Posts Tagged ‘benefits of music’
Six ways to raise your profile through BBC Music Day (26/9/19) and annual celebration days
BBC Music Day is a UK-wide, annual celebration of the power of music to change lives, with activities going on across the UK and across TV, radio and social media.
Read MoreNew book by Dr Anita Collins – The Lullaby Effect – lifting the lid on early years music research
If, like me, you find that it’s a constant battle to make sense of all the recent claims for the benefits of music making and learning in early years, then a brilliant new book by my colleague and friend Anita Collins – The Lullaby Effect – will be a welcome relief. It’s not very often…
Read MoreRocksteady Music School – copywriting about the impact of music education for disadvantaged young people
Copywriting for Rocksteady Music School about the benefits of music and the Rocksteady approach to disadvantaged young people.
Read MoreIs music good for my child?
We all know, instinctively, that music is good for us, and for our children. And despite the continuing cuts in funding, those responsible for our education systems across the world still tend to prioritise music above other arts. References are often made to music’s ‘instrumental’ benefits – improving academic achievement, personal development, and life skills.…
Read MoreUsing music as an emotional tool
Kent State Online Master of Music in Music Education
Read MoreBe healthy, happy, and mentally fit – make music!
We take it as read that playing a musical instrument or singing is good for the brain, the body and the emotions. Great minds such as Plato, William Shakespeare, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Hans Christian Andersen have said as much, not to mention notable musicians as Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Ludwig van Beethoven and (ahem) John…
Read MoreFeature articles about the benefits of music for online music education magazine
“When we commission a piece, we know that the work is in safe hands, and we regard Writing Services more as a business partner than a supplier. Like any publication, regardless of format, the range, quality and consistency of content are of paramount importance. We selected Writing Services because when they wrote for our previous…
Read MoreMake Music Gloucestershire – schools services brochure
Writing Services developed a school services brochure to advocate the benefits of music to headteachers and subject leaders. As part of Writing Services’ work with Make Music Gloucestershire, the county’s music education hub, Anita was asked to develop and a school services brochure to help sell services to school heads, and advocate the benefits of…
Read MoreFrom the band room to the boardroom …The 9 common lessons of music education that translate into success
A blog post that advocates music education from the perspective of business leaders. The author interviewed CEOs and business leaders about the correlation between music education and success. I shared this some time ago, but thought it would be timely to repost, as various campaigns for music and arts education pick up steam in the…
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