Music education
What i didn’t learn in music school
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- Wednesday, 02 March 2016
If you’re earning a comfortable wage and living a happy life doing Exactly What You Thought You’d Do With Your Degree(s), I applaud you. Sincerely! I am among the many people in the music world who are not, but I couldn’t be happier with where I landed.
What Can Music Education Learn From Tech Startups?
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- Tuesday, 23 February 2016
"There is so much tech that is related to music, everything from Guitar Hero to sound engineering equipment," said Matsuzawa. "Some of the most advanced tech is music related...But nothing has been applied at a broad scale in a school setting."
Why Practicing Practicing from an Early Age Is so Important
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- Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Can young students be trusted to practice effectively on their own?
BBC Ten Pieces and music education in the UK
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- Tuesday, 23 February 2016
'The point here is not to force children to play an instrument, or to insist they listen to a certain quota of classical music for the rest of their lives, but to avoid limiting minds'
Music Makes you Smarter
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- Tuesday, 23 February 2016
laying an instrument is a great way to test out your creative thinking and push your brain to process information in a new way.
You don't need to be a singer to have a career in classical music
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- Tuesday, 23 February 2016
The most obvious routes for the majority of graduates who aspire to work in classical music are performance and education. But there are many industry careers available that fall outside of being a musician or academic.
Music Education in the Gambia
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- Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Not too many schools in the Gambia have music in their school curriculum, they do not teach music and the songs that remain within the school system since the end of the colonial era in1965 are the National Anthem of the Gambia and the Police Band marching songs that accompany Gambian marching bands at parade ceremonies and national occasions.
Scientists have found a way to help you learn new skills twice as fast
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- Tuesday, 09 February 2016
The key to learning a new motor skill - such as playing the piano or mastering a new sport - isn't necessarily how many hours you spend practising, but the way you practise, according to new research.
The Kenyan slum where musical prodigies are made
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- Tuesday, 09 February 2016
One may not normally picture classical music when thinking of impoverished neighborhoods. Yet one of Nairobi's biggest slums is currently churning out musical prodigies thanks to an initiative dubbed "Ghetto Classics."
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