Music, the Brain, and Aging

By signing up for one session in this series, you are signing up for all five sessions. It is recommended, but not required, to attend all five sessions in the series as the course materials builds on each previous session.

Sessions are Monday, Sept. 23 & 30; Monday Oct. 7, 14, & 21.

In recent years, interest has greatly expanded to account for music's cognitive connections, or the way music can alter our body composition for the better.

To say that the implications for this research on healthy aging are significant is an understatement.

This course discusses the relationship between music and our cognitive processes as we age, drawing on elements from physics, neuroscience, psychology, as well as examples from history.

Previous musical experience is not necessary.

About the instructor

This unique course is led by Brad Schultz, who holds a PhD in Musicology from the University of Oregon. Dr. Schultz teaches music courses at the University of Oregon and Santa Rosa Junior College, and has served on the faculty of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.

He is also music director, organist, choir director, and artistic director of the concert series at St Stephen's Episcopal Church in Belvedere, as well as the artistic director of the Contra Costa Chorale.

Dr. Schultz received a Master's of Sacred Music degree in organ performance from Emory University and Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, GA, and a Bachelor's degree in tuba performance from Luther College.