Spotlights & Tips
Director Tips – Michael Carpenter: Tech for Managing the Classroom and Staff
Mr. Michael Carpenter from Plainfield High School recently joined us on the Director Spotlight. Today, he talks about technology in the class room and the applications he uses to manage the band program. We hope you enjoy this segment from the Director Spotlight.
Director Tips – Michael Carpenter: Having a Dad as a director and his elevator pitch to parents
Mr. Michael Carpenter from Plainfield High School recently joined us on the Director Spotlight. Today, he talks about having his Dad as his band director and his elevator pitch to new parents. We hope you enjoy this segment from the Director Spotlight.
Director Tips – Michael Carpenter: Background – Scope of Program – Jazz Outreach
Michael Carpenter, Director of Bands at Plainfield High School, recently joined us on the Director Spotlight! Today, he talks us through his background, the scope of his program and how he utilizes his jazz band as a community outreach ensemble. We hope you enjoy...
Music Truths
Music Helps Students Manage Tasks Better
Two-thirds (66%) of Americans say that music education prepares someone to manage the tasks of their job more successfully. ~ The Harris Poll®, July 2014
Instrument Training Makes It Easier To Stay Focused
Studies have shown that assiduous instrument training from an early age can help the brain to process sounds better, making it easier to stay focused when absorbing other subjects, from literature to tensor calculus. ~ Hearing the music, honing the mind. (2010)....
Music Helps Express Better
"I would say that music is the easiest means in which to express, but since words are my talent, I must try to express clumsily in words what the pure music would have done better." ~ William Faulkner
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