by Vincent Miele | Apr 19, 2010 | Home-School, Music In School, Parents |
The choice to home school children is one of the most important decisions that a parent can ever make. It takes courage to "go against the norm". But now that you have control over the education you child will receive, it's important to choose a well-rounded...
by Vincent Miele | Apr 19, 2010 | Game to Learning |
Video gaming is a fact of life for nearly every American teen. And a new study says it may actually be good for them. This information comes from CBS News science and technology correspondent Daniel Sieberg from the series: "The Games Our Children Play." Today's...
by Vincent Miele | Apr 19, 2010 | Learn Music Like a Language |
Are musicians born or made? “Karl, you may become anything you want in this world, but a musician you will never be”. This statement was made by by Karl Wagner’s piano teacher. Beethoven found his first music lessons “irksome”. In fact, he oftentimes cried over...
by Vincent Miele | Apr 19, 2010 | Musician Parents |
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de la Marck (1744-1829), thankfully often just known as "Lamarck", was a French soldier, naturalist, academic and an early proponent of the idea that evolution occurred and proceeded in accordance with natural laws....
by Vincent Miele | Apr 19, 2010 | Game to Learning |
David Williamson Schaffer’s book (available at Amazon) has provided valuable research on this subject that concerns practically every parent. Here are some reviews of this terrific book: "You may have asked yourself if computer games are destroying the...
by Vincent Miele | Apr 19, 2010 | Home-School |
As a home school parent teaching math, science, and reading are essentials, but consider the skills learned through teaching homeshool music. Perhaps you don't think that your family is very musical and perhaps right now, none of your children are learning a...