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    Two New Music Advocacy Documentaries

    Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

    I’m always on the lookout for great music advocacy video’s and today, I’ve just found two new ones- just in time to watch over the US Summer break! Here are the trailers of them both. Gustovo Dudamel is always an inspiration to me with his conducting skill combined with his passion for music.This man appears [...]

    Do Musical Kids = Smart Kids?

    Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

    Do music teachers imagine that musical kids are smarter or is it real? Here is a link to an interesting blog by which refers to some great you tube videos, researchers and in the blog, she challenges you to prove her wrong! The article is called : Music Makes Kids Smarter- Prove Me Wrong and [...]

    Assessments – What we added to Printable Music Lesson Plans….. And WHY!

    Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

    I’m not a big fan of assessments. However, I understand that they are a necessary part of teaching for most schools. Unless you are in a Montessori or alternative learning environment assessments are a necessary and indispensable part of what we do as teachers. At the Fun Music Company we operate on two very simple [...]

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