Monthly Archives: October 2014

Top 10 Skills Children Learn From the Arts

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There is an excellent article that I’ve found sharing The Top 10 Skills Children Learn from the Arts.  Lisa Phillips gives insight as to how music lessons don’t just help our children learn an instrument, but help to teach other skills as … Continue reading

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Recital Date!

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I know that we’re only in week seven of our lessons, but the the facility for our Spring 2015 MYC Recital has just been tentatively booked and you can quickly save the date in your calendar – yay! This year … Continue reading

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TED Talks – How Playing an Instrument Benefits Your Brain

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I invite you to watch this quick (under 5 minute) animated lesson on how playing an instrument is an activity similar to a full-body brain workout.  It’s really interesting when you realize how many parts of the brain are at … Continue reading

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Top 17 Ways Learning a Musical Instrument Gives You the Edge

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I came across this article and thought that I’d pass it on to all of you.  So many times we think about the connection between math and music, but there are so many other ways that music can help us. … Continue reading

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