With that said, I think it’s important to know that as long as you feel comfortable with a keyboard or piano that best fits your needs and experience level (and so long as it comes with USB connection), you’ll be fully able to use Playground Sessions. In fact, PS offers bundles that come with the Yamaha PSR-E363, Yamaha NP-12, Yamaha PSR-EW300, Yamaha P-45, Casio-PX-160, Casio PX-770, and Yamaha YDP-144. Playground Sessions offers bundles that allow you to not only get a subscription to the program, but to notable keyboards and pianos too. This keyboard also can be powered with 6 AA batteries (sold separately). This bundle includes the 61-key keyboard (the PG-150), a sheet music stand, headphones, a sustain pedal, USB cable, an AC power supply cord and a user manual.
I’m using a digital keyboard bundle that features the Playground Sessions PG-150 keyboard. In my setup, I’m using the Playground Sessions keyboard that’s advertised on their website. I want to show you my setup for the program.
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Here are some of the questions I’ll address in this Playground Sessions review:ġ) How easy is it to get started with Playground Sessions (or PS, for short)?Ģ) What are the compatible keyboards that work with PS?ģ) What are the methods it uses to help you learn how to play the piano?Ĥ) How does PS treat you when you make a mistake? How do they aid or encourage learning if you make a mistake?ĥ) How does Playground Sessions teach you about chords, scales, and music theory? How advanced does the teaching and learning get with Playground Sessions?Ħ) Does the software do a good job of helping virtually anyone learn how to play the piano, or do you need to have a basic knowledge of music to have success using PS?ħ) What are the actual music lessons like?ĩ) How does learning to play the piano with Playground Sessions compare to one-on-one lessons with a piano instructor? What are the advantages and the disadvantages of using the program versus an in-person lesson?ġ0) Is the cost of the Playground Sessions “bundle” worth it? How does the cost compare with one year of one-on-one instructors for a year?Īnd before we get started, if you’re in the market for a brand new digital piano, then check out the table below, where you can compare some of the best digital pianos on the market against one another: Photo All rights reserved.I recently received access to the Playground Sessions piano learning app for several weeks, and in this article, I’m going to breakdown everything you need to know about this piano course, how it helps you learn piano, and see how it stacks up against the tradition of learning how to play the piano with an in-person instructor. Meditation Mindfulness Nurse education Nurses Nursing students Vipassana.Ĭopyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd.
Further studies with larger sample sizes using rigorous research methods would be useful in extending this work. This review indicated that mindfulness meditation is an effective strategy for preventing and managing the workplace stress and burnout, which so often plague nursing staff and students. However, the majority of the papers described small scale localised studies which limits generalisability.Ĭontemporary healthcare is challenging and complex. The results of this review identified that mindfulness meditation has a positive impact on nurses' and nursing students' stress, anxiety, depression, burnout, sense of well-being and empathy.
The final number of papers included in the review was 16. After screening and checking for eligibility 20 articles were critically appraised using the Critical Appraisal Skills Program checklist for qualitative papers and McMaster's Critical appraisal form for quantitative papers. The initial search located 1703 articles. Using the terms mindfulness, mindfulness-based-stress reduction, Vipassana, nurses, and nurse education a comprehensive search of the following electronic databases was conducted: CINAHAL, Medline, PsycINFO, EMBASE. This review was conducted using Whittemore and Knafl's framework for integrated reviews.
The objective of this integrative review was to critically appraise the literature that related to the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation programs for nurses and nursing students. For healthcare professionals, mindfulness meditation is claimed to reduce stress, anxiety and burnout, and enhance resilience. A growing body of literature has identified a range of beneficial physiological and psychological outcomes from the regular practice of mindfulness meditation.