Nick Rieser Music & Nick Rieser, piano teacher

An update - music lessons are less likely to make children smarter and more likely to reveal the curiosity and discipline they already have.... music training looks less like a cognitive miracle drug and more like a magnifying glass. It amplifies existing differences rather than creating new ones from scratch.

Does Music Training Really Make Children Smarter? Psychologists Say We’ve Been Asking the Wrong Question Music lessons are less likely to make children smarter and more likely to reveal the curiosity and discipline they already have.

All of our cares and worries disappear ... as we become lost in the world of the story... the inner critic must be shut down, and the inner Picasso turned up... Improvisation appears to take place in an altered state of mind.... and that adaptive sense of timelessness gives our lives much of its beauty and meaning.

What Time Feels Like When You’re Improvising - Nautilus The neurology of flow states.

... "improvisation looks less like planning and more like fluent, embodied communication, like speaking to a loved one"

Here’s What’s Happening in the Brain When You’re Improvising Here’s What’s Happening in the Brain When You’re Improvising: It has a surprising cerebral signature

We're all wired for music...

We All Speak Music: The Brain’s Constant Search for Harmony - Neuroscience News A new study finds that non-musicians' brains are just as good as professionals' at integrating musical context and predicting melodies.

Music- for lifelong benefits!

'You're not just recalling words, but an emotion': The lifelong benefits of making music From helping people cope with age-related disorders to altering our perception of physical pain, music's impact on our bodies can ring loud.

Music is great for seniors!!

Music may lower dementia risk by 39% in older adults, new study reveals - Nifty50Plus Music is often called the “universal language.” It heals, soothes, connects and cuts across every mood and stage of life. But a new study suggests your love of music may do more than lift your spirits—it may actually help protect your brain from dementia. Inspiration: Stories of those 50+ doin...

Playing tomorrow at the Jazz Station in a memorable holiday show Calvin Smith, Sean Peterson, and Jim Douglas!
https://www.thejazzstation.org/calendar #!event/2025/12/6/calvin-orlando-smith-2nd-show

Let music revitalize your Friday evening!

Hey >! Here's a Friday evening revitalization! This Friday, Nov. 15 7-9 PM Drop Bear Brewery 2690 Willamette Street (where Turtles used to be) 541.505.9285 [email protected] Drop Bear has artisanal handmade organic pizza, salads and a great Thai fusion food cart.  

Start the weekend right - with jazz! -

Hey >! Start the weekend with jazz! Friday, Sept. 13 7-9 PM Drop Bear Brewery 2690 Willamette Street (where Turtles used to be) 541.505.9285 [email protected] Drop Bear has artisanal hand made organic pizza, salads and a great Thai fusion food cart.

Playing with Bob Ragan's Slightly Retro Jazz this Thursday! https://territorialvineyards.com/