1. The Power of Music in Developing Young Brains
Max Stanley Chartrand, Ph.D. (Behavioral Medicine)
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DigiCare® Behavioral Research

2. Public Education Committee Attempting to Make America’s Children Competitive Again
Music &
Visual Arts
#1 IN MATH
& SCIENCE
Dance
& Drama
In case you didn’t notice, there is an elephant in the Boardroom. He seems to be trying to tell these guys something.

3. Introducing the Right Brain to the Left Brain
The right hemisphere of the brain is utilized for aesthetics (art & music), emotion, expression, sees “whole”.
The left hemisphere is used for math, deduction, abstract thought, sees only small parts of the whole.
The Corpus Collosum (CC) is the tiny area that connects the right & left hemispheres of the brain.
CCs are smaller & less sensitive at birth in boys & take longer to develop. If the boy has chronic OME, he will likely be diagnosed with “developmental delay”.
(Sensory perceptions)
(Hypothalamus)
(Amygdala etc.)
(Cerebellum)
(Vital functions of CNS/PNS)
Corpus Collosum (CC)
(Sense of smell)

4. vs There are two of you inside every one of you…
Corpus Collosum vs
…together you can do anything.

5. What is Cognition?
One’s “periscope on life”—recognition is cognition of that which is already familiar
Awareness of life in context
Awareness of self and others’ feelings
Involves stored memories over uncountable past generations
Its format is defined by input of the five senses, the sense of hearing topping all other senses combined
Cognitive Intelligence & Memory (development of corpus collosum, cerebral cortex)
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6. Music, Visual Arts, Dance, Theater, Literature
The Making of Genius
The Arts
Music, Visual Arts, Dance, Theater, Literature
History & Philosophy
Math & Science
Ethics,
Values
Inquiry & Expression
Critical Thinking
“Abstract Reasoning”
“Classical Literature”
Elegance + Holism + Coherence + Efficiency = Educational Power*
* From The Center for Arts in the Basic Curriculum, 2008

7. Thrive Cultural Academy TALENT TEAM®

8. DANCE CLASS

9. PIANO CLASS

10. DRAMA TEAM

11. ARTS & CRAFTS TEAM

13. Music The Power of unbelievable By Max Stanley Chartrand, Ph.D.
(Behavioral Medicine)

14. Research Suggests that Music Students:
Do better in reading and math
Go to college in higher numbers
Overcome learning disabilities
Are better behaved
Are more successful in their careers

15. Music Heals
Kids with developmental delay in the Corpus Collosum (Language, speech, auditory, spatial, ADD, Dyslexia, HF Autism, other learning disabilities) often “catch up” and sometimes surpass their normal peers after only 4 years in a dynamic music program (Kodaly et al)
Kids from inner-city schools where HS drop out rates are typically 60-80%+ rose to #1 in their school districts in math and science when music programs were instituted (LA, Houston, NYC)
In one inner-city school that requires music in their core curriculum, 98% of students read at grade level or better (99% of these students were minorities).
Development of musical skills has been found to be the most universal and economical way to resolve many disadvantages.
Musical skills development provide lifetime advantages in every area of your life

16. Taking regular music lessons & practicing just 25 minutes a day:
Stimulates the CC to grow faster, so that the slow learner catches up and often passes normal learners
Develops R/L hand coordination raises Spatial IQ
Sensory (visual/auditory) stimulation of good music raises Cognitive IQ
Good music makes smart kids smarter, slow kids faster

17. Different kinds of music stimulate different parts of the brain…
For instance, classical and some forms of jazz stimulate higher brain function, raise IQ potential
Country and some pop music provide mild stimulation in the regions associated with social relationships and emotional expression
Loud rock ‘n’ roll or music with a heavy drum beat stimulate the Amygdala or lower brainstem area and “crowds out” higher brain function

18. The cognitive genius instruments

19. The spatial genius instruments

20. The social instruments

21. The “serious” instruments

22. The human instrument

23. Battle of the Hemispheres
Corpus Collosum vs
…inside all of us

24. Feelings IN CONCERT! The Pink Panther Over the Rainbow “He Loves Me”
A song about the Savior--
“He Loves Me”
Feelings