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 →
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 →
From The Cultural Human Resources Council: National Compensation Study – 2009 Update for Management and Administration in Not-for-Profit Arts Organizations (2009)The National Compensation Study for Management and Administration in Not-for-Profit Continue Reading →
This post may be quite a bit off topic, but in the spirit of providing a blog about excellence in education I have decided to post this article here. In Continue Reading →
From the League of Orchestras’ Audience Demographic Research Review, an alarming graph that shows a comprehensive downward trend in generational participation in classical music. It uses data from the National Endowment Continue Reading →
So how much time do our kids have to practice and do homework? Considering that today is the day Apple is set to tell the world about the iPad, this Continue Reading →
So why do tunes in a major key, such as Singin’ in the Rain, sound cheerful, while those in minor keys – Pink Floyd’s Another Brick in the Wall, say – sound Continue Reading →
Whether your child takes a music appreciation class or starts actual lessons, she’ll benefit mightily from being exposed to music. Kids can start formal music training as early as age Continue Reading →
A Christmas gift from the British Library. The British Library has uploaded a scan of the autograph of Handel’s Messiah on to its website for the world to view. You Continue Reading →