Because of summer hours, leave a message and someone will return your call. You also can search for Web sites dealing with piano and neurological research. Shaw is known for his 1993 research showing college students scored higher on tests after listening to Mozart recordings. By Sheryl James Piano 300, which runs through March 2001 at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, is a series of exhibits, performances, broadcasts and educational programs. And three centuries of children taking piano lessons.
Most parents know the benefits of at least some athletic participation by their children.
Learning music involves ratios, fractions, proportions and thinking about space and time. It improves the brain's abilities for such spatial-temporal reasoning. These skills are necessary for higher-level math, among other tasks. As in athletics, children must practice regularly to advance in music. They learn that practice brings improvement.