5 Tips For Teaching Early Years Music November 10, 2021Nobody loves music like children love music. Many of us are starting to dance and move to a beat before we can even talk! So why, for many teachers, is...
Soundbops in the Classroom: Music & Numeracy September 7, 2021In ancient Greece, music was revered as the study of patterns. Not only did they understand that numerical patterns occurred in music, but they saw the relationships between these numbers...
Everything You Need to Know About Soundbops August 30, 2021If you’re reading this, you’ve perhaps just encountered Soundbops for the first time. So, what is this colourful keyboard, and what has it got to do with education? This short...
Soundbops in the Classroom: Music & Memory August 17, 2021You’ve perhaps heard that music stimulates the brain in unique and fascinating ways. Playing, composing, and even simply listening to music can enhance our ability to focus, problem solve, and...
Kicking Classical Out of the Classroom, Part 2: Groove August 3, 2021As we covered in part one, this blog mini-series is designed to give you something musical to talk about in the classroom besides classical music and its outdated ideas around...
Kicking Classical out of the Classroom, Part 1: Timbre July 22, 2021Roll Over Beethoven Almost everyone listens to music in some capacity; whether you’re an avid fan of just one band, you ‘listen to a bit of everything’, or just like...