Why is Music Important for Kids?
This question has been debated for as long as time has existed. Even the great Greek and Roman philosophers approached the question: is music something that should be taught and does it help the development of children? Plato answered "I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music, for in the patterns of music and all arts are the keys to learning." And again “what then is the education to be? Perhaps we could hardly find a better than that which the experience of the past has already discovered, which consists, I believe, in gymnastic, for the body, and music for the mind.”
In all cultures of the world music plays an important role. While these roles may change depending on the culture it is impossible to separate music from the life of an individual. While some may argue the role of music in our lives it is impossible to escape it. Even in the popular culture of Australia it is impossible to go shopping without hearing music. Music provides a means of communication and expression of culture and individual identity.
Children are immersed in music from birth and will be for their entire life. If this is the case why teach it? Is not the constant immersion in music enough? To this I say; is the fact that we witness the results of scientific principals on a day to day basis result in the understanding of those scientific principles? No it does not and likewise for music it does not either. The day to day encounters we have with music can move us but the understanding of this music can help us grow as individuals.
In many cultures the family plays the main role in music education. Families are most commonly the ones that teach children the music of their culture. As young children, we are commonly sung nursery rhymes. These provide entertainment for the child and often information in small repeated fashion. Children learn through the repetition and structure that the information was delivered in. many nursery rhymes teach fundamental life lesson and therefore sets music up as a means of educating. Children learn from music from a young age and will continue to for the rest of their lives. In a world where globalization and consumerism are dominating cultural identities are drifting into the background and children are more likely to be sung pop songs as lullaby’s than nursery rhymes. The benefit of nursery rhymes and progressive learning has become an issue. Children are missing out on fundamental learning opportunities.
The Mozart effect which gained a large following in the 1990’s claimed that listening to Mozart as a baby will make a child smarter. While this movement was short lived and there is little proof that it works there has been no denying that children who learn music will achieve higher in other aspects of their academic life. In earning music children learn to express their identities, gain confidence and develop sense of time and space. A research team at the university of Munster in Germany discovered that students who study music have more developed abstract reasoning skills which are closely linked to learning in the areas of science and maths.
I do not believe that there is any argument to this question…music is a vital part of a child’s education and should be taken seriously. Listening to music is not enough! A child must learn to think musically and that is what will help assist the development of the child and their academic development. Article Source
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Madonna and A-Rod Get Mile High
by Gina Serpe and Ken Baker
Madonna's only four days removed from her quickie divorce from Guy Ritchie, but the Material Cougar doesn't seem to be wasting much time on the singles scene.
E! News has learned that the 50-year-old Queen of Pop enjoyed the cozy company of 33-year-old rumored boy-toy Alex Rodriguez during a late-night private flight Monday, with the keep-'em-guessing couple arriving in Miami in the wee hours this morning.
The duo departed from Atlanta Monday, shortly after Madonna completed the Georgia stop on her Sticky & Sweet Tour, and landed just before 2 a.m.
"They got right into an SUV and drove away," a source at Miami's Signature airport told E! News. "They didn't want anyone to see them."
Leave it to Madonna to ensure her flights of fancy include an actual flight.
Madonna, and presumably A-Rod, are expected to stay in Miami for a few days, shacking up in a secluded mansion.
The trip will combine both business and, one would assume, pleasure. The now two-time divorce'e is set to perform to a sellout crowd at Miami's Dolphin Stadium Wednesday night.
Source: eonline.com
Madonna's only four days removed from her quickie divorce from Guy Ritchie, but the Material Cougar doesn't seem to be wasting much time on the singles scene.
E! News has learned that the 50-year-old Queen of Pop enjoyed the cozy company of 33-year-old rumored boy-toy Alex Rodriguez during a late-night private flight Monday, with the keep-'em-guessing couple arriving in Miami in the wee hours this morning.The duo departed from Atlanta Monday, shortly after Madonna completed the Georgia stop on her Sticky & Sweet Tour, and landed just before 2 a.m.
"They got right into an SUV and drove away," a source at Miami's Signature airport told E! News. "They didn't want anyone to see them."
Leave it to Madonna to ensure her flights of fancy include an actual flight.
Madonna, and presumably A-Rod, are expected to stay in Miami for a few days, shacking up in a secluded mansion.
