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Ray Charles – Sept. 23

Born: September 23, 1930, Albany, Georgia Died: June 10, 2004, Beverly Hills, Calif. Ray Charles was born into poverty and at the age of 5 tragically witnessed the death of his younger brother who...

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Autumn from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) wrote numerous concertos, many of them for the young ladies who resided in the Venetian orphanage where Vivaldi was employed for most of his working career. (Many of these...

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Dmitri Shostakovich – Sept. 25

Born Sept. 25, 1906 in St. Petersburg, Russia Died Aug. 9, 1975 in Moscow, Russia A product of the Bolshevik Revolution, Shostakovich was the most famous of all  Soviet composers. He led a politically...

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George Gershwin – Sept. 26

True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time. My people are Americans and my time is today.      – George Gershwin Born Sept. 26, 1898 in Brooklyn, New York Died July...

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SING ME A STORY: The Musical Approach to Children’s Literature

Jill and Michael Gallina share news of their exciting new musical that highlights the importance of literature and reading: If you are interested in a musical that takes place entirely on risers and...

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Do we really need the Arts?

To create, one must first imagine; to imagine, one must first learn to see, to listen, to feel, to perceive. Music and the arts are the cornerstone of education in the broadest sense. They open our...

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HOW TO LISTEN TO MUSIC: 8 Practical Tips

1. Listen blindly. Listen to a work not knowing who wrote it, or the title of it, or the style and when it was written. Just you and the physical music, with no preconceptions or artificial mental...

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Opera at the Movies: Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD 2012-13 Season

2012–13 Live in HD Schedule Enjoy another spectacular season of the Metropolitan Opera in movie theaters around the world. Find a movie theater near you. Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore–New Production...

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HOW TO LISTEN TO MUSIC: 6 Teaching Tips

 1. LISTEN BLINDLY. Ask students to listen closely to a musical selection with their eyes open; then listen to the same selection with their eyes closed. Discover and discuss the differences. (See the...

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MUSIC MEMORY CONTEST: A Four-Generation Texas Tradition

FOUR GENERATIONS OF MUSIC MEMORY When Mollie Tower-Gregory got the idea for a Music Memory Contest in Texas elementary schools in 1977, encouraged by her father’s elementary school music experiences,...

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Tennis Ball Fun! Guest Post by Denise Gagne

Tennis Ball Fun! Tennis Ball Fun and Relative Note Values Create a chart that includes a whole note, two half notes, four quarters and 8 eighth notes.  This activity is from the resource, Rhythm...

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Interview with Drew Burns, creator of SongTorch

Drew Burns demos his materials at the Music in Motion booth at TMEA Drew Burns is a music education specialist from Perth, Australia, known for his innovative teaching tools including Black Belt...

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