Music educators, researchers and clinicians have suspected links between music and language learning for a long time, but now there’s even more evidence. Researchers based at Liverpool University have just confirmed that musical training can increase blood flow in the left hemisphere of the brain, suggesting that the area of the brain responsible for music
Welcome back to another edition of Music Teachers' Q and A - where Music Teachers all over the world help each other with ideas and resources for music Education. Today's question comes from Liz, and she writes: “I was just wondering if you would know of some amazing role model musicians and performers who my
Its time for another issue of Music Teachers' Q and A. In this episode we cover a very important issue: the importance of music lessons. Today's question came from Doug, from the USA, and he said: “I am a general music teacher who teaches 6,7,8 and high school students. My question is: How can
Most of these Q and A sessions so far have been around topics related to classroom music. However we know that a lot of people on our mailing list aren’t classroom teachers.. they are private studio teachers, teaching instruments like piano, guitar and wind instruments. That is why today's session is a little bit different,
Today's music teacher's Q and A session is on one of the biggest challenges facing music teachers today. When we asked for questions for these sessions earlier this year we expected a lot of questions on behavior management, classroom routines and technology issues, and that was pretty much what came. However, by FAR the single
Do you teach Choir? Do you have trouble getting your rehearsals on track? Are your choristers 'chatty' during the warmup? How can we get our choirs on track and motivated from the very start of a rehearsal? These are questions which we are hoping to find a few answers in today's music Teachers Q and
Today's discussion in Music Teacher's Q&A covers an extremely important area for just about any teacher: the issue of what to do when there is little or no funding available for new instruments or resources. The question came from Liz, in Colorado, USA, and she said: "Teaching the music class in low income schools can
This is the second of our videos in our Bi-Weekly Music Teacher's Q and A segment. Today's question is one we get asked a lot at the Fun Music Company concerning Interactive Whiteboards. The question comes from Amy in the USA, and she asks: "How do I access your materials and other interactive whiteboard lessons
Welcome to the very first episode of Music Teachers Q & A, where Janice Tuck will be answering questions from music teachers, talking about issues that affect us all. Today's question comes from Mary in South Carolina, USA, and she asks: “I’m really not happy with my teaching situation this year - I’m being asked
What makes any teacher great? This has been debated for a long time now. For years, people thought the number of students per teacher was the most important factor in learning. Then educators focused on the size of schools. Now, latest studies are showing that it’s the teacher quality which matters most. I saw it