What Can Classical Music do for You?
From “An Intelligence View of Music Education,” Arthur Harvey, Leka Nu Hou (Hawaii), February 1997. “The Council on Basic Education conducted a study comparing the amount of time spent on the arts by schools in Germany, Japan, England, and the Read More …
For those of you who are not familiar with Howard Gardiner, he proposed that there were several kinds of intelligences: Linguistic, Logical/Mathematical, Spatial, Bodily/Kinesthetic, Musical, Interpersonal and Intrapersonal. In the next few weeks, I’ll be showing how music education can Read More …
From a story on AP: If one Austrian’s quirky idea catches on, wine tastings could soon sound like this: Is that some Mozart in my glass? A hint of Haydn, maybe? Convinced that music is a key ingredient for a Read More …
Many people think that in order to have a full-time career in music, one needs to be either a performer or a teacher. However, this is not true. The U.S. Occupational Information Network lists hundreds of occupations that require specialized knowledge Read More …
Most people moan and groan when their insurance bill comes due each year, and some people tend to skip the insurance altogether, which can turn out to be a big mistake. I certainly discovered this last summer, when on June Read More …
From various places around the world come the stories of two animals successfully fended off with music, and I found them just amusing enough to include here: First, there is the story of the Norwegian boy faced with possible attack Read More …
From a study by Laohawattanakun J, Chearskul S, Dumrongphol H, Jutapakdeegul N, Yensukjai J, Khumphan N, Niltiean S, Thangnipon W: Several pieces of evidence suggest that academic examinations fulfill the classical requirement of a psychological stressor. Academic examinations represent a Read More …
“The sharp edge of a razor is difficult to pass over; thus the wise say the path to Salvation is hard.” –W. Somerset Maugham, The Razor’s Edge I was talking with a fellow musician who also owns a music business. Read More …
For almost three years, I have done my best on this and other sites to inform people about classical music: what classical music is; the benefits of classical music; how to choose classical music teachers; what kinds of standards there Read More …
Everyone wants to know how I managed to succeed in my classical music career when so many others fail, and they’re shocked when I tell them the answer. In its most basic sense, it’s treating singing like my day job. Read More …
