Music education
Neuroscientists’ research reinforces music’s impact on the developing brain
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- Tuesday, 04 February 2020
Children can learn communication, empathy, focus and decision-making skills just as well at a piano bench as they can on the soccer field or in the chemistry laboratory, according to Assal Habibi, a neuroscientist and psychologist at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences’ Brain and Creativity Institute.
Why learning to make music is amazing for children
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- Tuesday, 04 February 2020
Children benefit hugely from learning to make music – not only from the joy music can bring to them and others, but also from the way music-making can boost wellbeing, academic attainment and personal development.
Nicola Benedetti: ‘There is no more valuable position than that of a music teacher’
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- Tuesday, 04 February 2020
The Scottish-born virtuoso – who has also just been nominated for her first Grammy – is running the series of orchestral workshops in a bid to empower not just young musicians but, crucially, music teachers.
Avec quel instrument faire débuter la musique à son enfant ?
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- Tuesday, 04 February 2020
Vous êtes nombreux à rechercher le bon kit de démarrage en musique pour votre enfant. Très bonne idée ! En effet, les instruments de musique aident les enfants à cultiver leurs compétences sociales et à développer leur esprit créatif.
Here’s how music classes help improve grades
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- Tuesday, 21 January 2020
Should schools scrap or limit music education classes in favour of more academically rigorous lessons? Data suggests not.
Learning the ballads of the pearl divers
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- Tuesday, 21 January 2020
Pearl diving was once the most lucrative profession in the Arabian Peninsula, but it was also one of the most dangerous, with pearl divers at risk of being killed by sharks or drowning.
There are more young cellists in 2020 than ever, thanks to the ‘Sheku effect’
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- Tuesday, 21 January 2020
With his new album set to make history in the UK album chart, Sheku Kanneh-Mason continues to win over the world – and now, he’s officially inspired a new generation of young cellists.
En Afrique du Sud, l'apprentissage du violon pour lutter contre les fractures sociales
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- Tuesday, 21 January 2020
Pendant l’Apartheid, le violon était l’instrument des blancs. Maria Botha a appris à en jouer à cette époque où elle vivait dit-elle coupée du monde dans un ghetto doré.
Encourage Children to Play
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- Tuesday, 07 January 2020
Children are natural sound creators; they love to create sounds through everything they come in contact with including their own body! Playing instruments or found objects along to a song or soundscape is a great way of experiencing and exploring dynamics, placement of sound, sharing of sounds and textures. Everything is an exploration!
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