Teachers are sometimes given a bad rap on screen. We are portrayed in various types of media, and sometimes not so favorably. How many times have you seen films with someone playing a lazy, strange, or backward teacher? It happens frequently, …
If there is one thing that I regret from my childhood, it is that I never took any real music lessons. I can’t play a musical instrument to save my life. I am even horrible on the kazoo. I know …
Everyone measures success differently. In today’s society, many determine success by the amount of money they have accumulated. Others view their accomplishments on how well they raised their family as their biggest triumph. However, when you are a child still …
A sterling music education results from a high quality relationship between the student and the teacher. An experienced and passionate artist will reflect the same amount of dedication in passing on the knowledge to aspiring students. On this note, we …
Excited to embark on your music educational journey? As a beginner, you’d do well to get a few basics right. And this checklist is supposed to help you identify these basics, and do well on them. Read on! A concrete …
In the world of art where the best of the artists are often overshadowed by emerging talented musicians and freelance music composers, struggling becomes a staple element of the game. Music being no exception, people who are majoring in music …
Students often come to the guitar to emulate their favorite bands or guitarists. Many have specific ideas about what style of music they wish to play. Mastering that style and modeling their playing after their idols motivates these students. It …
Music always has either directly or indirectly reflected the times of the songwriters who have made it. In this way, music has acted as a secondary and even a primary source for historical events and select periods of history. Sometimes …
A perennial struggle for English teachers is helping students connect with literature. This can be most challenging with some of the archaic works of the traditional canon. The themes might be universal, but the dated language and sheer density of …
A few music teachers will have the opportunity to teach survey courses about music history. Some will present broad a curriculum encompassing the whole of Western music, while others will focus on 20th Century popular music. The closer the content …