Charles Limb, a surgeon and research scientist at the University of California, San Fransisco, (as well as an accomplished jazz saxophonist) demonstrated in a 2008 study that musical improvisation produces a neural state that is "uncannily similar to REM sleep", a time when the brain is at it's creative peak.
Read MoreThe pentatonic scale, which fossil evidence suggests is over 40,000 years old, is found in traditional music all over the world and remains at the heart of music we love today. Jazz, Blues, Rock, Soul, R&B, Folk, Gospel, Bluegrass and many other genres. Bone flutes have been found in China, South America, and Africa, but the flute made from a griffin bone, discovered in the the Hohle Fels cave in Germany, is the oldest known intact pitched instrument. Tom Service, writing for the Guardian observes...
Read MoreCharlie Pennel is a piano teacher in Jamaica Plain, MA. Charlie teaches in his studio and offers in-home piano lessons in JP, Brookline, Cambridge, Boston and nearby communities. Charlie's current project, Improvilirium! The Beginning Pianist's Guide to the Joyful Art of Improvisation is a unique resource for beginning pianists of all ages. Distilling insights and strategies from master improvisers and featuring over 300 original songs, etudes, and exercises. Imrpovilirium! teaches students to trust their ears "think" with their hands. and play from the heart.
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