My experience as a Student Conductor A year ago, I was reflecting on my experience of getting to conduct my high school band and performing at our spring concert. Fast forward to now, a lot has happened and I would love to share my thoughts again after another year of amazing experiences. Conducting can seem like a…
Strikingly, many high achievers told me music opened up the pathways to creative thinking. And their experiences suggest that music training sharpens other qualities: Collaboration. The ability to listen. A way of thinking that weaves together disparate ideas. The power to focus on the present and the future simultaneously. – From NY Times article “Is…
There’s a new type of teaching method going around: Self-directed teaching ourselves. Yep, that’s right. Instead of just learning and memorizing what the teacher tells you, you go and learn whatever you like on your own, with help from classmates as well. I recently discovered and learned about this new method of teaching through this…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iflIOklflrg Give that kid an award. And the a Nobel prize – Alana Mayfield (Top comment on video) Many of us know a bad teacher. They may be non interactive, unpassionate, unfair or maybe a mix of all these traits as they educate students with a lack of vigor and seriousness in their work. Jeff Bliss…
I know that this blog entry is rather late, and the title rather uncreative, but nonetheless I hope you enjoy my brief story on my crazy journey to volunteer abroad in Nepal. I left on August 3, and after spending over 30 hours either in stuffy planes or crowded airports, I arrived in the warm…
We always go onto YouTube to find the latest videos. It’s a given that most of these videos feature mostly pointless content (such as cats), but a new channel is brought among us today, Mr. CGPGrey. CGPGrey utilizes YouTube to teach. If you take a look at his videos, you can tell he tries to…