by Tim Dawson | May 10, 2018 | 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 | May 8, 2018 | Tips
On today’s Director Spotlight, Mr. Eric Criss from NorthWood High School talks with us about keeping the right perspective in teaching. Thanks for joining us and we hope you enjoy this segment from the Director Spotlight!
by Tim Dawson | May 7, 2018 | 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 Tim Dawson | May 3, 2018 | 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 | May 1, 2018 | Tips
Welcome back to the Director Spotlight! This month, Mr. Eric Criss joins us on the Director Spotlight. Eric teaches band at NorthWood High School and NorthWood Middle School in Nappanee, Indiana. Eric discusses what he thinks is one of the traits of being a great band...
by Tim Dawson | Apr 30, 2018 | Music Truths
Young Children who take music lessons show different brain development and improved memory over the course of a year, compared to children who do not receive musical training. ~ Dr. Laurel Trainor, Prof. of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behavior at McMaster...
