Lis Manson Piano

08/31/2024

Why is music so important for your brain development.
Now accepting new students for the new school year.

12/25/2023

The benefits of learning to play and understand music.🎼

09/24/2022

All of the amazing things that learning to play the piano does for your brain 🎹

01/03/2022

*New students wanted*

I have 2 spots available for Tuesday & Thursday.

Kindly send me an email at [email protected].

01/03/2022

5 benefits why learning & playing the piano is beneficial

1. Prevents Brain Processing, Hearing and Memory Loss

The ability to process auditory signals usually slows down as we age. However, participants of a recent study who continued to play music throughout their lives had helped reverse the decline of brain processing, memory, and inner ear hearing loss.

2. Improved Counting & Math Skills

A study conducted by Martin F. Gardiner and his colleagues at the Center for the Study of Human Development at Brown University found that specialized musical training in specific increments toward greater difficulty boosted second graders’ math skills significantly above their peers.

3. Exercising New Language Skills

A study in the early 1990s discovered the “Mozart effect” in children, which showed early language development and spatial-temporal intelligence could be boosted by keyboard lessons for preschoolers.2 Additionally, a study by Dr. Charles Limb showed that pianists who solo use their brains linguistically as if they were responding conversationally and grammatically.

4. Improves Reading Comprehension

A 1993 study summarized in the Educational Psychology journal showed that the ability to discriminate between pitch, which is a fundamental ability you learn when playing piano, was linked to good reading performance. Additionally, learning to memorize music before performance exercises reading comprehension skills and the portion of your brain responsible for recall.

5. Encourages Creativity

Dr. Ana Pinho conducted a recent study on jazz pianists. Monitoring their brain activity while playing, she found that the part of their brain responsible for default or stereotypical responses was actually turned off. Instead, when jazz pianists are playing, their brain's improvisation ability is firing to create unique, original sound and style.

07/24/2021

Thank you Mike E for your positive review:

"Positive: Communication, Professionalism, Quality, Value
Lis has been teaching me and my son for 4 months. She's been very thorough with her program and very generous with her time. Her flexibility is suited to our busy schedule and the progress we are making keeps us going back for more lessons"

-Mike E. Oakville Ontario.

Enrolling for September. Gab your spot. email
[email protected]

05/01/2021

*ATTENTION* 2 spots are available. 🎹

I have two new spaces available. Tuesday & Thursday afternoon.

Serious inquiries only. Online class avalable. ✨

A dedicated teacher who enjoys teaching beginner & intermediate classes. Adult sessions are available as well.

01/28/2021

*NEW SPOTS AVAILABLE* 🎹

I have a few spots available for new students. Please contact me if you are interested. Serious inquiries only.

"What has keys but can't listen to the beauty it unlocks? A piano"
-Jarod Kintz

01/27/2021

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12/01/2020

6. Playing the piano increases your memory capacity

Playing the piano stimulates your brain. While you learn and play songs, the stimulated areas of your brain become larger and therefore more active. The areas that are responsible for the storage of audio information, particularly, are more developed in musicians then in non-musicians.
So when you play the piano, your ability to memorize audio information increases. The chance of saying something like: “I’m sorry! Maybe you told me, but I really don’t remember…” most likely will occur less often.
Isn’t it amazing what playing the piano can do for you? If you’ve always been looking for an excuse to pick up that tricky piano, well, here -- now you've got more than one.

11/30/2020

5. Playing the piano improves your emotional intelligence

Playing the piano enhances your listening skills. These are also very important when you interact with other people. Emotions are not only expressed by facial expressions and body language, but also by the tone of voice, the speed of speech, and the melody of speech. People who play an instrument are better listeners, and it is not surprising that studies have actually revealed that musicians are more perceptive in interpreting the emotions of others.

11/23/2020

4. Playing piano improves your time management skills

Many of us have quite busy schedules. Unfortunately, scientists haven’t found a way to make one day last more than 24 hours yet. So to get all your activities and duties done, you need to organize them. When you get used to practicing regularly, you also learn how to use your time efficiently and how you can use a 20-minute time slot for a quick piano lesson.