Tag: skills

• Ep. 152: Helping children identify, express, and regulate emotions with music; with Stephanie Leavell, MT-BC

  

  Photo by Keira Burton on Pexels A significant life skill is the development of healthy strategies to process and regulate emotions. Music therapist and award-winning singer/songwriter Stephanie Leavell explains the super-powers of music to teach these skills in a fun way to kids (and their adults). Guest My guest today is Stephanie Leavell, an award-winning […]

  EducationCommunity, Podcast: Enhance Life with Music

  autism, blog, children, coping, copingskills, education, emotionregulation, emotions, feelings, healthy, kids, kidsmusic, life, lifeskills, music, musictherapy, parents, podcast, skills, spectrum, support, teachers, therapy

• Ep. 131: Are musicians better able to learn an additional language? with Jennifer Krizman, PhD

  

  Are people who study a musical instrument better able to process and learn foreign languages? What similarities underlie speech and music? Bonus: Discover a fun and simple test to measure a person’s adeptness at learning a foreign language!

  EducationCommunity, Podcast: Enhance Life with Music, ScienceHealth

  auditory, auditoryprocessing, Bilingualism, brain, Communication, foreign, language, Learning, music, musicians, neuroscience, research, science, skills, sound, speech

• Ep. 122: Transferring music skills to life, with Dr. Dylan Savage

  

  Universal life skills, like problem-solving, discipline, and creativity, are inherent in the study of music. But how automatic is it for students to transfer these lessons to non-music areas of their lives? This cross-training can be intentionally taught and learned, resulting in elevated musical performance AND greater life success.

  EducationCommunity, Podcast: Enhance Life with Music

  advocacy, book, Communication, creativity, education, focus, life, music, patience, performance, problemsolving, skills

• Ep. 108: How is music boosting skills and learning in students in special education? With Natalie Hawkins, MT-BC

  

  Music therapy and technology collide to increase therapeutic results, increase student engagement, and streamline data reporting in the special education setting! An innovative, completely accessible program incorporates music with motion capture software to address IEP (Individualized Education Program) objectives, including academic, social-emotional, and physical skills.

  EducationCommunity, Podcast: Enhance Life with Music

  academic, autism, Communication, data, disabilities, downssyndrome, education, IEP, Learning, motioncapture, music, musictherapy, SEL, skills, socialemotional, specialeducation, students, teachers, teaching, technology, therapy

• Ep. 105: What are the top three skills desired by corporate recruiters, and why are they found in musicians? When should musicians consider a day job in the business world? With Christopher Caliendo

  

  Based on market trends, your best new hire is highly likely to be a musician. We discuss the core creative and soft skills musicians bring to the marketplace; when and why musicians should consider a pivot to business; and how to find a job that will help you actualize a sustainable lifestyle, work-life balance, AND your artistic goals.

  Business, Podcast: Enhance Life with Music

  business, Communication, creative, creativity, financialstability, jobs, music, musician, skills, softskills, trends, worklifebalance