Imagine Rotary
Earlier this year, I had the great honor and pleasure to attend President-Elect Training for my upcoming year as the...
Before Our Eyes
I normally post positive, uplifting or inspiring things, but I can’t hide my anguish and heart-ache about the unjust and...
Art and music therapy seem to help with brain disorders. Scientists want to know why
When Michael Schneider’s anxiety and PTSD flare up, he reaches for the ukulele he keeps next to his computer. “I...
Middle School Music and Theatre Students Get Better Grades
Does your middle schooler want to study music, theater, or dance? Do you fear it will be a distraction from...
At Summer Camp With Mozart and Tchaikovsky
Louise Dorner was 14 when, during her summer break from school, she took part in a weeklong opera camp at...
Want to Make School Great Again? Fund Arts Education.
The dollars don’t lie. We live in an era that devalues the arts (fine, performing and music) in our schools....
The science of why music improves our memory and verbal intelligence
The notion that musical training can have positive effects on cognitive functions other than music has long been a source...
Listening to Mozart can help premature babies gain weight
Playing Mozart to premature babies can help them gain weight, according to The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper said that new...
Joyful Music May Promote Heart Health
Listening to your favorite music may be good for your cardiovascular system. Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore have shown for the first time that the emotions aroused by joyful music have a healthy effect on blood vessel function. Music, selected by study participants because it made them feel good and brought them a sense of joy, caused tissue in the inner...
Join Your Voice With Mine
In this day and age where headlines are filled with accounts of war, where centuries of hatred unleash atrocities beyond...