Lili's Musical Interlude - Music and Learning

Lili's Musical Interlude

Here is a little musical interlude I enjoyed, while taking a break in the taping for my  LIDO Telecommunications Essentials elearning series. 

This is me playing one of my favorite pieces - Schubert's Impromptu in A flat major.   My absolute favorite piece to play is Chopin's Scherzo in B flat minor.  Did you know? -  B flat is the key of the universe!  However, you and I can't hear it - it is 57 octaves below middle C!  So if a black hole hums, it hums at a frequency a million billion times lower than you can hear. 

I like to think that introducing this type of moment, a musical interlude,  in a classroom or elearning setting works wonders in addressing those high on musical intelligence.  If you're not familiar with the fact that we are comprised of multiple intelligences - read two of the books I recommend - Armstrong's 7 Kinds of Smarts and Gardner's Multiple Intelligences.

Another factor that governs how our brain thinks is our sensory style - audio, visual, kinesthetic, and read/write.  Clearly music appeals to all four - we can deduce that music can be a powerful method to accelerating learning. 

But it does depend on the type of music - it has to induce alpha waves or theta waves, not disrupt them!  What is the best music for learning by?  Experts tell us Baroque is the best music to play while using accelerated learning methods because its cadence is the same as the alpha brainwave state.  Ambient music and meditation in nature settings are also an excellent way to get the mind prepared for accelerated learning exercises.

I hope you have enjoyed my musical interlude - it is may be my last.  Tomorrow I am having a joint fusion performed on the middle joint of the left index finger, and the finger will be bent permanently at a 45 degree angle.  They say I won't be able to play - but If I could resume my playing, and read music like this, after not touching the piano for 23 years, anything is possible! 
I’ll be off the keyboard for a little while, but talk to you soon!
Lili

Comments

[Maneesh Kumar]

Lili - I do very much hope that this is not the last piece you play. It was a joy to listen to this. I must say you are very talented.

I wish you a very speedy recovery from your joint fusion.

[piano guide]

I've watched your video several times now. It still gives me goosebumps, You are good. No.. You are the best! Hope to see more videos of yours in time.

[Mitchelle Perez]

what a great music..I can't for got that thing..I'm glad I stumbled in this site..
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