Young Musicians Reap Long-Term Neuro Benefits

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The Gezi is a unique band, which consists of 13 young adults living with autism. They are able to play a challenging classic titled “Radetzky March," rearranged for 6 pianos, each with 2 members playing on the same instrument. Hou Linqi is the piano tutor for the band that used t ...  Show more

When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more like a full-body brain workout. What's going on? Educator Anita Collins explains the fireworks that go off in musicians' brains w ...  Show more

How much is music a part of your life? Do you play any musical instruments? Did you use to play any when you were younger? Have fun in this musical episode (we even play some!) and learn more about the instruments we play and played in the past, what we think about them, our favo ...  Show more

Die beiden Redakteure von Radio D rätseln noch, ob die Musikstudenten mit ihren Vermutungen recht haben. Aber Eulalia ist ihnen wieder einmal einen Schritt voraus. Auch sie hat eine nächtliche Beobachtung gemacht.