Dianne has a discussion with Professor Martha Hilley of the Butler School of Music at U.T. Austin about her Piano Books and Methods for older adults. Later in the show, Dianne chats with U.T. doctoral student of psychology Kirsten Smayda, who is leading a study titled "U.T. Hearing Training". Ms. Smayda recruited mature adults with some hearing loss and no prior music training to learn to play the piano. The aim was to see if there would be any hearing improvement and enhanced experiences in general.