Spotlights & Tips
Director Tips – Kevin Cottrill: Staying Sharp and Improving Skills
Mr. Kevin Cottrill recently joined us on the Director Spotlight. Today, he talks with us about his approach to staying sharp as a director and what he does to improve his skills. We hope you enjoy this segment from the Director Spotlight.
Director Tips – Kevin Cottrill: Connecting With Kids and Working with Administration
Mr. Kevin Cottrill recently joined us on the Director Spotlight. In today’s segment, he talks with us about his approach to connecting with kids and why his relationship with his administration influences those student connections. We hope you enjoy this segment from...
Director Tips – Kevin Cottrill: Path to Seymour and Managing the Program
Mr. Kevin Cottrill, Director of Bands at Seymour High School recently joined us on the Director Spotlight. Today, Kevin talks about his path to Seymour and how he manages his program to keep all the different aspects of his program moving forward. We hope you enjoy...
Music Truths
Include Music For All Educators
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:...
Music Training Improves Student Memory
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...
Students Who Take Music Lessons Show Improved Memory
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...
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