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The Neuroscience of Creativity By Anna Abraham – Book Review
Credit: David Cassolato I will start with a little story. In 2007 I was beginning University studies and surfing the internet one weekend, when I came across a piano teacher’s blog. This teacher was on about this great new discovery. After teaching for many years…
- Written by Guest Contributor on Apr 11, 2023
- Anna Abraham, book review, Creativity, music, music education, music neuroscience, piano, playing-based, simply music, The Neuroscience of Creativity, the playground
The War of Art By Steven Pressfield – Book Review
I looked everywhere for the enemy and failed to see it right in front of my face. Sometimes things that should be obvious aren’t. Sometimes an obvious thing only becomes obvious after someone states it in such an articulate and relatable manner that its essence…
- Written by Guest Contributor on Mar 8, 2023
- book review, Creativity, music, music education, music neurology, piano, playing-based, simply music, Steven Pressfield, the playground, The War of Art
The Great Courses: Creativity & Your Brain
The Great Courses: Creativity & Your Brain I’ve been a fan of The Great Courses for a long time. Typically designed as packages of ‘lectures’ that might mirror a semester of university study, these comprehensive courses cover topics as varied as your imagination. In my…
- Written by Gordon Harvey on Jan 12, 2023
- course review, Creativity, gordon harvey, Indre Viskontas, music, music education, piano, playing-based music education, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, simply music, the playground, University of San Francisco
12 Notes by Quincy Jones [Book Review]
Quincy Jones may well be music’s all-time greatest multitalent. From jazz trumpeter to band leader to arranger for the likes of Frank Sinatra, conductor, composer, Broadway and Academy Awards director, producer for the likes of Michael Jackson, record company executive, impresario, educator, activist and more,…
- Written by Gordon Harvey on Nov 30, 2022
- 12 Notes, book review, Creativity, gordon harvey, music, music education, piano, playing-based music education, Quincy Jones, simply music, the playground
The Molecule of More by Daniel Lieberman & Michael Long
Book Review By Katie Schmidt Welp, if I were a psychology professor, I would definitely make this book a requirement for all my students. Although I am not said professor, I do wish all of us would read this book. It gave me a much…
- Written by Guest Contributor on Oct 21, 2022
- book review, Creativity, Daniel Lieberman, katie schmidt, Love, Michael Long, music, music education, piano, simply music, the playground