A New Solution to Summers and the Education Gap I recently read a book called Outliers by Malcom Gladwell that highlights different stories with the idea being that success comes more from society and community. One of the chapters in the book briefly discusses an educational program called “Knowledge Is Power Program” also known as
Dear Hate
We are living in a time where news and media comes in faster than we\’ve ever experienced. With that comes a time where the world seems like a scary place. As the dad of a young child, I think through how I will explain to my child the importance of caring for people even when
Music Lesson Stocking Stuffer Guide
Music Lesson Stocking Stuffer Gift Guide Happy Holidays! This time of season can be stressful for a lot of people. As you run around trying to figure out what you are going to get for your child, family member, friend, or coworker who loves music, we have come up with a simple stocking stuffer gift
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5 Ways Music Changes At-Risk Youth (And the One Way You Can Help) “Music can change the world because it can change people” – Bono With more than 30.7 million American children in low-income families, there\’s no doubt that we need to help. That\’s 43 percent of the children in our country! Research is clear
The Problem With Today\’s Piano Lessons
Piano is such a great starter instrument, which is why it\’s the #1 choice for parents to start exposing their kids to music at Spark. I think it\’s so important to give kids the ability to discover and express their creative side through music, but I\’ve heard so many horror stories about parents taking their
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Top 3 Music Apps Of 2015
As a working musician, I am quickly realizing how important it is to use technology to stay relevant. So many songwriters are using electronic samples and sounds that are vital to the song. For a drummer, this may mean using a sample pad to replicate different sounds. For a keyboardist, it may mean building synth
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Why Is Music So Important?
Why Is Music So Important? I started thinking about how important music is to our children and society. As I read articles understanding the importance, I realize how music is worked into many of the school subjects that kids are learning in school today. Science The science of music and sound is something that we
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Spark Music Studio Receives 2015 Best of Maple Grove Award
Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Spark Music Studio Receives 2015 Best of Maple Grove Award Maple Grove Award Program Honors the Achievement MAPLE GROVE December 10, 2015 — Spark Music Studio has been selected for the 2015 Best of Maple Grove Award in the Music Schools category by the Maple Grove Award Program. Each year,
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HELP! I\’m buying my first drum set!
\”Help! I need to buy a drum kit and have no idea where to start.\”
There are so many options out there, so what is the best for you? Things that will factor in what the best option for you is going to be size/age of the students, noise tolerance, budget, needs, and features.
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Technical…? Feel…? Technically Feel Both.
There are three different areas that musicians and music teachers come from. The first is the technical musician and teacher. The second is the teacher and musician who play off of feel. The third is the musician who uses both. Using both is the most valuable.
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