Your Brain on String Learning in Jesta

Anita was thrilled to be invited to write Your Brain on String Learning for JESTA, the magazine of the European String Teachers Association (UK).

Drawing on current neuroscience and music learning research, the article explores why learning a string instrument can feel exhilarating one day and frustrating the next, and what is actually happening inside the brain during those moments.

It explains the intense coordination, listening precision, and problem-solving involved in string playing, and why challenge and inconsistency are signs of healthy brain development. Written for string players, teachers, and educators, the article reframes struggle as evidence of deep, long-term learning.