind: Teaching, Learning, and Performance in the Age of Brain Science – Lynn Helding 2020 Rowman & Littlefield
The Transposed Musician: Teaching Universal Skills to Improve Performance and Benefit Life – Dylan Savage 2020 GIA Publications Inc.
How Music Strengthens the Brain (August 23, 2021)
https://neurosciencenews.com/music-brain-cognition-19181/
Music and the Brain . Listen Closely. May 5, 2021
https://www.guardiannurses.com/music-and-the-brain-listen-closely/
How Does Music Affect Your Brain? December 9, 2021
(great infographic at end of article)
https://www.uagc.edu/blog/how-does-music-affect-your-brain
Why is music good for the brain? October 7, 2020
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/why-is-music-good-for-the-brain-2020100721062
YouTube Videos/TED Talks:
How Playing an Instrument Benefits Your Brain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0JKCYZ8hng
From Perception to Pleasure: How Music Changes the Brain - Dr. Robert Zatorre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVX8j5s53Os&t=16s
Your Brain on Music Ted Harvey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZFFwy5fwYI
This is Your Brain on Music-How Music Benefits the Brain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZJ8BfEu-P8
A Piano Lesson for Life-Changing the Brain Through Music - Geir Olve Skeie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80H4g8F6wm8
Activities:
Washington Post March - Sousa (steady beat)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZyLchZer9A
Zorba the Greek ( tempo accelerando)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzlcxN0lxSo
Anna Kendrick – Cups (Pitch Perfect’s “When I’m Gone”) [Official Video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmSbXsFE3l8
The Cup Song SLOW – tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZyPd_2f-CI
The Cup Song SLOW – accompaniment track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnw1RfULDRs
15 Awesome Hand Clapping Games
https://icebreakerideas.com/hand-clapping-games/
Wunderkeys Rock Repertoire for Teen Beginners
https://www.teachpianotoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Coordination-Technique-Tactics.pdf
Wunderkeys Rock Repertoire for Teen Beginners (2nd worksheet)
https://www.teachpianotoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Eighth-Note-Coordination-2.pdf
Posters and Info Graphics:
Music’s Effect on the Brain: An Infographic – National Association for Music Education
https://nafme.org/musics-effect-on-the-brain-an-infographic/
Music and the Brain – Music for Young Children
https://drjonesmusic.me/2018/01/29/music-and-the-brain-online-discussion-1-spring-2018/