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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]