by Vincent Miele | Mar 1, 2013 | Academy TidBits |
Music notation is somewhat like the Chinese language. Even though the alphabet as a writing system is more efficient, the ideograms have almost 5000 years of “extra meaning” embedded in them…cultural depth that an alphabet cannot possibly...
by Vincent Miele | Jul 16, 2012 | Music Learners, Music Teachers |
Learn How To Play Piano: The Struggle to Find (and Pay) a Good Piano Teacher When someone has made the decision that they want their children to learn how to play piano, there is no substitute for personal contact with a gifted piano teacher who patiently guides her...
by Vincent Miele | Aug 27, 2010 | Music In School |
Music has everything to do with math, science and education. The value of music education cannot be denied. To substantiate this premise, we can quote statistics and studies that show how a large portion of scientists, mathematicians and doctors are amateur...
by Vincent Miele | Aug 15, 2010 | Music Therapy |
The Mozart Effect: What is it about? A few years ago there was quite a bit in the newspaper and popular magazines about "The Mozart Effect." Many people believed that simply listening to the music of Mozart would raise their I.Q. and marketers went to work churning...
by Vincent Miele | Aug 1, 2010 | Music In School |
There are many basic reasons that justify the inclusion of music in schools in the elementary curriculum. The first of the reasons is that music serves mainly as an aesthetic or a visual experience. This experience basically involves the observation of significance...
by Vincent Miele | Jul 30, 2010 | Music Learners |
You have choices. There are many instruments out there that you can learn to play. Let's look at why learning to play the piano first may be the best choice. Piano is considered by most to be the most popular instrument in the world. The piano has...
