by Mark Goff | Mar 4, 2016 | Music Truths
“You have to understand what it means for a combat veteran to be agitated in the waiting room. Their pupils are dilated. They are angry or waiting for something to happen. But when we have live music that day, they come to me far more relaxed. It’s like an...
by Mark Goff | Mar 3, 2016 | Music Truths
“Look carefully and you’ll find musicians at the top of almost any industry. Woody Allen performs weekly with a jazz band. The television broadcaster Paula Zahn (cello) and the NBC chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd (French horn) attended college on...
by Tim Dawson | Mar 1, 2016 | Director Spotlights
We continue our Director Spotlight Interviews with Performing Arts Department Chair and Director of Orchestras at Avon HS, Mr. Dean Westman. He has built a very successful orchestra program in the Avon School Corporation from the ground up and his story is one that...
by Mark Goff | Mar 1, 2016 | Music Truths
A study of almost one thousand Finnish pupils who took part in extended music classes, found they reported higher satisfaction at school in almost every area, even those not related to the music classes themselves. ~ Eerola & Eerola, “Extended music...
by Mark Goff | Feb 29, 2016 | Music Truths
A study of 8 to 11-year-olds found that, those who had extra-curricular music classes, developed higher verbal IQ, and visual abilities, in comparison to those with no musical training. ~ Forgeard et al., “Practicing a Musical Instrument in Childhood is...
by Mark Goff | Feb 26, 2016 | Music Truths
Playing a musical instrument strengthens eye-hand coordination and fine motor skills, and kids who study an instrument learn a lot about discipline, dedication and the rewards of hard work. ~ http://nisom.com/index.php/instruction/health-benefits
