by Aaron Hansen | May 1, 2015 | Conservatory, Music Education
Anne is a student of Allison Chenoweth here at West Music Marion. She has studied piano with Allison for 5 years. Anne is a 5th grader at St. Pius Elementary. She is a dedicated pianist who is never afraid of a new challenge! She has taken on several longer and more...
by Aaron Hansen | May 1, 2015 | Band & Orchestra, Music Advocacy, Music Education
Champions of Change: The Impact of the Arts on Learning indicates that music study improved students’ success in math. Learn about how solid research proves that arts education has far-reaching benefits, both in and out of school, in this tip sheet, Telling the...
by Aaron Hansen | Apr 23, 2015 | Kids & Movement, Music Advocacy, Music Education, Music, Books, & Resources
Author: Sanna Longden Many of you have heard me say that, even though I am a dance educator, I really teach (here come all my “C’s”) civility, cooperation, community, creativity, consideration, communication, cultures, and character development. Recently, a new set of...
by Aaron Hansen | Apr 16, 2015 | Music Advocacy, Music Therapy
Author: Megan Reuther DES MOINES, Iowa – Music can provide comfort to patients at a time they may need it most. It’s one of a few therapies that can help people when they enter end of life care, and five sisters started an event to help provide the service. For 30...
by Aaron Hansen | Apr 15, 2015 | Band & Orchestra, Music Advocacy, Music Education
A majority of those outside the fields of music and the arts do not understand the whys or the hows concerning the process of arts education. Provided with a clear understanding of those methods and justifications, and supported by quality arts education in practice,...
