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Why sax appeal has strings attached

Posted by Rocio Banyuls on Saturday, August 31, 2019,


I had lots of fun reading the article below by Marianne Kavanagh (The telegraph) arguing about the right choice of instrument for a child, its social implications and, of course, the old debate about the right instrument depending on the character (and even sometimes the looks) or a child.

Adding to the argument, would it be nicer if we gave children the right exposure the the biggest range of instruments possible (listening, seeing and trying) and let them make the right decision coming from ...
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The link between Music and Dyslexia

Posted by Rocio Banyuls on Saturday, May 25, 2019,

The link between music and dyslexia

by Marc Wilson / 09 March, 2019

Mick Fleetwood: distinguished drummer and dyslexic. Photo/Getty Images

Musical prowess has spinoffs for people with reading difficulties, not to mention video gamers.

There was a time when I wasn’t a slouch on the video-game front, but newer games are a different cup of bitter failure. Compared with my 15-year-old son, I’m embarrassingly slow at Rainbow Six Siege, for example, a game in the “tactical shooter” genre.

Nor do I shine at Beat Saber, a game that’s remarkably simple in conc...


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Finland's Music Education System

Posted by Rocio Banyuls on Tuesday, August 21, 2018,

https://musicaustralia.org.au/2017/06/finlands-music-education-system-how-it-works/?utm_source=Music+Australia+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3c7029d78d-Music+Australia+ENewsletter+7+June+2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f536243dd9-3c7029d78d-249700729


Finland’s Music Education System: How It Works

Graham Strahle
 | JUNE 6, 2017

In an earlier article, Music Australia presented an overview of the Finnish school system and how music teaching is delivered by a highly successful network of governmen...


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Children should have more experience playing music, say half of UK adults

Posted by Rocio Banyuls on Tuesday, August 1, 2017,
CLASSICAL FM / 1 August 2017, 09:46 By Lizzie Davis In a survey carred out by YouGov, 47 per cent of people surveyed said more children should be inspired to learn an instrument and have experience playing music. The research, which was commissioned by Town Hall and Symphony Hall Birmingham, also found that 39 per cent of UK adults thought music should feature more prominently on the school curriculum. By contrast only 11 per cent thought ‘classical music is too often dumbed down’. ...
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Key of life: music gives children academic edge and social skills

Posted by Rocio Banyuls on Friday, April 3, 2015,

By: Emma Cowing


IN THE summer of 2003, a community newspaper in Toronto carried an advert offering free weekly arts lessons to six-year-olds. For 36 weeks the children attended classes at the Royal Conservatory of Music in the city, where half were taught to play keyboard, and half were given drama lessons.

Before they started they were given IQ tests, alongside a group of six-year olds receiving no arts lessons at all. At the end of the year, their IQs were tested again. For the children learn...


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Let the Children Play music lesson campaign success

Posted by Rocio Banyuls on Saturday, September 7, 2013,
by EMMA COWING

ON 2 September last year, violinist Nicola Benedetti told this newspaper: “The last thing that should get in the way of children making music is money.”

Her comments were accompanied by exclusive Scotland on Sunday figures showing that a shocking 24 local authorities across Scotland were charging children between £95 and £340 per year to learn a musical instrument.

No fewer than 11 councils had increased fees for the new school year, while five local authorities were also ch...
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Instrumental Music Tuition in Scotland

Posted by Rocio Banyuls on Saturday, September 7, 2013,

A REPORT BY THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT’S INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC GROUP


June 2013


http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0042/00426360.pdf

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Scottish schools to get extra £1m for musical instruments

Posted by Rocio Banyuls on Saturday, December 22, 2012,

Schools are to be given an extra £1m by the Scottish government to buy musical instruments for pupils.

Ministers will also set up a working group to look at music tuition fees, which can vary across councils.

Among issues it will examine is the question of charges for pupils sitting SQA music exams.

The EIS teaching union, which has been campaigning for "fair access" to music education for pupils in all parts of Scotland, welcomed the announcements.

Minister for Learning Alasdair Allan said ever...
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Music for all: Scotland on Sunday’s campaign for free tuition

Posted by Calum Johnstone on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, In : Music Education in Scotland 
"TODAY Scotland on Sunday launches Let The Children Play, a campaign for free instrumental music tuition for every Scottish school child.

It comes after an investigation revealed 11 local authorities across Scotland have raised their fees for the 2012-13 school session – meaning children are being charged more than ever before to learn a ­musical instrument"


Read the full article from The Scotsman here

 
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Charging for musical tuition in Scotland’s schools ‘is extra tax on parents’

Posted by Calum Johnstone on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, In : Music Education in Scotland 
Music Tuition in Scotland is always a subject in debate.
 
How do we make it broadly available for all children independently of their family income?
How do we achieve a quality music education throughout?
Do we need a more consistent music education through primary and secondary schools?
When should a child start to learn music and an instrument?
Who should pay the costs of a proper education?

Read this article in the Scotsman:

http://www.scotsman.com/news/education/charging-for-musical-tuition-in-s...
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