Music Spectrum School for the Arts

Today, January 26th, Group classes are rescheduled, and private lessons are online. We are working on our parking lot, but it is not clear yet. Please stay safe and warm!

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Music Spectrum School for the Arts Classical to Contemporary Music & Art Lessons for All Ages Group & Private, RCM, ABRSM Reston, Herndon, Sterling, Great Falls

Few adults play musical instruments, and even fewer do so in a group, Caroline Mimbs Nyce wrote in 2024. What health benefits might they be giving up? https://theatln.tc/oglkQfzJ

“Kids receive plenty of music education, but as people get older, they fall out of practice. Many stop picking up their instrument,” Nyce wrote. “This is unfortunate, in part because plenty of research shows that adults could benefit from playing music.”

Playing music helps build larger brain networks and new pathways. “Musicians tend to have better attention than nonmusicians,” Nyce continued. “Banging on a drum or tooting a horn can also relieve stress, reduce burnout, and help with anxiety and depression. For older people specifically, research has shown potential cognitive benefits along with a possible decrease in dementia risk.”

Adults may be skipping out in part because music education is associated with childhood and coursework. And after people grow out of music education in their childhood, they tend to think that music is a special talent, Nyce wrote, not something that just anybody can learn.

“Of course, people are busy; they simply may not have the luxury of sitting down to study Bach once a week, much less the money to pay for an instrument or private lessons,” Nyce wrote.

Playing music in groups has additional benefits, such as allowing adults to feel more trusting of and connected to one another, and to the world in general. But while it’s easy to go to a park or gym and pull together a game of pickup basketball, “piecing together people at the same skill level to play a concerto or even just jam in a garage is another matter.”

Nyce herself recently began to play the recorder. “I plan to keep learning,” she writes, “not because it strengthens my neuropathways per se (though I certainly don’t mind that), but because making music, even when it’s silly—perhaps especially when it’s silly—is just a whole lot of fun.” https://theatln.tc/oglkQfzJ

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Herndon/Reston Parents! Give your child the extra help they need to learn Violin. The Music Spectrum Violin Class (4-6 students) was created to offer support for learning Violin with greater personal attention than is possible in larger public school classes, and in a more affordable way than private lessons. Most public school classes simply can’t provide enough individual attention to each student for developing proper technique with the necessary corrections. Students need additional help to do well. Our Violin Group Class is designed to give the necessary support to school programs with additional weekly instruction and the more personalized attention of a small group. Inaddition, the class will provide students with a wonderful opportunity to improve their ability to play together with others in small ensembles such as duets or trios. The class instructor is Ms. Anna Kong, who has her Master’s degree in Violin Performance from the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University, has played in Richmond Symphony and has been teaching at Music Spectrum since 2017.

Music Spectrum School for the Arts Classical to Contemporary Music & Art Lessons for All Ages Group & Private, RCM, ABRSM Reston, Herndon, Sterling, Great Falls

Herndon/Reston Parents! Our Small Group Guitar Class starts September 10th! Great learning opportunity with experienced teacher! We are located near the intersection of Fairfax County Parkway and the Dulles Toll Rd. www.musicspectrumschool.com/group-classes