I used to perform a lot on stage. As students, we had to perform in front of our teachers and peers once per week. That was part of the training in stage performance we had. It was not a very pleasant experience. Mainly because of my performance anxiety. Later on, when I graduated, I started …
Pedagogy must be treated as experimental science and as such 1. It should be constantly evolving and never stagnant; 2. It should be open to new ideas and approaches; 3. It should be constantly tested and evaluated; 4. It should be flexible and adaptable; 5. It should be grounded inbound research. Unfortunately, today the fields …
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When I was younger, I had a lot of fear of going on stage. I was terrified of staying in front of all people and forgetting the piece of music I was supposed to play. Most musicians experienced this at least once or twice in their performance history. I’m talking about the sleepless nights before …
Research has shown that children who receive music education already show enhanced brain development in the areas of language acquisition, reading skills, and critical thinking (Rauscher, Shaw, & Ky, 1993). The benefits of music education have been shown to be long-lasting. With computation power, especially in smartphones and tablets, becoming more and more part of children’s daily …
