By: Jennifer Kales – Jennifer Kales has been in the business of writing for more than 20 years creating advertising copy, blogs, books and everything in between. As a previous content editor for Chicago Parent, she loved helping clients...
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By: Karen D’Souza Published June 24, 2024 (edsource.org) Photo Credit: Elementary students practicing music at school; Music Workshop When Amy Richter was a little girl, her father often traveled for work. He often came home bearing gifts...
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Author: Jaime Babbitt Background photo created by freepik – www.freepik.com Any of us who have sung in choirs know all too well the joy it brings not just the audiences, but also the choir members themselves. And why wouldn’t it? When we...
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Iiona Virgin Photo Author: Lin Marsh How do children benefit from music and dance? Lin Marsh, a singing leader with the British Council’s World Voice programme, explains. Many people today are better equipped than ever before to deal with...
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Article By: KEN CURTIS, PH.D. One of the greatest gifts we can give, or receive, is the gift of joy. You will have to look hard to find any who have ever given more joy to the world than German composer Johann Sebastian Bach. Even now almost 250...
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Author: Steven M. Demorest A Hungarian film titled “Sing” won last year’s Oscar for best short film. “Sing” tells the story of young Zsófi, who joins a renowned children’s choir at her elementary school where “everyone is welcome.” Soon after...
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Photo: Louis Mak Article By Dr. Byron Foxx I love and admire God’s choir directors! After serving in church music ministries for over thirty years, I like to find ways to be helpful to these music leaders. So here are some ideas that choir...
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Kyler Nixon Photo By Robert J. Morgan When low of spirits, I find “hymn therapy” a great way of treating what ails me. Humming, singing, or listening to one of a great Christian hymn massages the mind with God-prescribed salve. This isn’t just a...
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Thomas Kelley Photo By Erika Montgomery | August 25, 2016 “I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.” – Billy Joel...
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David Beale Photo It’s a way to improve memory, reduce stress and make breathing easier. Deborah Quilter Next Avenue Last April, when Leon Palad was approached to be choir director for Community of Voices (a group of inexperienced singers...
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On any given day, in towns both large and small, choruses across the country present hundreds of beautiful concerts. While audiences and choral singers alike have long understood the intrinsic value of choral music, the 2009 Chorus Impact Study...
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Author: Christopher Bergland, from Psychology Today Musical training before age 7 can benefit brain function for a lifespan. Neuroscientists are discovering multiple ways that musical training improves the function and connectivity of different...
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