Spotlights & Tips
Rick Granlund – Director Spotlight
Our next Director Spotlight is on Mr. Rick Granlund, 6-12 Performing Arts Department Chair and Director of Bands at North Central High School in Indianapolis. Rick leads an amazing program at North Central where almost 300 students choose to be in the band program. We...
Director Tips from Jay Webb
We recently sat down with Jay Webb, Director of Bands at Avon High school for our most recent Director Spotlight. The interview is one of the most popular spotlights we've done in the series. We hope you enjoy Jay's tips on competition, culture development and program...
Jay Webb – Director Spotlight
Our next Director Spotlight is on Mr. Jay Webb, Director of Bands at Avon High School. Over the years, Jay, and the Avon team, have developed one of the premier band programs in the nation. We think you will see why the Avon bands continue to achieve at a very high...
Music Truths
Music Education Helps Develop Key Components Of Innovation
Music education helps develop originality and flexibility, which are key components of creativity and innovation. ~ © Craft, A. (2001). An Analysis of Research and Literature on Creativity and Education. Report Prepared for the Qualifications and Curriculum...
Music Benefits Include Invaluable Skills
More benefits of music for children include learning cooperation, sharing, compromise, creativity, and concentration – skills that become invaluable as they enter school, face new challenges, and begin to form new friendships and develop social skills. ~ © 2015...
Music Participation Improves Student Reading Scores
Researchers found that after two years, children who not only regularly attended music classes, but also actively participated in the class, showed larger improvements in how the brain processes speech and reading scores than their less-involved peers. ~ Nina Kraus,...
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