This week Chicago will host the first International Classical Revolution Conference. Learn more about the movement and how it can impact classical music.
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Daily Bow: More than Banging on a Trash Can
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Following Tuesday’s theme, we take a look at two different ways schools and youth music organizations are involving children in classical music.
Daily Bow: Where’s the Music?
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Do children have enough access to classical music? Read on to learn about some creative new methods being used in England!
Daily Bow: Finding the Joy of Music Late in Life
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Have you ever wanted to pick up a string instrument but never found the time to start? Read on to learn about adult beginners who are filling their golden years with music!
Daily Bow: “But first, a school.”
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Vancouver, BC, is a thriving musical environment with 18 community music schools committed to working in open communication with each other. The latest addition is the Vancouver Symphony’s School of Music, which has meant only good things for music school enrollment in the province.
Listening to Your World, Listening to Your Future
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We celebrate the New Year with a powerful convocation address from musician and visionary Robert McDuffie, who talks about the critical importance of putting your career in your own hands.
Daily Bow: Setting a Bar with the Iowa Core
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The Iowa Core is an educational rubric that sets standards for learning in many subject areas as students progress through the grades. Music is a newly-minted member of that Core, and the lessons learned from the standards set out in Iowa have the potential to serve as a focal point for a national discussion of standards in musical learning.
Daily Bow: “Soldiers of Music” Look to the Future
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What is the measure of success in classical music these days? Is success still what it used to be? Roberto Diaz, of the Curtis Institute, has some thoughts on how the fabric of our musical lives is changing, and how we can best prepare our students to adapt with it.
Daily Bow: Build a Puppet, Ace a Test
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Paul Collard’s Creative Partnerships have been instrumental in re-making classroom experiences throughout Britain, Europe, and, now, Australia. See how he uses the visual and dramatic arts to make a big difference in how students learn. Maybe it’s time for music to get in on the act.
Daily Bow: Music Isn’t Just For Kids
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Classical music has a fascination with prodigies, but this sometimes leaves the majority of its participants and supporters out in the cold. In honor of a columnist in the Spokane Spokesman-Review who has shared her experiences as a beginning cello student, we take a look at the question of age and value in classical music.
