Temporal Sequencing Training (Metronome training utilizing sight, sound, and repetative movement patterns) is an easy and effective way to increase your mental and physical abilities in school, sports, and professional performance. Clinically, Temporal Sequencing has been shown to help patients with attention deficit disorders, autism, speech and learning disabilities, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and Parkinsons Disease. Temporal Sequencing 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 brains processing activities.
How does Temporal Sequencing work?
You hear a rhythmic sounds from a computerized metronome and respond by performing directed movement patterns to the beat. In addition to the metronome visual queing is provided on the computer screen with or without visual challenges. The time, speed (Frequency) and saccadic movement patterning (the movement of your eyes back and forth or up and down) can be altered to provide further multimodal challenges. 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.
What can this do for children?
Temporal Sequencing significantly enhances a childs abilities in school and in sports. Following this form of metronome training it has been shown that math fluency increases by an average of 1.5 grade levels, reading comprehension and retention by 2.21 grade levels, and mental processing speed by 2.75 grade levels in research based on the well respected Woodcock-Johnson test. SAT practice scores increased by 80-100 points. Children (and adults) with Attention Deficit Disorders have shown even more remarkable growth in their academic, social, family, and athletic activities. Children with motor control problems, Autism, Aspergers Syndrome, delayed speech development, dyslexia, and brain injuries make dramatic breakthroughs with Temporal Sequencing.
How does it help athletes?
Temporal Sequencing 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 is why the Miami Dolphins, Notre Dame, Syracuse, and St. Thomas HS use metronome training. Batters have less than 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. Temporal Sequencing Training can improve accuracy for average golfers 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.
Does it have to be done forever to work?
No! Just like learning to ride a bike, once your brain experiences and grasps its rhythm and timing, this seems to last forever. Temporal Sequencing Training takes only 4 to 5 weeks for most people. It has been used clinically across the U.S. since 1999. Studies show that the gain from metronome training stays with you and benefits all of your activities. Additional training is purely optional and simply seems to improve on what has already been accomplished.
Where can I get Temporal Sequencing Training?
Call Dr. Daniel G. Miller at , (607) 729-0591 or request an appointment or consultation online to find out whether Temporal Sequencing Training is appropriate for you. Dr. Miller will discuss with you what you want to get from Temporal Sequencing and what you can expect from it. He will take you through the mechanics of Temporal Sequencing Training and advise you on whether or not Temporal Sequencing is going to be appropriate for you.
