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?? "Teaching music in the classroom isn’t just teaching students how to sing in tune and read notes—it’s about teaching HOW to learn." – Dr. Anita Collins Dr. Anita Collins’ latest article in the NSW Teachers Federation’s Journal of Professional Learning explores why empowering teachers with the skills and confidence to teach music is essential for student success. Learn how music education transforms classrooms and enhances learning across all subjects. Read more on our blog ?? https://loom.ly/sET8UDY #MusicEducationMatters #BrainDevelopment #TeachMusic #ArtsInSchools #NSWTeachers #MusicAdvocacy #TeacherConfidence #StudentSuccess #AnitaCollins #BiggerBetterBrains

?? $75,000 Endowment to Support Future Electroacoustic Composers at Concordia! ?? We’re thrilled to announce that Barry Truax, a world-renowned electroacoustic composer and professor emeritus from Simon Fraser University, has established the Glenfraser Concordia Endowment. This $75,000 gift will fund the Truax Award in Electroacoustic Music, supporting Concordia students pursuing excellence in electroacoustic composition and research. ?? Read the full story through this ??: https://lnkd.in/gzZvqAPW #MusicEducation #MusicAward

Over on Threads (@musiceducationstrategist), we’re talking about teaching music students with anxiety. Sometimes, it’s not just “anxiety”- it goes much deeper than that. Being trauma-informed doesn’t require knowing what happened. It means understanding that something might have. It means creating a space safe enough for healing, while remembering that teaching music is our primary role. #musiceducation #traumainformedteaching #privatemusiclessons

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It is out and I am very proud of this work! This paper is the result of years of research and on the ground experience to find a solution to up-skilling the teaching workforce to deliver quality music education. Yet again Music Education: Right from the Start is putting solutions out into the public domain to give school system leaders a framework to ensure every Australian child receives a quality, ongoing, sequential music education.

This article explores the scientific foundations of pedagogy, focusing on the systematic methods and empirical data that form the backbone of effective education. By examining the works of historical figures like Jan Amos Comenius and Karion Istomin, the article illustrates the evolution of evidence-based teaching methodologies. It also addresses the limitations of unscientific approaches in education, particularly in the field of music education, and highlights the catastrophic effects these methods have had on student retention and musical literacy. The Soft Mozart system, developed by Hellene Hiner, is presented as a revolutionary approach that integrates visual, auditory, and motor skills into a cohesive learning experience. The article further discusses the challenges faced by innovative educational systems like Soft Mozart in gaining widespread acceptance and the necessary steps to ensure their successful integration into modern pedagogy. Read the article: https://lnkd.in/duRDuvvV

This is a further examination of the connection between music teacher wellbeing and student progress. How do you feel about the idea that when things go well for our students, we naturally feel confident in our teaching abilities. And conversely, when things aren’t going well, we may experience self-doubt and question our expertise as teachers. Do you ever find yourself experiencing self-doubt in relation to lack of student progress? Which of these three strategies resonate with you the most? What would you like to include? Please let me know in the Comments. DM me if you’ve got questions. To receive more ideas and inspirations, here's the Link to the TM21C Newsletter: https://lnkd.in/g2XfC6Bu

The questions music teachers ask ourselves can have an amazing impact on our teaching. Here are 4 questions designed to get music teachers thinking about what's going on in our teaching and what we can do to fine tune our teaching approach! #musiclessons #musicteacher #musiceducation #pianonetwork

How do you think, why do all educational institutions have a music class? It’s simple - the brain of a student who plays Bach at the age of 9 works at the level of a student solving problems in higher mathematics of grades 10-11. If you want your children and yourself to be in constant development, then come to Musicabinet.com. Here, there are no boring teachers, but there is the best structured program of professional music education that guarantees results! Musicabinet.com #musicabinet #musiceducation #music

The Cognitive Benefits of Music Education: Why Reading Matters Epiosde 220 with pre-eminent researcher Anita Collins. For music education to be cognitively beneficial for students, it needs to be hard. A daily regiment of the "triangle" of auditory, kinesthetic AND visual input coming to gether to make music. Take out the reading, and we lose SO much. #MusicEducation #CognitiveDevelopment #ReadingMusic #LearningMusic #BrainDevelopment #MusicTheory #Independence #Persistence #Resilience #EducationalBenefits