Professor of Piano Dylan Savage was the featured guest in Episode 122 of the podcast Enhance Life with Music, which aired on January 25. In the interview, he explained how the skills necessary for learning music effectively are transferable to many settings and situations throughout one’s life.
The topic is explored fully in Savage’s book, The Transposed Musician: Teaching Universal Skills to Improve Performance and Benefit Life, published in 2020. Its eight chapters provide a practical guide to helping students develop their approaches to problem-solving, focus, patience, critical thinking, communication, collaboration, improvisation, and creativity.
Enhance Life with Music is a music education and advocacy podcast hosted by Mindy Peterson. Launched in 2019 and based in Minnesota, the show is in Chartable's Top 200 Music Podcasts for both USA and global lists, has downloads in more than 100 countries, and is in Listen Score's top 10% of global podcasts.
Listen to Episode 122, “Transferring music skills to life, with Dr. Dylan Savage,” here.