Oh, come, little children, oh, come, one and all: Christmas time is the time for music! At least in Germany, Christmas is the time when parents want their children to show how far they’ve come on their instruments. You’ll see many kids performing festive songs in front of the Christmas tree – and the rest […]
Soft skills – How music lessons prepare you for the future
With employers, the most in-demand skills are soft-skills. When hiring, employers and companies consider soft skills a more important attribute in job applicants than hard skills – specific job-related knowledge. Soft skills include communication skills, creativity, solution-oriented thinking, organizational skills, reliability, motivation and self-reflection – all important attributes for organizations in an increasingly competitive world. […]
Train these 5 life skills with music lessons
A new study shows what we observe every day at Modern Music School: music lessons promote the exact skills psychologists and educational experts highlight as the key skills for a successful, balanced and happy life. Guitar Center, a leading retailer of musical instruments and lessons, commissioned the study through an independent researcher. They asked parents […]
How play-based learning can lead to more successful children
Self-regulation is the ability to regulate one’s behaviour, thoughts and emotions, and, since it can be a better indication of academic success than IQ, self-regulation is a hot topic in the world of education today. We all work really hard to see our children succeed, both academically and in life in general, but are often […]
Learn faster with “flow” and start to really enjoy practicing
It wasn’t until I was 19 that I experienced flow on my drums for the first time. I would spend entire days practicing my strokes and rolls (both drumming techniques). Highly focused, I would repeat these techniques for hours on end, as the world around me seemed to disappear. I can still remember the joy […]