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Angola: Arts, Music Teachers Sharpen Skills PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 18 May 2011 19:54

At least 45 teachers in the subjects of artistic and musical education from various schools in northern Kwanza Norte province are since Monday attending an upgrading seminar sponsored by the provincial department of Education.

Source: allAfrica.com

 
Kate Nash: 'A Joan Jett worksheet would be great!' PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 22 March 2011 00:53

Singer-songwriter Kate Nash is setting up girls-only after-school rock music clubs to encourage young musicians.

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Chinese music talent school fuels superstar dreams PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 08 December 2010 10:00

A love for singing and a lust for stardom pushed 20-year-old Qian Yue to take a break from her university studies to learn music full time at the Lee Wei Song School of Music in Shanghai.

Source: Reuters   View item Issue number 342

 
Institute unveils 2011 Music Scholarships worth over £36,000 PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 08 December 2010 10:00

The Institute is delighted to announce, in conjunction with its leading partners, the launch of over £36,000 worth of scholarships for deserving students to study Institute's renowned one-year Higher Diploma course.

Source: Mi2N   View item Issue number 342

 
Informality the key to get music students to tune in PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 08 December 2010 10:00

Learning music at school can really suck. There's the boring theory. The chewed plastic recorders. For students at 10 Victorian schools who are trialling an informal learning method, music doesn't suck any more. It rocks.

Source: The Age   View item Issue number 342

 
Learning not all on one track PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 01 December 2010 10:00

Implementing the national school curriculum will not be easy. When the railways were built in Australia, the nation's infrastructure fathers didn't look up long enough to make sure the tracks matched so that trains could travel on the same rails from one end of the country to the other.

Source: The Australian   View item Issue number 335

 
National advocates for arts education call for curriculum action PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 30 November 2010 10:00

"Teachers need to be adequately prepared to teach the new Australian arts curriculum" says NAAE Chair, Julie Dyson, "otherwise the aspiration for all young Australians to have access to sequential and continuous learning in dance, drama, media arts, music and visual arts will be difficult to realise".

Source: NAAE   View item Issue number 335

 
A delicate balance: Music education in Canadian schools PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 17 November 2010 10:00

Source: IFACCA  View item Issue number 321

 
Fooling about with a musical master PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 17 November 2010 10:00

IN a drab classroom at Lewisham in Sydney's inner west, the chairs and tables are pushed to the edge of the room. About 20 Year 11 and 12 students, some in school uniform, are standing in a circle. Standing with them, Cathy Milliken leads them in stretching and relaxation exercises.

Source: The Australian   View item Issue number 321