THE BRAIN'S CONDUCTOR: WORKING MEMORY AND MUSIC

Enjoyed speaking at the Florida Federation of Music Clubs.

Working memory, your ability to work with information, is a musician's greatest cognitive asset. In this talk, we explore the relationship between working memory and music.

Here are some of the topics we covered:

*Your brain on classical music

*Why John Coltrane had a great working memory

*Why working memory makes the difference between good musicians and virtuosos

*Why practice will only get you so far

*How musical training can help delay the effects of aging.