Interactive Metronome Training (IM)
Advanced Training for Increased Brain Function
What is Interactive Metronome Training?
Interactive Metronome Training (IM) is the easy and effective way to increase your mental and physical abilities in school, sports, and professional performance. Clinically, IM helps patients with attention deficit disorders, autism, speech and learning disabilities, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and Parkinson’s Disease. IM combines the traditional music metronome with computer technology to develop and expand concentration, focus, rhythm, and timing which are fundamental to sports, scholastic achievement, goal-directed planning & sequencing, and all of the brain’s processing activities.
How does it work?
You hear a rhythmic sound through stereo headphones and respond by tapping or clapping as close to the beat as you can. Guide sounds tell you whether you are early, late, or right on the beat and your brain quickly learns how to find its own rhythm. Over a series of 12 to 15 sessions, your brain learns rhythm and timing, much like the way feedback from training wheels once helped you learn how to balance on a bicycle. As timing improves, so do motor control & coordination, focus, concentration & attention span, self-control, and school, sports, & social performance.
How does it help athletes?
IM improves coordination and timing, and teaches an athlete’s mind how get into and stay “in the zone”, shut out distractions and stay focused in the play. This means better performance and judgement with fewer mistakes and penalties. That’s why the Miami Dolphins, Notre Dame, Syracuse, and St. Thomas HS use IM. Batters have less than ½ a second after a pitcher releases the ball to figure out what kind of pitch is coming, where it will be when it gets to them, whether to swing at it or not, and what part of the field to hit it to. Timing and rhythm make the difference between a good hit and striking out. Golfers are even more dependent on micro-timing and rhythm for the accuracy of their game. IM Training can improve accuracy for average golfer’s by over 20% and expert players, including PGA Pros, by as much as 35%. Huge gains are also seen in soccer, tennis, basketball, and lacrosse.
Where can I get IM Training?
Call SmartEze Tutoring, (903) 570-7564 and schedule an appointment to find out whether IM Training is appropriate for you. We will discuss with you what you want to get from IM and what you can expect from it. We will take you through the mechanics of IM Training and will give you a test to determine whether it’s right for you.
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