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October 2024

October 2024

Music

The Secret Ingredient

Nostalgia. A mood boost. Cultural identity. Expression of faith. Indicator of age. Hint at personality. Connection to friends and family. Workout motivation. [...]

Storytelling Concerts at Rehoboth Christian School

When Karl Paulnack addressed the parents of the incoming freshman class at Boston Conservatory in 2003, he shared some profound thoughts about [...]

Let Music Be Music: An Educator’s Journey through the World of Music 

A Teacher’s Example  My love of music began rather unexpectedly in grade eight when I met Mr. Weedmark. I entered his classroom [...]

“We’re More Popular than Jesus”: Teaching John Lennon’s Body of Work in a Christian School 

Almost six decades ago, in an article for The London Standard, Maureen Cleave, a journalist and friend of the Beatles, wrote an [...]

Sound Foundations: Using Music to Build Early Literacy Skills

Phonological awareness, identified by the Early Literacy Panel (2008) as a predictor of later reading success, refers to a child's ability to [...]

The Middle C of Teaching Music

We cannot all speak together, but we can all sing together… For music provides us with a regular pulse or beat, ensuring [...]

Singing with Jesus: Embracing an Ancient Musical Form of Psalm-singing in the Classroom

Worship Education through Music For many students, worship is more caught than taught both in the church context and the classroom setting. [...]

Restoring God’s World by Creating Beauty Through Music

by Darryl DeBoer, Cari Locken, and Emmeline Mahon  As Surrey Christian School (SCS) spans grades PreK-12 over multiple campuses with multiple music [...]

Integrating Music into the Elementary Classroom Culture

I didn’t major in music, and I don’t carry a guitar into my classroom each morning. I doubt anyone will ask me [...]