Piano Lessons Enhance Brain Performance, Boost Memory and Concentration Skills
August 31st 2008 03:13
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Fom: American Chronicle
Have you ever considered playing piano to be an incredible source of stimuli for your brain?
Are you part of the millions who believe that age affects your brain performance?
Research shows that the very things that you believe are not possible due to mental decay, are actually the very things you should be doing to defy mental decay!
Learning piano is a perfect stimuli to prevent "brain sluggishness" due to it´s unique gradually progressive, and intensely concentrated communication between your brain, your eyes, both hands, all 10 fingers, your feet, calculation of rhythm, isolated muscle pressure, vocalizing and all this with precise execution, simultaneously at exact timed intervals, only split seconds apart. This high intensity lasts throughout an entire song, not to mention all the previous hours of practice!
Give your brain a boost by trying this simple exercise in concentration and memory development. Grab 2 sheets of paper, and enjoy these 5 easy steps:
1. Trace both hands on a sheet of paper making sure your fingers and thumb are pointing straight up. Number the fingers on each hand, starting with the thumb: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. In addition, on the left hand, draw a triangle around the numbers 5, 3, and 1.
2. On another sheet, write 1 2 3 4 5 across the top. Make them large and about an inch apart. Draw a triangle underneath the numbers 1, 3, and 5.
3. Place your right hand over your traced right hand, without touching the paper. While looking at the large numbers 1 2 3 4 5, touch the matching fingers, one at a time, as if you are playing the piano. Try very hard not to look at your fingers.
4. With your left hand, touch the three triangles with the fingers – 5, 3 and 1, simultaneously. Do not let fingers 2 and 4 touch the paper. (Touch close to the triangles, don´t worry if it´s not exact) Touch and release several times for practice. These are called triads.
5. Finally, play this exercise with both hands by playing the 1 2 3 4 5 with your right hand, and with your left hand play the triad at the exact time you see a triangle underneath a right hand number.
Did this exercise keep your concentration level at its peak?
Did your coordination skills feel challenged?
Was your memory forced into action trying to remember which fingers go where and when?
Researchers have concluded that learning to play the piano develops the part of the brain dedicated to concentration, coordination and memory. The very things we are afraid of losing with age, can be maintained by simply playing the piano!
Consider giving your brain the stimuli it needs to maintain it´s optimal performance throughout your life by simply playing the piano. Learn piano today.
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