I am proud to share that my research project on the effects of live classical singing on children’s mood and attention was awarded the CREST Gold Award — the highest level of the CREST Awards scheme. Some of you followed this project through my posts about the kindergarten and the primary school sessions. The award …
Category: Music and Mood in Children
🇬🇧 Music and Mood in Children
How does live classical singing affect children’s emotions and focus?
In this ongoing research project, I explore how short live performances influence children’s attention, calmness, and sense of joy — and what this might tell us about the deeper connection between music and the mind.
🇵🇱 Muzyka i nastrój u dzieci
Jak śpiew klasyczny wpływa na emocje i koncentrację dzieci?
W tym projekcie badawczym sprawdzam, jak krótkie występy na żywo oddziałują na uwagę, wyciszenie i radość dzieci — i co może nam to powiedzieć o głębszej więzi między muzyką a ludzkim umysłem.
From an idea to data: designing my CREST research project/Od pomysłu do danych: jak powstało moje badanie CREST
When I first started thinking about my CREST Gold project, I knew that I wanted to work at the intersection of music and science. Singing has always been central to my life, but I was increasingly curious about what music actually does — especially in educational and wellbeing contexts. If you’ve read my earlier posts …
A Voice of Light / Głos światła
Wishing you a Christmas filled with time —real, mindful, unhurried time.Time to be together, to breathe, to listen to silence,and to music that often speaks more deeply than words. May these holidays be full of light —the kind that glows on the tree,but also the kind that appears when we act from the heart:when we …
How Children Learn Music: Emotion Before Technique/ Jak dzieci uczą się muzyki: emocja przed techniką
On December we began working with Tymek on his first Christmas carol — “Przybieżeli do Betlejem.” It was an important moment: his first conscious encounter with a piece that carries not only melody, but also emotion. At the beginning, there was a lot of caution and difficulty with concentration. His fingers did not always know …
🇬🇧 : Why do we get chills from music? Science finally explains it
Meta description: Why does music give us chills? New research shows the brain releases dopamine twice during musical pleasure. Learn what frisson is and how music supports children's development and attention. Have you ever listened to a song and suddenly felt: goosebumps- a warm emotional wave tears in your eyes Scientists call this phenomenon “frisson” …
Continue reading 🇬🇧 : Why do we get chills from music? Science finally explains it
Stage II – Classical Singing and Concentration in Primary School/ Etap II – Śpiew klasyczny i koncentracja w szkole podstawowej
After completing my first experiment in kindergarten, I wanted to see how older children — already learning at school — would respond to live classical singing.Would the same short musical moment still improve mood and focus, or would it affect them differently? The second stage of my research took place in a primary school, among …
Voices of Curiosity-Stage I: Live Classical Singing and Mood in Kindergarten/ Głosy ciekawości-Etap I: Śpiew klasyczny a nastrój w przedszkolu
Experiment Stage 1 – Preschool Experience/ Eksperyment, etap 1 – doświadczenie w przedszkolu This is my second post, where I would like to share the story of my first experiment — singing opera for preschool children, alternating silence and music, and checking how it influenced their focus and mood. To mój drugi wpis, który ma …
Exploring how voice connects music, science, and emotion. 