by Chris Salter | Apr 19, 2010 | Early Learners, Grandparents, Home-School, Musical Literacy, Parents |
Jan here (from the PWA team). If you think that kids need special skills to play an instrument, listen to this: Research shows that music training actually helps under-achievers. Students who were lagging behind in scholastic performance caught up to their fellow...
by Chris Salter | Apr 19, 2010 | Early Learners, Musical Literacy, Parents |
Most music and especially piano lessons sooner or later come to the "barbed wire" of music education, i.e., reading sheet music. This tends to be the dividing line, of kids who somehow "get" music notation, and those who don't, who either drop out or disengage, or...
by Chris Salter | Apr 19, 2010 | Early Learners, Grandparents, Home-School, Musician Parents, Parents |
Jan here. I'm sure you'll agree that one of the biggest issues in the life of a busy executive is not having enough quality time with the family. And you try to get the most out of what little time you *do* have. The American Music Conference did a survey...
by Chris Salter | Apr 17, 2010 | Early Learners |
New research shows babies are born to dance Researchers have discovered that infants respond to the rhythm and tempo of music and find it more engaging than speech. The findings, based on the study of infants aged between five months and two years old, suggest that...
by Vincent Miele | Apr 17, 2010 | Early Learners |
Music tuition can help children improve reading skills Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (16 March 2009) -- Children exposed to a multi-year programme of music tuition involving training in increasingly complex rhythmic, tonal, and practical...
