Spotlights & Tips
Director Tips From Jeff Frizzi
In our spotlight interview with Jeff Frizzi, he mentioned several tips for teachers and parents. Today we'd like to highlight just 2 of those for teachers. Jeff talks about how he balances work life and home life, and has a tip for veteran teachers. Work/Life Balance...
Jeff Frizzi – Director Spotlight
Today, we place our spotlight on our first Orchestra Director, Mr. Jeff Frizzi! Jeff teaches at Clay Middle School in Carmel, one of Indiana's premier orchestra programs. His recipe for success with students is really simple and hugely effective and we think you will...
Turn Concerts Into Events – Tip From Bob Medworth
We have had a great response from directors around the state about our interview with Bob Medworth! Bob is an incredible educator and we wanted to highlight one of Bob’s tips today. So, take a moment to hear Bob explain how turning a normal everyday concert into an...
Music Truths
Students Should Study Arts To Succeed in College
The College Board identifies the arts as one of the six basic academic subject areas students should study in order to succeed in college. ~ Academic Preparation for College: What Students Need to Know and Be Able to Do, 1983 [still in use], The College Board, New...
Professional Development for All Educators Should Include Music
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 Helps 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...
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