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Effects of music learning and piano practice on cognitive function, mood and quality of life in older adults (National Library of Medicine)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3814522/

Playing the Piano Boosts Brain Processing Power and Helps Lift the Blues
https://neurosciencenews.com/piano-audio-visual-stress-21994/

All the amazing things that playing piano does for your brain and body, in one graphic
https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/instruments/piano/helps-brain-body-graphic/

Playing an Instrument: Better for Your Brain than Just Listening
https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-blog/2017/january/playing-an-instrument-better-for-your-brain-than-just-listening

How musical training affects cognitive development: rhytm, reward and other modulating variables
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3957486/

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Jordan Neiman, DMA


Dr. Jordan Neiman is an active teacher and performer in the Flathead Valley. A graduate of Flathead High School, he received his BM at UNC School of the Arts, MM and GPD at the Boston Conservatory, and DMA at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, with a cognate in pedagogy. Primary teachers included: Kay Lund, Clifton Matthews, Jung-Ja Kim, and Awadagin Pratt.

At the Boston Conservatory, he was the winner of the H. Wilfred Churchill Piano Competition in 2013 and attended Pianofest in the Hamptons 2014. Jordan has played concerts and recitals around the South, the Pacific Northwest, New England, New York, Canada and Switzerland.

A former professor at Northern Kentucky University School of the Arts, Jordan keeps busy through teaching, performing, and collaborating. Jordan is the music director at Bigfork Community United Methodist Church, performs keyboard with the Glacier Symphony and Chorale, and is the current president of the Kalispell Area Music Teacher's Association.



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