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 …
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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 …
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 …
November 28 – The Day Polish Women Voted for the First Time/28 listopada – dzień, w którym Polki po raz pierwszy mogły głosować
November 28 is one of the most important dates in the history of Polish civil rights. On this day in 1918, women in Poland were granted full voting rights — both active and passive. This meant they could not only cast a ballot, but also run for public office. Today, more than a hundred years …
Lesson with Tymek #anotherchapter/Lekcja z Tymkiem #kolejny rozdział
Today’s lesson with Tymek was… a full moon challenge.Right from the start it was hard for him to focus — his thoughts were flying into space, his fingers wanted to play everything at once, and the notes suddenly seemed invisible. At one point Tymek’s mum smiled and said it must be the phases of the …
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🇵🇱 November 11th — The Holiday of Poland /11 listopada – Święto Polski 🇵🇱
When I was little, I used to call it “the Holiday of Poland.”Back then, I didn’t yet understand its depth — I just felt it in my heart.Now I know that this day is not only about history, but also about people who managed to combine talent, passion, and a deep sense of responsibility for …
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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 …
EN: Teaching Tymek – My First Piano Student/PL: Tymek – mój pierwszy uczeń gry na fortepianie
GB First Lessons with Tymek Sometimes in life, there are encounters that stay with us for a long time. For me, one of those was the beginning of my work with Tymek — a five-year-old boy on the autism spectrum who, from the very first moments, turned out to be remarkably musical, cheerful, and curious …
Music and Emotions on World Mental Health Day/ Muzyka i emocje w Światowym Dniu Zdrowia Psychicznego
🇬🇧 World Mental Health Day reminds us how important it is to care not only for the body, but also for the mind and emotions. More and more research shows that art – including music – can support us in dealing with stress, anxiety, or loneliness. For me, music has always been a way to …
When time stopped at the piano/Zatrzymany czas przy fortepianie
🇬🇧 English versionFor the past few days I’ve been completely into the Chopin Competition. I watch the livestreams whenever I can – even on my way to classes or between rehearsals. It’s amazing that every five years Chopin’s music captures the attention of the whole world, and I can follow it all from home. The …
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Exploring how voice connects music, science, and emotion. 