The Science of Learning: A Roundtable Workshop for Teachers

Artist(s)

Dr. Molly Gebrian is a professional violist and scholar with a background in cognitive neuroscience. Her area of expertise is applying the research on learning and memory to practicing and performing music. Her book, Learn Faster, Perform Better: A Musician’s Guide to the Neuroscience of Practicing, was published in 2024 by Oxford University Press. As a performer, she prioritizes the works of living composers and those who have traditionally been excluded from the culture of classical music. She brings decades of experience as both a performer and teacher of students of all ages and levels, from three-year-old beginners through professionals, to her work helping people practice more effectively. After teaching viola at the collegiate level for ten years, she joined the faculty at New England Conservatory in Fall 2024 as the inaugural Teaching Artistry Scholar-in-Residence to teach about the science of practicing.