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Let Kids Improv with Music Play

June 29, 2016

Have you ever noticed that the simplest item in your house can become the most amazing toy for music play? Wrapping paper can be crinkled, torn, and turned into confetti. Paper cups can turn into drums, balls, and hats. Even a simple cardboard box can become a rocket ship or hiding place! This creativity is the […]

Can Mirror Neurons Help Children Learn Music?

June 15, 2016

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Modeling is such a powerful tool in early childhood learning – including music education. Have you noticed children quickly like to imitate what they see? What’s at work in the brain when this happens? In the early 1990s, neuroscientist Giacomo Rizzolatti, MD and his colleagues, from the University of Parma, first discovered mirror neurons in […]