by Mark Goff | Aug 31, 2017 | Music Truths
The College Board identifies the arts as one of the six basic academic subject areas students should study in order to succeed in college. ~ Academic Preparation for College: What Students Need to Know and Be Able to Do, 1983 [still in use], The College Board, New...
by Tim Dawson | Aug 29, 2017 | Director Spotlights
We hope you have enjoyed the tips from Sam Fritz at Center Grove Middle School Central over the last few weeks. We close this month by offering you the full interview with Sam along with everything else that has been going on here at Paige’s. Enjoy!...
by Mark Goff | Aug 28, 2017 | Music Truths
Nearly half of parents and teachers support integrating music into the professional development of all educators ~ NAMM Foundation and Grunwald Associates LLC (2015). Striking a Chord: The Public’s Hopes and Beliefs for K–12 Music Education in the United States:...
by Mark Goff | Aug 24, 2017 | Music Truths
Musically trained children performed better in a memory test that is correlated with general intelligence skills such as literacy, verbal memory, visuospatial processing, mathematics, and IQ. ~ Dr. Laurel Trainor, Prof. of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behavior at...
by Tim Dawson | Aug 22, 2017 | Tips
Today’s tip from our Director Spotlight with Mr. Sam Fritz, Director of Bands at Center Grove MS Central, is about helping kids learn how to practice. We hope you’ve enjoyed getting to know Sam a little more through these tips. Next week we will provide the link to...
