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New Year's Resolution FAIL: Dyscalculia and Body Awareness

18 days into the New Year, and I broke my New Year’s resolution.

What is my New Year’s Resolution, you ask? Well, in 2010, I resolved to improve my proprioception.

My what?

Let me explain.

I learned the word “proprioception” from a friend I visited over the holidays. He’s a piano teacher, he’s studied technique extensively, and [...]

Early music education as dyscalculia remediation

I came across this fascinating post by an Iranian researcher.  It turns out music education might significantly improve dyscalculia symptoms:

Conclusion: Experimental groups skills in math and Music training group in scores of IQ had show increased. Some methods, such as bilateral brain training and Music training could be used to reduced symptoms of dyscalculia disorder.

As [...]

Music and the Mathematically Challenged, Part the First

It’s not uncommon for me to mention being a musician, and for someone to respond with, “Oh, you must be really good at math. Music is all about math!”

I generally respond by nailing that persons head to the table getting unreasonably defensive. I love music; I hate math. [...]