Lois Svard

Tag: learning

  • The many kinds of memory in music

    In music we often talk about auditory, visual, and motor memory.  But outside of the music world, we encounter a dizzying array of memory terms. We read about  short-term vs. long-term, explicit vs. implicit, declarative vs. procedural, semantic vs. episodic –  and more.    So what do all of these terms mean in relationship to memory…

  • Learning and memory: two sides of the same coin

    When I was in grad school (the first time), a friend showed up at lunch one day looking far more stressed than usual.   When I asked her what was going on, she said she had a dream the previous night, and she was convinced it was a premonition of disaster for an impending degree recital.  In…

  • Mirror neurons and music, part I

    You are at a concert and find that you are becoming increasingly tense, uncomfortable, and nervous as the performer experiences several memory lapses.    You know by the look on a student’s face as he comes to your studio that he hasn’t practiced during the past week.   A stranger smiles at you as you walk…