Wagner Piano Studio

yet another reason for piano lessons for young children !

Early Music Lessons Have Longtime Benefits When children learn to play a musical instrument, they strengthen a range of auditory skills. Recent studies suggest that these benefits extend all through life.

This is the way of the future . Teachers and parents can help children learn to handle stress through practicing mindfulness techniques.

Bridging the Hearts and Minds of Youth: Mindfulness in Clinical Practice, Education and Research Taking in the Good: Helping Children Build Inner Strength and HappinessRick Hanson, PhD Author of The Buddha's Brain

This is my wonderful student Charles Cochran playing at the last recital in May 2011. He was accepted at Vanderbilt for the fall. Great job Charles!

http://www.youtube.com/user/CochranCharles/videos

Playing a musical instrument can reverse stress at the molecular level, according to studies conducted by Loma Linda University School of Medicine and Applied Biosystems (as published in Medical Science Monitor)
Making music can help reduce job burnout and improve your mood, according to a study exposing 112 long-term care workers to six recreational music-making sessions of group drumming and keyboard accompaniment. (as published in Advances in Mind-Body Medicine)
Playing music increases human growth hormone (HgH production among active older Americans. A study following 130 people over two 10-week periods measured participants' levels of HgH. The findings revealed that the test group who took group keyboard lessons showed significantly higher levels of HgH than the control group people who did not make music. (University of Miami)

Of course, playing music is just plain FUN!

Scientific Research Reveals Reasons to Play Music | The NAMM Foundation Founded in 2007, the NAMM Foundation is a nonprofit organization with the mission of advancing active participation in music making across the lifespan by supporting scientific research, philanthropic giving and public service programs from the international music products industry. The Foundation’s...

What great girls that I have had the privilege to teach. I sure hope you guys are still enjoying your musical talents! You are missed.

a few shots from recital in Austin, May 2011

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Looking forward to a new year in Longmont . Moving my studio across the country has been a challenging experience. I miss my Austin students ! But, as the word spreads here in Longmont, I am excited to meet new wonderful students whom I can share my love of music with.It is ironic that I used to tell my piano families NOT to tell anyone about me, I was so overbooked! Ah, those were the days! Now I need to get the word out!!

shots from around the studio