Does education in the arts transfer to seemingly unrelated cognitive abilities? Researchers are finding evidence that it does. Michael Posner argues that when children find an art form that sustains Continue Reading →
In this soaring demonstration, deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie illustrates how listening to music involves much more than simply letting sound waves hit your eardrums.
From Arts Research Monitor, August 2010. Since 1982, the National Endowment for the Arts (USA) has conducted a benchmark survey of Americans’ involvement in arts activities. In keeping with the Continue Reading →
In a recent interview with Charlie Rose, IItzhak Perlman give his ideas on practicing, auditioning, and conducting. If you’re talented, practicing more than 5 hours a day is not necessary.. Continue Reading →
Students these days study only about 14 hours a week, down from 24 in the early 1960s, according to a report released Thursday by the American Enterprise Institute. The report, Continue Reading →
A look at Maryland students’ achievement levels finds a correlation between music instruction in grades six to eight and success at algebra. Algebra, according to the Great Schools website, “is Continue Reading →
Here is a fun way to learn your intervals!! The interval song sung to a Latin rhythm.
As we head into high school and university graduation season here is some sage advice from Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computers. Its worth 15 min of your time…
Here is a link to another blog with some interesting links. There is a lot to explore in the new worlds of online education and here would be a good Continue Reading →
Here is an interesting clip from CBC Radio One, an interview with Matthew McFarlane of CBC Vancouver takes us to a student music festival, He speaks with several young piano Continue Reading →