With the recent 20-month hiatus that we took from keeping up with this blog (hey, man, there's been a lot going on), we thought it'd be a fun idea to share some of the cool stuff that has happened since Vibe Music Academy was first dreamt up in Summer '15. Many of you were there - and who doesn't love a good trip down memory lane??
The Vision: Why We Believe in Music Education
Earn $15 Towards Music Lessons By Posting a Video!
Our Entire Teaching Approach In Three Words: Play, Connect, Grow.
Vibe Music Academy has taken on a very unique, yet very simple and logical, approach to music education. It's a system that organically progresses through three steps in what's called a "spiral curriculum," meaning the steps are revisited cyclically over time, with increasing degrees of mastery each time.
Here are the three steps to our spiral approach to music education...
Chicago Cubs Videos Are the Perfect Example of the Power of Music.
The Chicago Cubs won the World Series. Being a fourth-generation Cubs fanatic, it was without question the greatest and most important sporting event of my entire life. Now that I'm pretty sure that I've scoured every Cubs video and song available on the internet, I'm continually reminded of the reason that I chose the career path that I did: Music is Powerful. Here's some examples of that just from the Cubs' postseason march to the history books...
Music Performances Will Affect Your Student in a HUGE Way.
"The Value of Music Education," a Ted Talk featuring Richard Gill.
Your Music Student Should Write Music! 3 Reasons Why, and 3 Bits of Advice.
5 Lessons Adults Can Learn About Playing Music... From Kids.
How to Teach Music to Your Student... Using a Pie.
A lot of students have a hard time reading and understanding rhythms. We're talking quarter notes, eighth notes, whole notes, etc. All that stuff is so crucial to a music student's success, but it can be tricky to grasp when they're first learning what it all means.
I used to struggle to try to have my students memorize all these note names and their beat duration, until one day - out of thin air - I thought of a little visual explanation...
