Perspective: Composer and pianist Haskell Small will give a series of recitals charting his recovery through one-handed repertoire
In February 2021, while at home with his wife, Betsy, Small was suddenly unable to stand up or move. He remembers feeling extreme stress just beforehand, he remembers Betsy calling 911 and he recalls the medics whisking him away to intensive care. Small had suffered a severe hemorrhagic stroke.
“One thing my [physical] therapist said when I saw him the first time was that one of the best therapies for recovery from a stroke is playing piano,” says Small. “Musicians and athletes have the best chance of recovering facility after a stroke, because they’ve learned the value of practicing, of repeating over and over, of working toward a common goal and really trying to get inside the problem and exercise and use the mind. This comes down to mind over matter.
“When part of the brain gets knocked out by a stroke, the challenge then is to activate other parts of the brain. Parts of the motor pattern may have been embedded in the part of the brain that no longer works. So part of the challenge for Haskell is to activate other parts of his brain that can take over that function. His old motor patterns are not necessarily helpful because he has no access to them. He has to create new ones.
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