Some things you knew all along!
Although I did not know this year is the bicentennial of William Herschel’s death, and quite frankly, do not know his music, I do share his intuitive knowledge of the benefits of music. I’m quoting out of the paper today and not citing the reference properly. (Gasp.) ”He was the Einstein of his time.”
He was the scientist who discovered Uranus, Saturn’s moons, mapped the night sky and accomplished a host of other scientific wonders. He also composed music. And, he held a belief to which I ascribe and employed with my children: music and math go hand in hand.
Who knows? Maybe it helped my daughter in her Mathematics and Astronomy degree? Or my son with his Master’s in Engineering and Computer Science? They are still musical, and can be heard singing or playing under duress with the famous, ”Tipsy Trio.”
It’s a small sample, but one with a 100% proof of validity.