Whether your child is the next Beyonce or more likely to sing her solos in the shower, she is bound to benefit from some form of music education. Research shows that learning the do-re-mis can help children excel in ways beyond the basic ABCs.
Whether your child is the next Beyonce or more likely to sing her solos in the shower, she is bound to benefit from some form of music education. Research shows that learning the do-re-mis can help children excel in ways beyond the basic ABCs.
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NCCAS is the coalition of national arts and education organizations and media arts representatives that are developing the 2014 National Core Arts Standards. The new, voluntary grade-by-grade web-based standards are intended to affirm the place of arts education in a balanced core curriculum, support the 21st-century needs of students and teachers, and help ensure that all students are college and career ready.
The Journal for Music-In-Education is produced by the Music-In-Education National Consortium and the staff of the Center for Music-In-Education at New England Conservatory. The Center, established in 2006, coordinates the music-in-education academic and guided internship programs, the Research Center for Learning Through Music, and journal and website publications and services.
The Arkansas State Music Teachers Association, Incorporated, is an affiliate of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). Its purpose is to further the art of music, and to promote the growth and professional development of its members by providing programs that encourage and support teaching, performance, composition, and research.
DREAMMS (an acronym for Developmental Research for the Effective Advancement of Memory and Motor Skills), is committed to increasing the use of computers, high quality instructional technology, and assistive technologies for children with special needs in schools, homes and the workplace.
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