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: Science & Research
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 …
Gut microbiota and autism — balanced science over hype
A growing number of scientific reviews have explored the relationship between the gut microbiome — the complex community of microorganisms in the digestive system — and autism. Research shows that many children with ASD have differences in gut bacterial communities compared to their neurotypical peers. Specifically, children with ASD often exhibit reduced microbial diversity and …
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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” …
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7 November – the birthday of Marie Skłodowska-Curie.On what it really means to be “the first”./7 listopada – urodziny Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie.O tym, co naprawdę znaczy być „pierwszą”
Marie Curie and her daughters Irène and Eve sitting on a bench in the garden, 1905. © Association Curie Joliot-Curie, photographer unknown Today, on the birthday of Marie Skłodowska-Curie, I try to imagine what it meant to be a young girl in Warsaw under partition, who dreams of chemistry in a world where women were not …
What does music do to our brain?/Co muzyka robi z naszym mózgiem?
An introduction to the neurobiology of music When we listen to our favorite melody, we often say that it “moves us.” But science shows that music doesn’t just move us emotionally — it literally changes our brain. Research published in Nature Mental Health (2024) reveals that music activates the same brain regions that respond to …
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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 …
🇬🇧 Music and Dementia – How Sound Protects the Aging Mind/PL Muzyka a demencja – jak dźwięki chronią nasz umysł
Can music protect the mind from dementia?According to new research from Monash University (Australia), the answer appears to be yes. A large-scale study of more than 11,000 adults aged 70+, published on October 14, 2025 in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, found that regular musical engagement — listening or playing an instrument — is …
Exploring how voice connects music, science, and emotion. 