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EPISODE 29: Using Neuroscience to Engage your piano students. 00:25 Register Now for the Accelerated Success 5 Day Teaching Challenge 00:55 Neuroscience around learning with Dr Robyn Staveley 02:04 How does our brain learn and the impact of movement on learning? 03:32 Why are the eyes and hands so important in learning? 07:14 Should we incorporate screens and videos in our teaching? 10:54 Away from the piano learning, is that useful? 15:00 How does a Natural Learning Process assist the brain to learn more effectively? 20:14 How does singing connect to understanding music? 24:00 Are all these embodied techniques really the most efficient way to learn and do they reward students more for learning? 27:58 How do we help the students feel like they're playing music, and not just "learning"? 31:18 How can we use group lessons and socialising help the brain learn?  33:46 What is an Enriched Learning Environment? 40:23 Whole Body Learning; what makes it "brain friendly" 43:47 How else does the body extend our thinking and learning? 49:44 Send us your questions for next week! 50:45 Watch one of Paul's classes playing Bradley Eustace's Keyboard Ensembles, "In the Hall of Mountain King" - if you like it's available from Blackrock Music Australia or Blackrock Music UK   Join the Piano Teaching Success Facebook Group Join the show in two weeks time. Join the virtual audience (100 seat limit) or ask a question The virtual studio audience is limited to 100 seats but we will be streaming live to Facebook if you don't get a seat. https://www.facebook.com/pianoteachingsuccess Our studio audience will have the opportunity to ask questions and get answers from our panel of experts.   When is PTS Q+A on? The show is on Wednesday in the USA/Canada and Thursdays everywhere else: In the USA & Canada we're live on Wednesdays: Pacific US 5pm • Central US 7pm •  Eastern 8pm In Australia Thursday @ 11am (AEST) - Check out the time in your TIMEZONES NZ 1pm  • Japan 9am • HKG, SIN, Malaysia, 8am • Indonesia 7am • South Africa & Central EU 2am • UK 1am Australian Times: Thursday NSW/VIC/ACT/TAS 11am •  SA 10:30am • QLD 10 am • NT 9:30am • WA 8 am   WHAT TIME is Q+A on where I live? If you can't make the live time, we will send you the show notes and replay.   We are looking forward to seeing you this week. All the best,