Research

🧠 Recent breakthroughs in neuroscientific research have substantiated music’s therapeutic properties such as emotional regulation and brain re-engagement. Research from Northumbria University has repeatedly proven music’s emotional and therapeutic qualities are highly related to the release of neurochemicals, especially dopamine. 🎧 During music listening, the researchers identified that the interplay between the brain’s memory and emotion centers creates a powerful and unique experience, elevating music into a...

Did you know? Music can trigger strong memories from the past as well as prove strong emotion from those earlier experiences.  Music reduces the stress hormone cortisol and increases the secretion of oxytocin, thereby positively impacting  childbirth, as well as infant-parental bonding, trust and romantic attachment. Playing music or singing along impacts procedural memory, which is the unconscious ability to remember a behavior without explicitly thinking about it.   Find more...

WAAM is thrilled to announce our Hello Insight partnership! We are joining together to provide music nonprofits with an important instrument to measure and demonstrate program impact. Hello Insight's platform enhances the ability to evaluate the critical components of Social Emotional Learning (SEL). We invite all music nonprofits to engage with Hello Insight and learn how your peers are elevating the narrative about the Power of...

WAAM is excited to welcome Kim Sabo Flores, PhD, to our next Power of Music Episode! Dr. Kim Sabo Flores is a true leader in the field of SEL (social emotional learning) and Positive Youth Development. Kim’s company, Hello Insight (HI), has become an important solution for understanding the unique impact that our grantees have on students through music and mentorship. HI is the first online data-driven learning community...