Delaware State Music Teachers Association
Archmere Academy
Claymont, DE
19 November 2022
The Importance of Music for Emotional Health
Videos seen in the presentation
Cunningham Piano Online Ensemble
Violinists across the world play for Ukraine
Paleolithic bone flute from Geißenklösterle, 37,000 years old
Paleolithic ivory flute from Giessenklosterle, 40,000 years old
11-month old twins moving to music
Nashville Studio Singers cell phone choir
Articles
Cirelli, L. K., et al., (2014), Interpersonal synchrony increases prosocial behavior in infants. Developmental Science.
Kirschner, S. and Tomasello, M. (2010), Joint music making promotes prosocial behavior in 4-year-old children. Evolution and Human Behavior.
Svard, L., (2022) Music, Emotions, COVID – and the Brain, MTNA e-journal, 13, no. 3.
Wiltermuth, S. S., and Heath, C. (2009), Synchrony and cooperation, Psychological Science.
Newspaper article
Michigan Opera Theatre drives into the pandemic era with a fresh take on a classic
Books
Steven Mithen, The Singing Neanderthals: the origins of music, language, mind, and body (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2006).
And please watch for my book in February 2023
The Musical Brain: what students, teachers, and performers need to know. (published by Oxford)