by Vincent Miele | Apr 19, 2010 | Early Learners, Home-School, Music In School, Parents |
Jan here (from the PWA team). There's an abundance of research showing how music really helps shape kids' test scores all throughout school. Grade school: • Students ... who took music lessons in grades 8–12 increased their math scores...
by Vincent Miele | Apr 19, 2010 | Early Learners, Home-School, Music Therapy, Musical Literacy, Parents |
Jan here (from the PWA team). Another fun-fact!: Frank Wilson is a neurologist famous for his work on our hand usage can shape our brains. Dr. Wilson's interest in skilled hand movements led him to the art of music-making, and there his research...
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 | Home-School, Music Teachers, Parents |
How do you get students to practice? Here is a tip I found online, but it would only seem effective if the parent or teacher is there, and knows how that passage is supposed to sound. (I would not use candy myself, sugar is never your friend when trying to keep kids...
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...
