What should we do with the quiet kids? A conversation with Susan Cain on the future of classroom education. Susan Cain sticks up for the introverts of the world. In the U.S, where one third to one half the population identifies as introverts, that means sticking up for a lot of people.
Monday, 25 August 2014 Learning to play an instrument is learning to practise. And learning to practise is learning to listen. My nine-year-old son has just passed his ABRSM Grade 1 cello exam. He has an excellent teacher at a state-funded London school, and he has the advantage (even if sometimes he doesn't see it that way) of also learning how to sing and play the piano.
California Music Educators Association (CMEA) issued an important statement on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) Education.
Putting money toward music education for their students in California
Top resources for teaching and learning Arts and Music National Standards for Arts Education comes from the Consortium of National Arts Education Associations.
Diplo is set to host the new music series "SoundClash" on VH1 and Palladia. With Questlove of the Roots as executive producer, the program will feature three artists performing on one stage.
Have you "Flipped your classroom" yet? The flipped classroom is a useful technique that has moved lectures out of the class, and onto digital media. In doing so, teachers can drastically increase interaction time with their students.
Clay Chaplin, from the California Institute of the Arts, discusses learning recording techniques. Chaplin stresses listening. He also explains that one can learn it from scratch. Chaplin points out that the best way to learn is through experience. The room is open all the time. Students should learn while they can still make mistakes.
Instrumental fish is a fun, handmade game! This idea came to me from an awesome music teacher in a neighboring district. The materials needed are: a poster board pond, laminated fish with instruments on one side and a magnet on the other, and fishing poles with magnets attached to the line.