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Tag: skills for life

The powerful effect of music on mood, health, and connections

November 29, 2017 anitanee

Michelle James, CEO at SingUp, explores the powerful effect of music on our mood, health and ability to form personal connections.

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Music education advocacy publication: how music helps students learn, achieve, and succeed

May 24, 2015 anitanee

The Arts Education Partnership (AEP) in Washington DC published a useful advocacy document for music education in 2011, funded by the Quincy Jones Musiq Consortium. It was based on a review of an extensive body of high-quality, evidence-based studies that document student learning outcomes in and through music.

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Business leaders do their jobs better by applying lessons from the performing art

January 2, 2015 anitanee

In January 2014, Ruth Blatt posted an article on the Forbes website, reporting that a career in the performing arts is great preparation for a career in business.

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Linking music with other learning areas

January 2, 2015 anitanee

Michael Griffin, author of ‘Learning Strategies for Musical Success’ has explored the connections between music and other Gardner-listed multiple intelligences. To read more, click anywhere on this excerpt.

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THE BENEFITS OF MUSIC EDUCATION – PRESIDENT OF A MUSIC COLLEGE:

January 2, 2015 anitanee

‘Music education is an education for life’ – Harry Chalmiers, President of McNally Smith College of Music (St. Paul, Minn.)

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