Spotlights & Tips
Director Tips – Matt Harloff: Career Path and Influences
Welcome back to the Director Spotlight! This month, Mr. Matt Harloff joins us on the Director Spotlight. Matt teaches band at Avon High School in Avon, Indiana. In this first segment, Matt talks with us about his career path and his early influences. Thanks for...
Nicole DeGuire – Director Spotlight
For our final installment of the Director Spotlight for the month, we offer you the full interview with Ms. Nicole DeGuire of Fishers High School Orchestras. We hope you enjoy this installment of the spotlight!
Director Tips – Nicole DeGuire: Performing Arts Festival
Ms. Nicole DeGuire, Director of Orchestras at Fishers High School, recently joined us on the Director Spotlight. Today, she offers a special collaborative event the Fishers performing arts department puts on every year. We hope you enjoy this installment of the...
Music Truths
School Music Students Show Higher Levels of Math Proficiency
U.S. Department of Education data on more than 25,000 secondary school students found that students who report consistent high levels of involvement in instrumental music over the middle and high school years show "significantly higher levels of mathematics...
The Arts Help Students Become Problem Solvers
"At this time when you are making critical and far-reaching budget and program decisions....I write to bring to your attention the importance of the arts as a core academic subject and part of a complete education for all students. The Elementary and Secondary...
Music Enhances Your Fine Motor Skills
Music enhances fine motor skills, or the ability to use small, acute muscle movements to write, use a computer, and perform other physical tasks. ~ Forgeard, 2008; Hyde, 2009; Schlaug et al. 2005, "The Effects of Musical Training on Structural Brain Development A...
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