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7 Easy Things Parents Can Do Right Now to Extend Their Child’s Musical Life

7 Easy Things Parents Can Do Right Now to Extend Their Child’s Musical Life

by Anthony Mazzocchi | Jul 28, 2015 | Motivating Students, Recruitment and Retention

Many parents find small ways to help their children with school homework each day.  They also may know the basics of how to help their children with things like swinging a baseball bat, throwing a football or swimming.  But when it comes time to...
Instrumental Music Education and the Power of Play in Our Schools

Instrumental Music Education and the Power of Play in Our Schools

by Anthony Mazzocchi | May 19, 2015 | Building Support / Advocacy

I have spent many years visiting public schools throughout our nation, and most times I see the same thing:  students hard at work.  There is always lots of work going on in our schools, and with the increased emphasis on meeting national and state standards...
4 Ways Parents Can Ensure Their Child Sticks with Instrumental Music When They Graduate to Middle School

4 Ways Parents Can Ensure Their Child Sticks with Instrumental Music When They Graduate to Middle School

by Anthony Mazzocchi | May 12, 2015 | Building Support / Advocacy, Motivating Students, Recruitment and Retention

Graduating from one to school to the next is both an exciting and crazy time, to say the least.  The changes that are occurring biologically, socially, and academically in children are enough to make parents’ heads spin.  With a change in school comes a...
The Music Education (or Creativity) Achievement Gap in America, and How We Can Begin to Fix It

The Music Education (or Creativity) Achievement Gap in America, and How We Can Begin to Fix It

by Anthony Mazzocchi | May 5, 2015 | Arts Integration / STEAM, Building Support / Advocacy

Our nation has been deeply committed to closing the achievement gap that exists in our education system for almost 15 years. Achievement gaps occur when one group of students outperforms another group and the difference in average scores for the two groups is...
How Parents can Change Their Family Tree Through Their Child’s Music Education

How Parents can Change Their Family Tree Through Their Child’s Music Education

by Anthony Mazzocchi | Apr 28, 2015 | Building Support / Advocacy

What if everyone believed that there was no such thing as natural talent and inborn gifts?Our world is obsessed with discovering innate abilities.  Our media — and subsequently our schools — have created a culture where most people believe that we all...
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