Imogen's Piano Studio

09/03/2015

Practicing scales changed your life.

03/17/2015

Definitely my goal as a teacher! Means constantly gauging levels of difficulty to find that sweet spot, cultivating "meta-cognition", and keeping my sense of humor. Worth reading...

Teacher-author Larry Ferlazzo distills the research on optimal motivation and shares ideas that can help students achieve a "state of flow" in class.

01/29/2015

More fascinating research on the benefits of learning to play an instrument!

"Playing music is the brain's equivalent of a full-body workout." "Each note rubs the others just right, and the instrument shivers with

07/24/2014

A new review of research has restarted the argument over the relative importance of practice and native talent.

07/24/2014

Further evidence of the value of music study!

Researchers in the burgeoning field of music neuroscience discuss the effects of music on brain development.

03/26/2014

Fun statistics to share...

Physiologist Homer Smith cites skilled piano playing as one of the pinnacles of human achievement because of the “demanding muscle coordination of the fingers, which require a precise ex*****on of ...