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Music Education Expert – Meeting Michael Griffin
What do you talk about when you meet a music education expert? Well a lot actually! Last week on a sunny winter’s morning, I enjoyed a great conversation by the seashore at Brighton about singing to babies and the singing Neanderthals. As I anticipated, it was highly rewarding finally to meet with music education expert, Michael […]
Time out or time in?
Time out or time in? “In a brain scan, relational pain—that caused by isolation during punishment—can look the same as physical abuse. Is alone in the corner the best place for your child?” Time out or time in — which one works? This is the question asked by Daniel Siegel and Tina Bryson in their […]
5 Ways to Teach Yourself Music
Do you know how to teach yourself music? Professor Lucy Green found out how popular musicians taught themselves to play their instruments. She discovered these five ways: They chose their own music They played by ear They worked by themselves and with friends The learning was haphazard They integrated several musical skills Lucy Green adopted and adapted […]
How open is open learning?
From open-space classrooms to open university At the beginning of my career in 1970 I was lucky enough to teach in one of the first “open-space classrooms” in my city. Many years later, enrolling as a student in a Massive Open Online Course has opened up many new pathways in my thinking about the Place of […]
The Place of Music in 21st Century Education
This week I enrolled in a course with The University of Sydney. The Massive Open Online or MOOC is titled “The Place of Music in 21st Century Education”. In the information about the course, it’s designer Dr James Humberstone says: What do children need from education now, and in the future? How is technology best used in […]
Babies are musicians – about the work of Sandra Trehub
Newborns have excellent listening skills- babies are musicians! It seems a wild claim but it’s true. Babies are musicians in the sense that they are highly discriminating listeners and have better music appreciation skills than many adults according to Emeritus Professor Sandra Trehub. Dr Trehub is the Director (publications) of the Infant and Child Studies […]
Children are social
Children are social animals and love to see themselves connected. This drawing by a three year old is a fine example of how a child thinks. She has sandwiched herself cosily between the two adults. She is smaller but has a dominant place up high next to their heads. I like to imagine that the child and the adult […]
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