- Playing the piano requires the your brain to function at a high level! Let’s explore the different parts of your body and your senses:
- Eyes
- SIght-reading on the piano involves reading two lines of music, each in a different clef. This stimulates your visual cortex as well as your occipital lobe.
- Ears
- Pianists listen to notes being played and adjust their play accordingly. This stimulates your auditory complex as well as your temporal lobe.
- Hands
- Both hands often play rhythms independently from each other. This stimulates your primary motor cortex, prefrontal lobe, and cerebellum.
- Keeping Time
- Pianists accurately “keep time” by synthesizing and synchronizing all sensory input and motor activity. In addition, they are able to subdivide the beat in a myriad of ways. This stimulates your prefrontal cortex and cerebellum.
- 10 Fingers
- Very few, if any, instruments require the constant use of all ten fingers like the piano. This stimulates your primary motor cortex, prefrontal cortex, and your cerebellum.
- Spatial
- Pianists know where all the notes are without having to look at the piano keyword. This stimulates your parietal lobe, cerebellum, right hemisphere.
- http://preludemusiccenter.com/this-is-your-brain-on-piano/
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