Defining our “Why” Welcome back to another terrific Music Together semester, families! This fall we will explore the Bongos collection, which includes many well-loved favorites (think “She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain), fascinating “mouth music” from the Irish culture, and beautiful songs for layering harmonies like “Canoe Song”. How many of you sang “My paddle’s […]
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How to Listen like a Songwriter
How to Listen like a Songwriter NicholasTozier.com When’s the last time you sat and listened wholeheartedly to a piece of music? The first thing to do as a listener is to stop whatever else you are doing. Find a comfortable place to sit. Choose a song — any new or old favorite is fine. Settle […]
How to make your kids smarter
How to make your kids smarter by Time.Com 1) Music Lessons Plain and simple: research show music lessons make kids smarter: Compared with children in the control groups, children in the music groups exhibited greater increases in full-scale IQ. The effect was relatively small, but it generalized across IQ subtests, index scores, and a standardized […]
Music Together December 2014 Newsletter
Music Together December 2014 Newsletter Bells will be Ringing in 2015! Join us for the Bells Collection this winter session running January 12 – March 16, 2015. We will gallop with “Trot, Old Joe,” learn an egg shaker passing game from Ghana in “Obwisana,” drum & jive with “Rhythms & Rhymes,” and create beautiful rounds in “The Bells of Westminster” – […]
3 String Guitars
Three-String Guitars What originated as a Kickstarter® campaign, the Loog guitar has now been put into production, and people around the world are experiencing the benefits of this simple but brilliant idea. The brilliance lies in the reduction of six strings to three so that beginners and experienced players alike can focus on a limited […]
3rd Annual Downriver Day of Percussion
What is the Downriver Day of Percussion? The Downriver Day of Percussion is a day of presentations, clinics, and workshops designed to aid school-aged percussionists looking to continue to grow as musicians. This one-day event features masterclasses from successful educators and percussionists. Best yet, it will greatly aid in building a sense of community amongst […]