The trip will combine both business and, one would assume, pleasure. The now two-time divorce'e is set to perform to a sellout crowd at Miami's Dolphin Stadium Wednesday night.
Source: eonline.com
Ne-Yo and Queen Latifah to Sing...Barbra Streisand?
by Marc Malkin
You might not think Ne-Yo and Barbra Streisand have many fans in common.
But just wait until next month when Streisand is honored at the Kennedy Center Honors gala.
I've just got word that Ne-Yo will be one of the performers paying tribute to the legendary diva. Yes, the 26-year-old R&B crooner will be singing a Streisand tune, according to a source.
He's not the only performer I'm hearing about...
Queen Latifah is thisclose to also singing for Babs, another source tells me.
Beyonce' Knowles recently confirmed she's on the Streisand bill. She'll be belting out "The Way We Were."
Knowles and Latifah performed at the Kennedy Centers Honors three years ago for honoree Tina Turner.
Streisand, Morgan Freeman, choreographer Twyla Tharp and Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey of the Who will be honored at the 31st annual gala in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 7. The star-studded affair, hosted by Caroline Kennedy, airs on CBS on Dec. 30.
Reps for Ne-Yo and Latifah did not comment.
Source: eonline.com
You might not think Ne-Yo and Barbra Streisand have many fans in common.But just wait until next month when Streisand is honored at the Kennedy Center Honors gala.
I've just got word that Ne-Yo will be one of the performers paying tribute to the legendary diva. Yes, the 26-year-old R&B crooner will be singing a Streisand tune, according to a source.
He's not the only performer I'm hearing about...
Queen Latifah is thisclose to also singing for Babs, another source tells me.
Beyonce' Knowles recently confirmed she's on the Streisand bill. She'll be belting out "The Way We Were."
Knowles and Latifah performed at the Kennedy Centers Honors three years ago for honoree Tina Turner.
Streisand, Morgan Freeman, choreographer Twyla Tharp and Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey of the Who will be honored at the 31st annual gala in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 7. The star-studded affair, hosted by Caroline Kennedy, airs on CBS on Dec. 30.
Reps for Ne-Yo and Latifah did not comment.
Source: eonline.com
Whose Idea Was Beyoncé's Shiny Robot Glove?
by Leslie Gornstein
What is that new hand that Beyoncé has? Is it a robot hand? Is it superstrong?
—B Fan, Yonkers
See? I told you. The Cylons. They look like us now.
The handpiece you mention—alternately known among fashion reporters as the roboglove, the gling or Anti-Rihanna Death Grip—actually was handcrafted by Beyoncé's longtime jeweler, New York-based Lorraine Schwartz. Despite Internet rumors that the piece was fashioned of pure gold—possibly in the legendary Elven forges at Rivendell—it's actually made of...
...titanium!
And, according to sources close to the gling, it's also one of a kind and therefore close to priceless.
More details on the roboglove? Sure.
• Schwartz had her artisans working day and night on the piece, laboring 24 hours a day until it was complete.
• It fits literally like a glove. Beyoncé's entire upper arm was cast in wax so that the titanium piece would wrap perfectly.
• It's actually several pieces, including a ring, a glove and a separate component that covers the upper arm. It can be worn all together or separately.
• It looks heavier than it is. Titanium is about 45 percent lighter than steel.
• Beyoncé really, really doesn't want to take it off. She wore it on Saturday Night Live. She wore it in her "Single Ladies" video. She wore it in her cover spread for Gotham magazine. She wore it on the red carpet at the MTV Europe Awards.
• The glove was Beyoncé's concept all the way, I am told—a "superpower" hand to complement the singer's new Sasha Fierce ego.
Speaking of fierce, the white-hot flame of truth doesn't stop for a turkey. Look for more answers to your burningest Q's later this week.
Source: eonline.com
Monday, November 24, 2008
No Doubt set to reform for live shows
No Doubt have announced plans for a comeback tour next year.
The Los Angeles band revealed their plans through an instant-message transcript on their official website, but gave no specific dates.
The four-piece are also currently working on a new record, their first since 2001's Rock Steady.
"I have cabin fever. Maybe we should play some shows or something?" guitarist Tom Dumont wrote before singer Gwen Stefani replied: "I think we should go out now. I don't think we should wait. Pack up the babies and get a bunch of nannies. So fun! Would be so inspiring to get out there and play all those songs again. I think that if we go out on tour it will inspire us to write. I need to see the fans out there."
