by Vincent Miele | Apr 27, 2010 | Music Therapy |
Rande Davis Gedaliah's 2003 diagnosis of Parkinson's was followed by leg spasms, balance problems, difficulty walking, and ultimately a serious fall in the shower. But something remarkable happened when the 60-year-old public speaking coach turned to an...
by Vincent Miele | Apr 20, 2010 | Musician Parents, Parents |
We have all read many articles on dealing with a child prodigy. There are plenty videos on YouTube of 5 year old kids playing rapid-fire classical piano pieces. But what if the situation was reversed? What if the parent was the prodigy, or at least fairly talented?...
by Vincent Miele | Apr 19, 2010 | Game to Learning |
Are Video Games The Future Of Learning? In a little over 30 years, video games have become one of the most pervasive, profitable, and influential forms of entertainment across the world. Perhaps most illustrative of this is the existence of television channels...
by Vincent Miele | Apr 19, 2010 | Game to Learning |
Game based learning (GBL) is a branch of serious games that deals with applications that have defined learning outcomes. Generally they are designed in order to balance the subject matter with the game-play and the ability of the player to retain and apply said...
by Vincent Miele | Apr 19, 2010 | Home-School, Parents |
I’ll always remember my first (and last) piano teacher, Mr. Delegato (the name has been changed to protect the guilty). You see, Mr. Delegato was one of those old school teachers. He was very regimental and very old, around 80 I believe. Don’t get me...
by Vincent Miele | Apr 19, 2010 | Musician Parents |
Being a professional musician, I had always wanted my kids to show an interest in music. My oldest son, (who is 16) to this day still hasn’t, but my 14 year old has. In fact, he has now achieved 1st Clarinet in his high school band. ...
