Turn up the music!

I always knew music was good for us, but this is amazing. Heard about Tod and Dan from the 2008 TED Conference. It seems they and Hyperscore are just the tip of the music/technology iceberg.

For our son, Andrew, music has become a passion that will, I'm sure, sustain and entertain him throughout his life. He continues to develop very personal relationships with many compositions and even experimented with a Digital Music Class last semester in 10th grade. Like Tod Mochover maintains, Andrew experiences music differently and is literally moved to tears by Beethoven's 9th Symphony and several others. Learning how to express himself more through music is a skill that continues to bring him much joy. And it's clearly therapeutic for so many good reasons.

Isn't it wonderful that music can be so helpful to so many? And seriously, shouldn't insurance be available to help offset the cost for music therapy and other attempts to optimize this technology for people with disabilities or conditions like Alzheimers?

Perhaps it's time to explore this stuff some more on your computer, or look for a music therapy class where you live (for your child, your parents, yourself?). Better yet, just turn up the radio, your Spotify or Pandora. I may actually try to learn Garage Band, myself. Who knows what might happen?!