Tag: Music Education

• Micro 68: Back to School, Enhanced with Music – Your Fall Resource Guide

  

  Whether you’re packing lunches, heading into your first day of teaching, settling into a new practice routine, or simply looking for ways to make this next season a little richer – this curated collection of back-to-school episodes will equip and inspire you to elevate your autumn with music.

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  Back To School, lifelong learning, Make Life Better, Music Ed, Music Education, Music For Life, music learning, music lessons, Music Practice, Music Teachers

• Ep. 236: Have We Made Music Too Complicated?The Case Against Leaving Music to the Experts; with Joan Koenig

  

  For generations, music was something families simply DID together. Today, many parents feel unqualified to make music with their own children, leaving it to teachers and experts. But what if that shift is costing our kids one of the most powerful tools for developing creativity, empathy, resilience, language, and connection? Acclaimed educator and author Joan…

  EducationCommunity, Podcast: Enhance Life with Music

  Child Development, Early Childhood, Early Learning, Family Music, music, Music and the Brain, Music At Home, Music Education, Musical Play, parenting

• Micro 59: When Motivation Drops, Grit Grows – Finishing Strong This Spring

  

  As the school year winds down, summer beckons, and motivation dips, what feels like a spring slump may actually be the biggest growth opportunity of the year! Discover how music, mindset, and a little frustration can cultivate the life skill considered the biggest predictor of success… one that will ripple far beyond summer.

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  Delayed Gratification, End Of School Year, Finish Strong, grit, growth mindset, life skills, Make Life Better, Mental Toughness, Music Education, Practice Makes Progress, Resilient Kids

• Ep. 221: The Little-Known Neurological Link Between Music and Reading Skills; with Anita Collins, PhD

  

  Can music help kids (and adults) read? Discover the powerful connection between music and literacy as Dr. Anita Collins unpacks the neuroscience behind how rhythm, sound, and musical training strengthen reading skills and language development.

  EducationCommunity, Podcast: Enhance Life with Music

  dyslexia, Early Literacy, language, Music and the Brain, Music Education, neuroscience, reading, Reading Skills, rhythm, science

• Micro 46: You’ll Never Regret Prioritizing Music – Here’s One Creative Way to Make Time

  

  Struggling to fit music lessons into a packed schedule? In this episode, I share a creative scheduling solution that makes time for music, and why prioritizing this life-enhancing experience is always worth it.

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  Busy Student Life, Creative Scheduling, Make Time, Music Education, music lessons, Music Students, Student Musicians, Time Management

• Ep. 83: Connecting the dots between SEL and music, with Scott Edgar, PhD

  

  The development of social emotional learning (SEL) skills is embedded and inherent in musical training. And yet there are many ways we as educators and parents can streamline this process through being intentional in how we integrate SEL and music. A global pandemic has made this integration exponentially vital, and has increased our awareness of…

  EducationCommunity, Podcast: Enhance Life with Music

  arts education, author interview, band, choir, growth mindset, high school, International SEL Day, Lake Forest College, mental health, middle school, Music Education, Music for All, orchestra, school, SEL, social emotional learning