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Kid Music Geniuses to Look Up To

Gen⭑ ius – Noun. 1. Exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability. Chances are you have encountered someone in your life that exhibits natural talent. Even as young children, our schools encouraged ‘talent shows’ so everyone had a chance to showcase everything from singing, dance, or abilities normally deemed strange. As humans we […]

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The Best Irish Musicians and Bands

St. Patrick’s Day is approaching, and as you prepare for this year’s festivities, why not throw some Irish music onto your Spotify playlist? After all, the holiday is about more than just green milkshakes and bowls of Lucky Charms, it’s about traditional food and awesome music, too. And no, we’re not talking about Irish jigs […]

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Top Five American Schools for Film & Television Scoring

It’s time to grab hold of your Hollywood dreams and prepare to venture out into the dynamic, hectic, and high-powered world of music composition. As a composer, you will write and compose music for film and television productions. Soundtrack and scoring is a very niche feature of the musical industry, and once you lock in […]

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The Most Common Arguments Against Music Education (& How to Counter Them)

“I would teach children music,physics and philosophy;but most importantly music,for the patterns in music and all the arts are the keys to learning” -Plato Why Music Education is Under Attack It is a universally held belief that everyone has the right to his or her own views and beliefs. People have been debating and arguing […]

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Parents: Here’s How to Prepare for Concert Season

As the snow starts to melt away, band and orchestra students have begun to perfect and plan a showcase highlighting their budding talent. Spring concerts dates begin to grow closer, seemingly at a rapid rate! Remember, this is a very exciting time for kids! All of their hard work and practice during the semester is […]

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Musicians: Here’s How to Prepare for Concert Season

As the gloomy wintry days give way to longer days of bright sunlight, musicians across the country are hard at work preparing for concert season. For musicians, spring is an important time–its the beginning of concert season! So give your muscles a good stretch to shake off the winter slumber, and get ready for concert […]

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Five Things You Can Do to Keep Music Education in Schools

If you have an attachment to music education in schools, you don’t need a career in investigative journalism to know that times are tough for music and arts programs, not only here in the United States, but around the world. As school budgets get cut, music and arts programs are usually the first to go, […]

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The Best Pro Audio Gear from Audio-Technica

Professional audio equipment is a musician’s best friend. The equipment on which your music is played can make or break your music career, and these days you have a lot to choose from as you put together the perfect set up. From speakers and headphones to microphones, it can get overwhelming. If you’re looking for […]

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Teachers: Here’s How You Can Celebrate Music in Our School’s Month

The month of March is a very special time for our schools. The entire month is dedicated to music appreciation in the school curriculum. The great news is that practically everyone loves music, especially kids! By nature, children are very social creatures, with minds that are perfect for shaping and molding! By giving a child […]

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3 Ways to Score Continuing Education Credits

How Music & Arts and Adopt a Classroom Are Working Together

All students deserve to have the tools they need to learn, and nobody believes that more than Music & Arts. That’s why we’ve teamed up with Adopt a Classroom and have become an official Adopt a Classroom vendor. As a vendor, we help provide band instruments and accessories to teachers involved in the Adopt a […]

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