tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18280858938531470952024-03-05T20:54:08.432-05:00Ms. Bain's BlogUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828085893853147095.post-42046458427208995192014-12-18T09:36:00.001-05:002014-12-18T09:36:32.919-05:00Congratulations on a great concert!Congratulations to the Sixth Grade Band / Orchestra and Troy Choir for a fabulous concert, and thanks to Mr. Eddleman and the World Drumming Group from the High School for performing at our reception!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828085893853147095.post-37887530386906750072014-10-07T09:34:00.001-04:002014-10-07T09:34:11.942-04:00This Is Your Brain. This Is Your Brain On Music<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: start;">Musical training doesn't just improve your ear for music — it also helps your ear for speech. That's the takeaway from an unusual new study published in </span><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">The Journal of Neuroscience.</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: start;"> Researchers found that kids who took music lessons for two years didn't just get better at playing the trombone or violin; they found that playing music also helped kids' brains process language.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828085893853147095.post-21452437201307514662014-09-19T09:05:00.002-04:002014-09-19T09:05:55.666-04:005th Grade Band and Orchestra Setting New Records<br />
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school records with the number of 5th grade students entering the instrumental
music program. This year 231 of the 317 students, nearly three out of every
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</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828085893853147095.post-56745450668767384462014-09-08T13:43:00.001-04:002014-09-08T13:43:16.796-04:00Avon Lake High School Marching Shoremen Band - A - Rama<span id="docs-internal-guid-310db1ad-565b-5adb-c6ff-3cc7016fe38f"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img alt="band-a-rama 2014" height="319px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/hLIxtMhsKOSRFX33ZaHqON6YsSdod_wzTWbsWrF2TsMfi_0txPgN4OENYd7nDH5pUgG7-tIWi9b9qtpxKcnXBcoN0bKa3CULFjM3ZFbvTKe1nQ46l9ZojAXF12-F77OeVgLyNfSnctM" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(0.00rad); border: none; transform: rotate(0.00rad);" width="425px;" /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828085893853147095.post-66738836856221779782014-02-27T12:39:00.001-05:002014-02-27T12:40:44.337-05:00Cymatic experimentThis is what sound waves "look" like. Pretty cool.<br />
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A new study backs the obvious notion that a song can evoke strong memories. It also reveals that you don't even have to hear a song for the past to come flooding back. In fact, most people have an amazing ability to effectively hear songs that aren't even being played. </div>
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The finding came from the first-large scale review of 400 research papers in the neurochemistry of music which found that music can improve the function of the body's immune system and reduce levels of stress.<br /><br /> <br /></div>
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A new study by researchers at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland concludes that people who practice playing musical instruments have sharper brains because they pick up mistakes in their performance and fix them more quickly than other people.</div>
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Researchers from Northwestern University found that brain responses to speech are faster among older adults who took childhood music lessons -- even if they haven't touched an instrument in decades. <br />
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rehearsal on December 10, so come to school with your instrument and a packed lunch that includes a drink.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There will be a cookie and punch reception hosted by the
High School Band Aides and Troy PTA after the concert to celebrate the Holiday
Season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are providing the punch and
are asking that families donate a dozen cookies to help out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you can, please bring the cookies on a
disposable tray to the concert. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828085893853147095.post-4389822554605662732013-10-03T09:03:00.000-04:002013-10-03T09:03:04.213-04:00Amazing Power of Music Revealed<div style="text-align: center;">
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More than 7,000 runners who raced a half-marathon in London were under the influence of a scientifically derived and powerful performance-enhancing stimulant — pop music.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828085893853147095.post-51406612389608445392013-09-24T08:57:00.004-04:002013-09-24T08:58:08.397-04:00Music Improves Brain Function<a href="http://www.livescience.com/7950-music-improves-brain-function.html" target="_blank">Music Improves Brain Function</a><br />
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For most people music is an enjoyable, although momentary, form of entertainment. But for those who seriously practiced a musical instrument when they were young, perhaps when they played in a school orchestra or even a rock band, the musical experience can be something more. Recent research shows that a strong correlation exists between musical training for children and certain other mental abilities.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828085893853147095.post-76388383509877193222013-09-24T08:52:00.000-04:002013-09-24T08:52:18.739-04:00Ability to Keep a Beat Linked to Language Skills<a href="http://www.livescience.com/39718-rhythmic-ability-linked-to-language-skills.html" target="_blank">Ability to Keep a Beat Linked to Language Skills</a><br />
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People who can keep a rhythm well have more consistent brain responses to speech, a new study finds.The ability of adolescents to keep a beat was mirrored in their brain activity while they were hearing spoken sounds, the research showed. The findings hint that musical training could improve mental skills involved in language.<br />
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Click on the title above to read more.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828085893853147095.post-32166299620295476312013-09-11T10:28:00.003-04:002013-09-11T10:28:38.831-04:00First Week For 5th Grade BandI'm so excited to see all of the excited, new musicians at Troy! <br />
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What should I do with my instrument the first week, you ask? Take it out! Show your parents how to put it together and try a few notes. Pop the DVD in your computer or player and see what is on it and how you can use it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828085893853147095.post-85689732379159533102013-03-22T09:16:00.000-04:002013-03-22T09:16:24.845-04:00Advocates for Music Education in Schools<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/drummer-chad-smith-and-slugger-bernie-williams-lobby-for-music-education/2013/03/19/5bc3d3fe-90b7-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239_story.html" target="_blank">Rock Star and Baseball Slugger Advocate for Music Education</a><br />
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Before he became a rock-star drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chad Smith was a Michigan kid with a hankering for banging on things around the house. </div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Retired New York Yankees slugger</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Bernie Williams</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">was a boy in Puerto Rico, mesmerized by his father’s guitar.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828085893853147095.post-22964837862776277672013-03-07T09:07:00.000-05:002013-03-07T09:07:52.977-05:00Cleveland Orchestra Devotes one whole week to students, music education<a href="http://www.cleveland.com/musicdance/index.ssf/2013/03/cleveland_orchestra_devotes_a.html" target="_blank">Cleveland Orchestra outreach</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828085893853147095.post-18776163685507336082013-01-24T09:33:00.001-05:002013-10-03T09:04:33.861-04:00Top 10 Skills Children Learn from the Arts<br />
<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/01/22/top-10-skills-children-learn-from-the-arts/" target="_blank">Top 10 Skills Children Learn from the Arts</a> <=== click here to read the article<br />
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You don’t find school reformers talking much about how we need to train more
teachers in the arts, given the current obsession with science, math, technology
and engineering (STEM), but here’s a list of skills that young people learn from
studying the arts. They serve as a reminder that the arts — while important to
study for their intrinsic value — also promote skills seen as important in
academic and life success.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828085893853147095.post-7070829178383289102013-01-10T09:09:00.001-05:002013-01-10T09:12:21.235-05:00More Evidence Music Training Boosts Brainpower<a href="http://www.psmag.com/blogs/news-blog/more-evidence-music-training-boosts-brainpower-51407/" target="_blank">More Evidence Music Training Boosts Brainpower</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A German study finds young children who took instrumental music lessons did better than their peers on verbal memory tests.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Want your child to get better and better with words? Put a musical instrument in his or her hands.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That’s the implication of <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3528082/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">a new paper</a> from Germany, which confirms and augments research conducted in <a href="http://www.psmag.com/education/music-training-enhances-childrens-verbal-intelligence-36701/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Canada,</a> and <a href="http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/neu/17/3/439/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Hong Kong</a>. Across cultures, it appears, training on a musical instrument improves kids’ verbal memory.</span></div>
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