You are invited to a live, public webinar on Thursday, July 25, 2013 from 3:30 pm until 4:30 pm ET.
As part of a growing body of research on arts and brain function, music research has many people listening. Neuroscience has helped to demonstrate the work of innovative music-education programs around the country. One such program, Harmony Project, is an award-winning organization that provides research-based music education to at-risk youth in Los Angeles, California.
For two decades, neurobiologist Nina Kraus has pioneered multidisciplinary research on how music affects brain function across the lifespan. Dr. Kraus, principal investigator at the Auditory Neuroscience Lab at Northwestern University, will share her latest findings on music learning and brain development as they relate to Harmony Project.
This is the latest public webinar hosted by the NEA Interagency Task Force on the Arts and Human Development, an alliance of 17 federal departments, agencies, divisions, and offices that encourage more and better research on how the arts help people reach their full potential at all stages of life.
The NEA and the Interagency Task Force periodically host public webinars to share compelling research, practices, and/or funding opportunities for research in the arts and human development. Task Force members include representatives from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and other agencies and departments.
Guests and speakers:
- Jerry Kyle, Management & Program Analyst, Professional Development for Arts Educators Program Officer, U.S. Department of Education
- Margaret Martin, Founder, Harmony Project
- Nina Kraus, Hugh Knowles Professor and Principal Investigator, Auditory Neuroscience Lab, Northwestern University
- Sunil Iyengar, Director of Research & Analysis, NEA, will moderate the webinar
To join the webinar:
The webinar takes place on Thursday, July 25, 2013, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm ET. It is free and open to the public. Please register in advance.