Take Time to Plan Your Day
To be more efficient, try this tip from Jere Humphreys: “During my second year as a school music teacher, I tried the business organizational trick of writing down all my…
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Desert Skies Symposium Call for Papers
The 13th Biennial Desert Skies Symposium, sponsored by the University of Arizona College of Fine Arts/School of Music, is scheduled for February 21–23, 2013 in Tucson. Research reports are solicited…
College Board Reports Support Arts Standards
The College Board, in partnership with the National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS), has released two new research reports designed to support the revision of the National Arts Education…
Take Time to Plan Your Day
To be more efficient, try this tip from Jere Humphreys: “During my second year as a school music teacher, I tried the business organizational trick of writing down all my…
Music Standards Down the Track
It’s true: There’s a movement to recreate the National Standards for the Arts, including music. According to Deborah Hansen, immediate past president of the State Education Agency Directors of Arts…
Music Learning Research—Two New Books
Oxford University Press has just published a two-volume work about research on music learning that combines the expertise of 20 well-regarded music researchers. Volume 1, titled MENC Handbook on Research…
Roots and Blooms—Gifts to Share
Don’t forget your roots,” says Fritz Siler in a recent Georgia Music Educators Newspiece titled “Pruning Roses.” The people who helped you get where you are today can be compared…
We Can Begin Again
The secret to success in any field may be getting up one more time than you’re knocked down. Mary Ellen Cohn, executive director of the Maryland Music Educators Association, was…
Seven Qualities of Great Learners
Great music teachers are often great learners—and foster these qualities in their students. In a recent article in Phi Delta Kappan magazine, researcher and author Kirsten Olson noted that many…
When Repetition Isn't the Best Practice Strategy
Many music students hear, “If you can play it correctly three times in a row, you’ve got it!” Not so fast, says researcher Laura Stanbaugh. Repetitive practice may not be…
