Music Education Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The importance of, and lack of funding for, music education

In the past 12 years, there’s been a ton of research into the benefits of music education and all it

We’ve all heard that playing classical music for babies and young children helps their brain develop faster. But a new

Organizations that help bring music into the lives of young students deserve all the help and support they can get,

Every year, there are kids across Canada who want to take lessons and learn how to play instruments while their

Kim Hastings, a teacher in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, is this year’s MusiCounts Teacher of the Year. “She has worked

As someone who spent a lot of time in the band room in high school and then went on to

Earlier this year, Dave Grohl released a 23-minute solo performance called “Play.” As a reminder, here’s the video. Now some

There’s been much written about the decline of the electric guitar (here’s an example) as younger generations opt for hip

We know that learning how to play a musical instrument is good for the brain, so why is music education

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver