Art, music programs struggle to survive
Art, music programs struggle to survive Chattanooga Times Free Press Friday, September 18, 2009 By: Perla Trevizo Fiddle-eye-fee says the cat, its voice ringing from a musical triangle. Chimmy-chuck clucks the hen, her voice bonking off a woodblock. Those instruments and others, all played by the hands of third graders from East Side Elementary School, merge with the voices of the rest of the class as they run through the folk song "I Bought Me a Cat." But the 50-minute class is all their music education for a week. "I wish they had it at least twice a week," said music teacher Sonya Henry. "It would allow ...
BOSTON GLOBE SUNDAY MAGAZINE
Pressure-cooker kindergarten A new emphasis on testing and test preparation -- brought on by politicians, not early education experts -- is hurting the youngest students. By Patti Hartigan | August 30, 2009 Christine Gerzon is the epitome of a kindergarten teacher: warm and wise, quick to get down on her knees to wipe a tear or bandage a boo-boo. She can rhapsodize for hours about a single leaf and philosophize convincingly about the pedagogical uses of paper-mache. “I teach because it’s my calling,” she says. “It’s my life purpose.” Yet two years ago, after 38 years as an educator, she threw up her hands ...
Music Advocacy’s Top Ten for Parents
1. In a 2000 survey, 73 percent of respondents agree that teens who play an instrument are less likely to have discipline problems.?- Americans Love Making Music – And Value Music Education More Highly Than Ever, American Music Conference, 2000. ?2. Students who can perform complex rhythms can also make faster and more precise corrections in many academic and physical situations, according to the Center for Timing, Coordination, and Motor Skills?- Rhythm seen as key to music’s evolutionary role in human intellectual development, Center for Timing, Coordination, and Motor Skills, 2000. ?3. A ten-year study indicates that students who study music achieve ...
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Art, music programs struggle to survive
Art, music programs struggle to survive Chattanooga Times Free Press Friday, September 18, 2009 By: Perla Trevizo Fiddle-eye-fee says the cat, its voice ringing from a musical triangle. Chimmy-chuck clucks the hen, her voice...
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BOSTON GLOBE SUNDAY MAGAZINE
Pressure-cooker kindergarten A new emphasis on testing and test preparation — brought on by politicians, not early education experts — is hurting the youngest students. By Patti Hartigan | August 30, 2009 Christine...
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Music Advocacy’s Top Ten for Parents
1. In a 2000 survey, 73 percent of respondents agree that teens who play an instrument are less likely to have discipline problems.?- Americans Love Making Music – And Value Music Education More Highly Than Ever, American Music...
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1. “During the Gulf War, the few opportunities I had for relaxation I always listened to music, and it brought me great peace of mind. I have shared my love of music with people throughout this world, while listening to the...
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