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George, your speech therapist points to one of the fascinating things about music. Another angle: my wife is a musician and kindergarten teacher. She uses music in the classroom, not as background, but as an active participatory element for learning in general, with fabulous results. Rhythm and melody are fundamental elements of learning for youngsters, and don't we learn some of our greatest lessons by studying and hearing great music of all types? My take on learning is you never stop, even if you're 1,000 years old. Let music be an aid to your speech problems as well as a source of joy, no matter the way in which you utilize music. Enjoy! Rick McGirr -----Original Message----- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of George Bousliman Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:51 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: piano music Ray - we have a lot in common. I also have great difficulty speaking; the energy diminishes until there is no more sound. When I was in high school (more thana half century ago), I typed more than 80 words a minute. Now, I'd guess it's about 5 wpm. When you say you can't sing, do you mean you can't sing at all or that you're not quite ready to sing the national anthem at a world series game? While I'm not up to a national audience--and never was--, I CAN sing. Speech therapists tell me it's because I use a different neural pathway in the brain when I sing. George ----- Original Message ----- From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 9:24 AM Subject: Re: piano music >I can't speak, let alone sing and my hands/fingers just don't work well for >anything > Rayilyn Brown > Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > [log in to unmask] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 6:27 AM > Subject: Re: piano music > > >> If the piano is difficult/painful--Try singing in a chorus/group OR try >> a >> Ukulele. >> >> Chording , on a Uke is very easy to learn and there are a lot of >> Ukulele/singing bands in Senior Centers and they provide the same >> advantage for either >> Parkinson or Alzheimers. >> >> Look on the Internet for information to find out where the Ukulele bands >> are >> located and call the Parkinson Support Group to find a singing group. in >> your area. >> **************One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social >> networks, >> and the things you love. Try the new AOL.com >> today!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212962939x1200825291/aol?red ir=http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp >> %26icid=aolcom40vanity%26ncid=emlcntaolcom00000001) >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >> mailto:[log in to unmask] >> In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn