Lisa Phillips has an excellent article on the ARTSblog identifying The Top 10 Skills Children Learn from the Arts: Creativity Confidence Problem Solving Perseverance Focus Non-Verbal Communication Receiving Constructive Feedback Collaboration Dedication Accountability Be sure to read the post for specific insights on each of these areas and how they are developed through music lessons.
Teaching
Loads of Free Music Rhythm Worksheets!
In my research for For the Love of Music, I came across this site by http://annettemackey.com/ that has a wonderful and extensive collection of free music rhythm worksheets that you can download! I know I’ll be back here often!
Friday Film Find
Fred Karpoff, of the 3-D Piano Method, shares “the secret of rhythmic playing.” A fascinating perspective!
Announcing…For the Love of Music!
After many, many hours of work, I am thrilled to announce that our latest project is finished and ready for the world! 🙂 I could write all about it, but instead I’ll let you watch the trailer that Joey and Jed put together for it: For the Love of Music is a 5-day course to […]
Friday Film Find
I just found out that the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy (NCKP) is live-streaming some of their sessions this weekend! So cool! Watch live video from nckp2013 on www.justin.tvHere’s a direct link to their station: http://www.justin.tv/nckp2013.
Friday Film Find
One of my students introduced me to the Take 6 a capella group (according to their website, “the most awarded vocal group in history”!) and this fascinating video of them building their harmony one voice at a time:
