Autism and Music

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

In my years of music teaching, I had the opportunity to teach piano to two kids with Asperger’s Syndrome–a high functioning form of Autism. I learned a lot from teaching them as well as from my student with learning disabilities. I taught in people’s homes back then and observed a lot of what their mom, [...]

Want to Get Into Medical School? Major in Music!

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

Right now I’m sitting in Atlanta after a business workshop. I was surprised at the number of intense conversations that came up about the value of music in every part of our lives. One of the most fascinating discussions was with a scientist by the name of Dr. Gregory Simpson. We spent several hours discussing [...]

Classical Music is Boring

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Have you every heard someone say that classical music is boring or it puts them to sleep?  Do you feel that way yourself? I’m a big NASCAR fan. I remember someone commenting that racing was boring because it was just a bunch of cars going around in circles.  If that was what it was about, [...]