Music education
Some online Music Education Events
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- Tuesday, 25 June 2013
There are a couple of online professional development events coming up in the next few weeks that are worth looking into to rejuvenate yourself over the summer months.
iCAN Play Music
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- Friday, 21 June 2013
It's late in the afternoon on a beautiful day in May, but Daniel Lopez, 9, of the Franklin Elementary School in Santa Barbara, and Gustavo Dudamel, 32, of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, are both stuck indoors, rehearsing with their orchestras.
Songwriting courses: a path into the music industry?
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- Friday, 21 June 2013
Without songwriting there would be no music industry, but there are surprisingly few places to study it. Bath Spa University believes it was the first in the world to launch a master's in songwriting in 2007.
88 Sing for Hope Pianos Congregate at Lincoln Center
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- Tuesday, 18 June 2013
Over the past two weeks, 88 painted pianos were spread throughout the five boroughs as part of the "Sing For Hope" public art installation. The instruments will now be donated to needy schools and community centers.
Everything I need to know, I learned in school music class
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- Tuesday, 18 June 2013
As the TDSB votes on major cuts to music education, the Star reconnects three successful musicians to their instructors to talk about music's impact.
“Maestro-in-the-Making”
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- Tuesday, 18 June 2013
The music platform MusicaNeo is raising funds for an international music education project. The project consists of two stages: Stage 1 is the call for new educational material for kids' music practice in an open online composers' competition.
ISM calls for continued government commitment to funding music education
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- Monday, 17 June 2013
The Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) is calling for the government to protect music education hubs and commit itself to continuing dedicated funding to sustain the National Plan for Music Education in England in 2015/16.
Some notes on how music benefits children
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- Monday, 10 June 2013
With the Discover Jazz Festival in Burlington this month, parents have been asking me a symphony of questions about introducing their children to music.
Spotify and NYC Department of Education Collaborate on Music Hackathon
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- Thursday, 06 June 2013
Here's a cheery tune: Spotify is partnering with the NYC Department of Education for a two-day event, Music Education Hack, where participants will push the boundaries of creative technology to create juicy music apps for the classroom.