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 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,...
by Aaron Hansen | Apr 13, 2015 | Company Culture, Music Advocacy, Music Education
Author: Catherina Hurlburt RESTON, VA. (April 7, 2015) – For the first time in education history, music has been recognized as a core subject in draft federal education policy. This is an unprecedented enumeration in proposed federal legislation. Early this year,...
by Aaron Hansen | Apr 1, 2015 | Band & Orchestra, Music Advocacy, Music Education
To better inform the community about the purpose, structure and achievements of the school’s music program, provide an annual written report to the appropriate supervisor and, with permission, to parents and the community. See a solid set of steps to success in...
by Aaron Hansen | Mar 27, 2015 | Music Education, The Learning Center
Planning for Success! by Susan Brumfield One of the most challenging aspects of Kodály-inspired teaching involves instructional planning. Teachers new to the approach often overlook the layers of complexity involved in this multi-dimensional, developmental, spiral way...
