HOW MUSIC AFFECTS THE BRAIN

"MOZART MAKES YOU SMARTER"

• 1993-Tests were done on students to test their reasoning.
• 1998-Governor of Georgia provided classical tapes for Newborns.

WHAT CAN MUSIC DO?

• Affects Emotional Maturity.
• Ability to problem solve.
• Better memory
• Stronger attention span.

CLARIFICATION

Can you Play an Instrument?

• Ability to multitask.
• Increased speech perception.
• A Strong ability to understand emotions in voice.
• SAT Scores- Verbal +59 & Math +44

Relationships?

• Increased self-esteem and self-confidence.
• Higher standards.
• Establishes a relationship between the mentor and the student.

Who is he?

• Band Director at AFHS
• Age of 51.
• Graduated in 1983.
• Trumpeter
• The "Underdog"

Early Life

• Single mom.
• Mother played Piano and brother played the Saxophone.
• Rob Stubbs started it all.
• First chair trumpet all through middle school.
• Highest band as a freshman.

MARCHING DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS

Through this he...
-Met his wife at a competition
-Got noticed by Future Corps at Disney.
-Through Disney he got noticed by the Reading Buccaneers.

WHAT'S IN MY PAINTING?

• A transition from dark to light.
• The Human Brain
• Small individual paintings that vary from a soccer ball to a ring.

BASIC SYMBOLISM

• Transition- Expresses how music opens your mind and makes you brighter.
• Brain- To express how your mind can benefit and thrive through music.

What does this all symbolize?

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• "The reality of it all is that music is the hardest industry you could go into so always have a backup plan because things won't always work out." -Paul Rowe