Teens are facing so many challenges. Stress at home, school, and social life affects all our moods, sometimes so much that you can go from feeling awesome to awful in a matter of minutes.
Instrumental gets it.
That’s why they’ve created Instrumental, to show you how music—listening, playing, and composing—can help with observing, processing, and understanding your emotional states.
This project is created by The Glenn Gould Foundation and inspired by the life and career of James Rhodes, a British pianist whose childhood trauma led to severe mental illness and years of struggle along the journey to recovery.
"We all need someone to lean on." ~Bill Withers (1938-2020)
Can music make you smarter?
Why A is Not Enough (this is why I'm so tough on you sometimes!)
More Reasons to take music class seriously (if you care about your success in the rest of your life!)
Watch this video to see the connection between music and brain development.
Three Brain Benefits of Musical Training:
1) "Musicians have an enhanced ability to integrate sensory information from hearing, touch, and sight.
2) Beginning training before the age of seven has been shown to have the greatest impact. The age at which musical training begins affects brain anatomy as an adult.
3) Brain circuits involved in musical improvisation are shaped by systematic training, leading to less reliance on working memory and more extensive connectivity within the brain."
This article shares some of the ways musicians have proven that music can heal.
This TEDTalk shares the transformative power of music. The speaker, Robin Spielberg, tells her own personal story in a very engaging way.
This blog discusses the benefits of music therapy, a career you may consider in your future.
Read this article to find out about the dangers of hearing loss as a musician and the ways you can protect your hearing for your future!