Music education
Herb Wong: Visionary founder of BUSD’s jazz program
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- Monday, 28 April 2014
Wong was the visionary principal of Washington Elementary School who was responsible for hiring Phil Hardymon, Dick Wittington and Bob Chaconas to teach jazz to little kids in the Berkeley Unified School District, way back in the late 1960s.
Schools may be de-emphasizing music, but 'Jazz Intervention' is bringing it to youth
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- Monday, 28 April 2014
Shawn Hopson has been involved in the promotion of live music for nearly a decade. Now he's trying to encourage local youth to participate.
Talking about jazz at Berklee
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- Monday, 28 April 2014
"A lot of what we're doing is basically taking the pulse right now of what is happening in jazz in America and beyond," said Eric Gould, pianist, composer, and chair of Berklee College of Music's jazz composition department.
Listen Imagine Compose
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- Monday, 14 April 2014
Sound and Music, Birmimgham Contemporary Music Group and Birmingham City University have announced the publication of a new report detailing ways that every school can support young people learn to 'Listen, Imagine, Compose'.
NAMM Foundation Spotlights 2014's Best Communities for Music Education
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- Thursday, 10 April 2014
"These schools and districts make a strong commitment to music education in the core curriculum supporting its essential value to a well-rounded education for every child".
La musique aide au développement du langage
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- Thursday, 10 April 2014
La musique a-t-elle un effet sur les apprentissages de la lecture et de l'écriture chez les jeunes enfants?
Japan: Music educators tapping Vocaloid
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- Thursday, 10 April 2014
The Vocaloid singing voice synthesizer software has grown into a pop culture sensation. It is now beginning to be utilized in the field of music education in Japan.
Early Years Music Resources
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- Thursday, 27 March 2014
Here are some resources to help plan and deliver music sessions for Early Years (0-5 years old) and young children.
Want to study and become a mariachi musician? In Mexico, now you finally can
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- Wednesday, 26 March 2014
Mariachis, traditional Mexican musicians whose music originated in the 19th century in the state of Jalisco, play music for paying customers in public places, bars and restaurants, or at weddings and parties, and have been officially declared an "intangible cultural heritage of humanity" by UNESCO.
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