Slava Ukraini! Slava Na Viki! 'Melodia' by a Ukrainian composer...

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5. A beautiful tune. Now, I'm looking.

And a Bösendorfer. I was reading Yanaha material before I lucked into a used Clavinova. Yamaha has a deal with them for their sound, and the little one I bought has similar sound.

In fact, the baby grand, should I ever get it tuned (the temperature varies so much here) has a similar sound. A Henry F. Miller, over 100 years old.

I was just warming up/cooling off with the first part of Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto. A young fellow, son of a friend of my ex, played the first movement. I wasn’t there to hear it. It was in Florida. Why not the slow movement? Well, people gotta wax virtuosic.

Good to see you back. So get this:

What Is the Association Between Music-Related Leisure Activities and Dementia Risk? A Cohort Study
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/gps.70163

Here’s the “BAD” news.

Key points
Always listening to music was associated with a 39% reduced dementia risk and better global cognition and memory scores.

Playing an instrument was associated with a 35% reduced dementia risk, but no significant association with CIND risk or changes in cognitive test scores over time.

Regularly engaging in both music listening and playing was associated with a 33% decreased risk of dementia and 22% decreased risk of cognitive impairment no dementia (CIND).

Engagement in music-related activities showed no significant association with subjective cognitive wellbeing.

Music engagement benefits were strongest in those with higher education (16+ years) but showed inconsistent results in the middle education group (12–15 years).

This large prospective cohort study (n = 10,893) suggests music activities may be an accessible strategy for maintaining cognitive health in older adults, though causation cannot be established.

Listen away. Listen all day.
Causation? No doubt the Mozart Effect. Listen all the time and you’ll get plenty of Mozart. Can’t vouch for the others, but there are some good pieces written by others.

Open Access paper/PDF, so I am quoting a bit here.