Music Education
Well guys, just completed the last phase of the Music Education Tour. It was very interesting and I suggest to many here with children in public schools to become involved in their music programs.
Our goals with the supt of GC, Samash, NI, Roland, Cakewalk, R&R Hall of Fame, and others was to demontsrate that music education is more than triangles and maraccas. The students have surprised us with their memories and other skills in learning new methods of Guitar, Drums, Programming, Midi and more.
The amazing part was the reactions of watching students create their own pieces, remain focused during demos (instead of wiggling in their seats) and learn as fast as they did.
I strongly suggest talking with your school music program directors and have them explore computer music as a regular part of their ME programs. Such programs can complement existing ones and advance students in the area of Digital Music.
Music can be much more productive than many of the video games kids are exposed to! It's a much nicer diversion from the norm!!
Our goals with the supt of GC, Samash, NI, Roland, Cakewalk, R&R Hall of Fame, and others was to demontsrate that music education is more than triangles and maraccas. The students have surprised us with their memories and other skills in learning new methods of Guitar, Drums, Programming, Midi and more.
The amazing part was the reactions of watching students create their own pieces, remain focused during demos (instead of wiggling in their seats) and learn as fast as they did.
I strongly suggest talking with your school music program directors and have them explore computer music as a regular part of their ME programs. Such programs can complement existing ones and advance students in the area of Digital Music.
Music can be much more productive than many of the video games kids are exposed to! It's a much nicer diversion from the norm!!
Comments
My daughter has been sitting at my keyboard with me ever since she could sit up on her own. By the age of 3 she could do a C scale and vocally \"la la la la\" it aswell. May not sound like much, but for a little girl with Downs Syndrome, thats a pretty big step. My guitar buddy was over for a jam one night, and his jaw hit the floor the first time he heard hear do it.
Now she has just started kindergarden, and I have been in touch with the music teacher for the school. Yes we have some pretty cool idea's for projects for the kids. Everything from recording the choir to a \"Rock school\" with a small side class for the kids that are intrested in, \"How did it get from the microphone to the CD & what happens in between\" Should be an intresting year.
In the public school system, the music departments are always the first to get there bugets cut, to the point where most schools don't have one. Help our kids and get involved where you can. They are your future.
Wow thats amazing that your daughter can do that at the age of 3.She will be brilliant when she is older.I read an article in the paper about how they did a survey on 4-6 yr olds and having music lessons improved their memory and maths and english.
I remember watching a TV program about a young girl about 8 with Downs Syndrome and she could play awesome things on the keyboard and she had never ever had a lesson, she just sat there everyday and played.The stuff she was playing was incredible.So it makes me wonder how good ur daughter may be, if she is playing things now she is gonna be real good when shes older speshially as her Dad is an awesome guitarist too
Keep Rock'in P.G.