Music Education Can Help Children Improve Reading Skills
ScienceDaily (2009-03-16) — Children exposed to a multi-year program of music tuition involving training in increasingly complex rhythmic, tonal, and practical skills display superior cognitive performance in reading skills compared with their non-musically trained peers, according to a new study.

Check out this fantastic video about the OMA program in Arizona. (Sorry for the scroll down…!)

So, what we do, what I do anyway, is get the kids all “riled up” according to one classroom teacher who will remain unnamed. We all know that; its the nature of the beast so to speak. And thus begs the question, how do we teach creativity, movement and freedom of expression in the elementary [...]

Ever wondered how many of us there are out there? I’m talking about Music Ed Bloggers!
Maybe you came here from J. Pisano’s Top 100 Music Ed Bloggers list, or maybe you are a blogger looking for some inspiration?
Take a moment and hop over to Joel’s article from SoYouWantToTeach.com.
It’s a great way to pass the time [...]