Eric Barnhill on Cognition, Movement, and Music: Philosophy in Action Podcast

[Diana Mertz Hsieh]

I interviewed pianist and graduate student in medical physics Eric
Barnhill about "Cognition, Movement, and Music" (in children) on
Wednesday's Philosophy in Action Radio. The podcast of that episode
is now available for streaming or downloading here:

http://www.philosophyinaction.com/archive/2013-04-17.html

About the episode:

How does cognition connect to physical movement, tone, and rhythm? Can
moving to music help the development of cognitive skills and
capacities, particularly in children?

Eric Barnhill is a Juilliard-trained concert pianist and the creator
of Cognitive Eurhythmics music movement therapy. He is pursuing a Ph.D
in medical physics at the University of Edinburgh, where he studies
brain-muscle interaction using magnetic resonance physics.

Topics discussed:

* Eric's background as a classical pianist
* Starting with movement therapy: the "Feldenkrais Method"
* Moving to the Dalcroze Eurhythmics
* Discoveries about music and movement
* Teaching children about music and movement
* On learning and music
* Activities at home and in the classroom
* Adults using these techniques
* Training horses and communicating with others
* Teaching developmentally disabled kids
* The problem with behavioral therapy
* Teaching well-off versus poor kids
* Noisy environments
* Eric's plans in graduate school and beyond

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-- Diana Hsieh (Ph.D, Philosophy)
http://www.PhilosophyInAction.com