The band hasn't performed live since 2004. Since then Stefani has released two solo albums, while the other members have pursued solo projects and session work.
For more on No Doubt, check out their NME.com page.
The Los Angeles band revealed their plans through an instant-message transcript on their official website, but gave no specific dates.
The four-piece are also currently working on a new record, their first since 2001's Rock Steady."I have cabin fever. Maybe we should play some shows or something?" guitarist Tom Dumont wrote before singer Gwen Stefani replied: "I think we should go out now. I don't think we should wait. Pack up the babies and get a bunch of nannies. So fun! Would be so inspiring to get out there and play all those songs again. I think that if we go out on tour it will inspire us to write. I need to see the fans out there."
The band hasn't performed live since 2004. Since then Stefani has released two solo albums, while the other members have pursued solo projects and session work.
For more on No Doubt, check out their NME.com page.
Britney Gets Muzzled by Daddy Spears
by EOL Staff
Maybe Britney Spears' impersonation of her dad, Jamie, was a little too spot-on?
A week after video surfaced of Brit poking fun at her pop, Papa Spears wasn't about to let his little girl take another crack—literally putting his hand over her mouth as the two made their way through LAX airport.
(Britney's on her way to Europe, where she'll promote Circus in Frankfurt and then perform on France's Star Academy Friday and English show The X Factor on Saturday.)
There's also a report that the pop star and her conservator dad have been fighting over her wanting to see Adnan, go clubbing and take the kids out in public.
Unfortunately, it looks like if Jamie gets his heavy-handed way, we're never gonna get to find out what the family beef is really all about.
Source: eonline.com
Maybe Britney Spears' impersonation of her dad, Jamie, was a little too spot-on?
A week after video surfaced of Brit poking fun at her pop, Papa Spears wasn't about to let his little girl take another crack—literally putting his hand over her mouth as the two made their way through LAX airport.(Britney's on her way to Europe, where she'll promote Circus in Frankfurt and then perform on France's Star Academy Friday and English show The X Factor on Saturday.)
There's also a report that the pop star and her conservator dad have been fighting over her wanting to see Adnan, go clubbing and take the kids out in public.
Unfortunately, it looks like if Jamie gets his heavy-handed way, we're never gonna get to find out what the family beef is really all about.
Source: eonline.com
Sheik Happens: Michael Jackson Lawsuit a Done Deal
by Gina Serpe
Michael Jackson's latest courtship is kaput.
Fresh off yesterday's news that the entertainer reached a tentative settlement in the ultimately short-lived $7 million breach-of-contract lawsuit brought by a Bahrain royal comes word that a formal resolution has been finalized.
"We are very pleased to announce an amicable settlement has been reached on confidential terms," Sheik Abdulla Bin Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa's attorney, Bankim Thanki, told London's High Court this morning.
After the announcement, both legal teams briefly conferred in private before releasing a joint statement: "They wish each other well in their own respective endeavors."
The rep for Al-Khalifa, who considered Jackson a "brother," albeit one he had no problem suing, said the terms of their settlement would remain on the down-low.
"They have settled amicably and that's all we have to say."
Al-Khalifa was seeking more than $7 million in repayment from the erstwhile King of Pop for advance payments made toward an unfulfilled recording contract and various living and legal expenses.
Source: eonline.com
Michael Jackson's latest courtship is kaput.
Fresh off yesterday's news that the entertainer reached a tentative settlement in the ultimately short-lived $7 million breach-of-contract lawsuit brought by a Bahrain royal comes word that a formal resolution has been finalized."We are very pleased to announce an amicable settlement has been reached on confidential terms," Sheik Abdulla Bin Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa's attorney, Bankim Thanki, told London's High Court this morning.
After the announcement, both legal teams briefly conferred in private before releasing a joint statement: "They wish each other well in their own respective endeavors."
The rep for Al-Khalifa, who considered Jackson a "brother," albeit one he had no problem suing, said the terms of their settlement would remain on the down-low.
"They have settled amicably and that's all we have to say."
Al-Khalifa was seeking more than $7 million in repayment from the erstwhile King of Pop for advance payments made toward an unfulfilled recording contract and various living and legal expenses.
Source: eonline.com
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