According to well-documented research, continued and mindful music exposure initiated at any age could significantly reduce the risk of developing cognitive decline in later years.

One of the recent major studies, of over 10,000 participants, presents evidence suggesting that music-related activities may help reduce the risk of future dementia by as much as 39%!

Moreover, music is a sanctuary for personal thoughts and emotions - an experience devoid of rhetoric. It is socially unifying and it can mitigate stressors. At the same time, music evokes creative energy and can promote cognitive and emotional resilience by wiring new pathways in the brain.

Based on these findings, Jerzy Sapieyevski, an accomplished musician and educator, offers in-person, guided music sessions for preorganized groups. His approach has been developed over the years of impactful university teaching and a past collaboration with neurologist and researcher, Dr. Joel M. Oster.

Sapieyevski's sessions are specifically designed for non-musician adults. (No previous music training is needed.)
"Music Encounters for the Mind" enhances "listening" to music (vs. merely "hearing" it) and also explores the cognitive benefits of hands-on exposure to music theory.

Given the compelling evidence of music's far-reaching impact, it would seem essential for one, regardless of age, to pursue this acknowledged method of nurturing the mind.*

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Comments:
In Sapieyevski's Professor Emeritus appointment, American University states:
"An amazing 100% of students on Rate My Professor report that they would take the course again."

In addition, here are a few (unedited) quotes from official evaluations of his various presentations - each quote comes from a different attendee:

"I will be able to appreciate all music on a higher level. The teacher is extraordinary.

Actually changed my way of thinking about life. It's been a really unusual and marvelous experience. Thanks, and please come back.

This class has been refreshingly different. I listen to music a lot and this course has inspired me to discover a new and more enjoyable way to listen.

I enjoyed the teacher tremendously. He is a great musician who inspired all of us in many ways that were unknown to us.

What a breath of fresh air! He is terrific with an interesting style (+ remarkable ability at the piano!)."

*****

*For a general summary of present scientific information by some major research and medical centers, click below or search online:

MUSIC ACTIVITY and the BRAIN

A previous Sapieyevski's innovative presentation
underscoring music's impact on the brain: