by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration
Today I presented at the Education Closet Connectivity Conference on how listening to music, passively, responsively and actively can assist your students’ learning. Click the document for a copy of the full handout complete with information, articles and...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, Social-Emotional Learning and ARTS
Listening to music has so many benefits and it can be a wonderful way to integrate music into your classroom. Whether you Soundtrack your Classroom or use Active Listening (Listen with a purpose) strategies, you can teach music standards that will also connect to...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration
Let’s Hear it for Music! Teachers continue to be interest in music integration as published studies show the positive effect of music on the mind and articles demonstrate the many benefits to student learning. Studying music is said to be able to raise students’ test...
by Louise Blake | Arts Education and Integration
We all know how music has the power to move people’s feelings and alter their moods. Many of us use music every single day to make us happy, to help us relax and to motivate us during exercise. Music is also ingrained into our memories. If you’ve ever had a song...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration
Music can be seen as very complex (a Beethoven symphony or Bach variation), sometimes quite simplistic (a nursery rhyme or simple melody). Music can be heard as dark and ominous, joyful and exciting, or even angst-driven with longing. But what is it that makes music...
