Cadence Podcast: What Music Tells us About the Mind

Mar 12 2024 33 ep. 34 mins 112

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Cadence is a podcast about music: how it affects your brain, your life, and the community in which you live. Join our host, cognitive neuroscientist and classically trained opera singer Indre Viskontas while we talk to scientists, musicians, musicologists, and composers to find answers to some of the biggest questions still surrounding the intersection of music and science. How much can we learn about the mind with music as the lens?

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S04 Episode 08: Connie Tomaino on Music Therapy and Trauma

Mar 12 2024 18 mins

In a special series within season 4, Indre speaks with Connie Tomaino, executive director and co-founder of the Institute for Music and Neurological Function (IMNF). This episode, Connie talks about how music therapy can benefit patients who have experienced trauma both as an adult and in early childhood. Cadence is the podcast where we talk about what music can tell us about the

S04 Episode 07: Normalizing Tourette Syndrome in the Music World

Feb 23 2024 36 mins

Ethan Castro is back to talk about his experience with Tourette Syndrome and how it has shaped his path as a musician. We also hear from world-renowned jazz pianist Michael Wolff about navigating Tourette Syndrome throughout his long and storied career. Cadence is the podcast where we talk about what music can tell us about the mind. Hosted by neuroscientist and musician, Dr. Indr

S04 Episode 06: Connie Tomaino on Music Therapy for Stroke and Aphasia Pateints

Feb 04 2024 24 mins

In a special series within season 4, Indre speaks with Connie Tomaino, executive director and co-founder of the Institute for Music and Neurological Function (IMNF). This episode, Connie talks about how music therapy can benefit patients who have had a stroke and/or suffer from aphasia. Cadence is the podcast where we talk about what music can tell us about the mind. Hosted by neu

S04 Episode 05: Hearing Loss and Reshaping the Sonic Landscape

Jan 22 2024 43 mins

Dr. Ethan Castro and Dame Evelyn Glennie, both hearing impaired percussionists, talk through building successful careers as performers and composers not just despite their hearing challenges but in service of them, and reshaping the music landscape for others in the process. Cadence is the podcast where we talk about what music can tell us about the mind. Hosted by neuroscientist

S04 Episode 04: Connie Tomaino on Music Therapy and Dementia

Jan 04 2024 24 mins

In a special series within season 4, Indre speaks with Connie Tomaino, executive director and co-founder of the Institute for Music and Neurological Function (IMNF). This episode, Connie talks about how music therapy can benefit patients with dementia. Cadence is the podcast where we talk about what music can tell us about the mind. Hosted by neuroscientist and musician, Dr. Indre

S04 Episode 03: Neurodiversity in the Orchestral World

Dec 14 2023 41 mins

There are many neurodiverse musicians working professionally in the classical music world, but are orchestras and universities doing enough to make auditioning and playing in an orchestra accessible? Two musicians with autism, Emelyne Bingham and Ryan Fox, as well as conductor Edwin Outwater, share their thoughts. Cadence is the podcast where we talk about what music can tell us a

S04 Episode 02: Connie Tomaino on Music Therapy and Parkinson's Disease

Nov 30 2023 28 mins

In a special series within season 4, Indre speaks with Connie Tomaino, executive director and co-founder of the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF). This episode, Connie shares about the beginnings of her research in the clinical applications of music and neurologic rehabilitation, and the benefits of music and dance therapy for patients with Parkinson's Disease. Ca

S04 Episode 01: JJJJerome Ellis

Nov 16 2023 33 mins

This episode, composer and musician Jerome Ellis tells the story of how his stutter has informed his journey as an artist, and how he explores blackness, disability, divinity, nature, sound and time in his work. Cadence is the podcast where we talk about what music can tell us about the mind. Hosted by neuroscientist and musician, Dr. Indre Viskontas, the fourth season will bring

S03 Episode 07: Music and Prisons, Part 2

Mar 29 2021 60 mins

S03 Episode 07: Music and Prisons, Part 2 by Indre Viskontas

S03 Episode 06: Music and Prisons, Part 1

Feb 17 2021 35 mins

S03 Episode 06: Music and Prisons, Part 1 by Indre Viskontas