7 Best Brain Hacks for Learning to Play Piano Quickly

by | Jan 3, 2021 | Articles

So you find yourself sitting down at the piano. Take a good look at it. It’s a big instrument. And if you’re a newbie, it can seem a little daunting. The worst thing to happen is if it becomes to intimidating or frustrating to the point you just want to quit before...

Playing Music on the Wall

by | Oct 23, 2017 | Articles

At Gates Mills Elementary School, students are playing music on the wall. The walls are not actually walls, as they are only about a few feet square. They contain items such as trash cans, frying pans, spatulas, pipes, and plastic baskets. While these items are not...

Learning the Science of Music

by | Jun 17, 2017 | Articles

Students who participate in the STEM guitar project at Boulder City High School are learning the science of music. These students may have never actually played a guitar, but they know everything about how the instrument is supposed to work and what it takes to make...

Mozart Math

by | Dec 5, 2015 | Articles

Third graders enjoyed solving math problems based on the life and work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, in a videoconference with the Cleveland Institute of Music called “Mozart Math”. The challenge for the students at James H. Boyd Intermediate School in the...