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Stanford University psychology professor Carol Dweck enjoys a kind of cult status with educators and parents. Her research changed the way many adults praise children. “I’m proud that you tried really hard,” or “I see how much effort you put into this,” is the “process-based praise” that many educators use with their students since Dweck […]
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“How to practice effectively… for just about anything” is the title of this TED Ed lesson from Annie Bosler and Don Greene and I highly recommend watching it. Their advice applies to everything from music to sports and isn’t necessarily new (I’ve covered different aspects of it here, here and here.) But understanding “how practice […]
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Flow deepens learning. It puts us in a state of heightened creativity and enhanced learning ability and we’re rewarded by many positive emotions at the same time. In the brain, a fireworks of hormones is triggered in flow, which has an amplifying effect on learning — information or movements are firmly anchored in our memory […]
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Whether or not you like this song – this message from Justin Timberlake is very powerful: “If you’re a young person being called weird or different, I’m here to tell you that your critics do not count. Their words will fade. You will not.” This message was directed toward young people, but I think it’s […]
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Once again we are approaching the end of the year, and we have some good news to share: Modern Music School in now represented in the Middle East! In August, Sebastian Quirmbach (International Educational Director) and I (Hans-Peter Becker, CEO) visited the beautiful city of Tehran to meet with Alireza Tabatabei, the future Modern Music […]
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You’ve probably experienced a ‘plateau’ at some point or another. You know, where you start out in a new skill, you progress quickly for a while, but then all of a sudden … you stop. Plateaus are something (pro) musicians know all too well. It’s the moment when you hit a wall and it seems […]
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Different people learn in different ways, right? Well, using the way that works best for you can be called brain-friendly learning. Brain-friendly learning is a very holistic approach to learning. It is based on neuroscientific research and offers methods that model the way the brain actually learns and functions. Vera F. Birkenbihl, a German pioneer […]
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Summer is coming to an end and school is about to start. For some this might be sad news, but not for us at Modern Music School! Since our classrooms get a little quieter during the summer too (some students decide to let their instruments “relax” for a bit too), we’re super excited to have […]
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In times where real connections are oftentimes replaced by social media and ‘online friendships’, and homework keeps children locked to their desks, they often lack the time (and ability) to form deep friendships. Modern Music School can provide children with an opportunity to connect with like-minded kids by letting them play in a band and […]
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“You wish to climb a mountain. You’re not sure how high you want to go — that peak looks an awfully long way off — but you know you want to get higher than you currently are. You could simply take off on whichever path looks promising and hope for the best, but you’re probably […]
My goal is to bring happiness to you and your child's life.
In times where anxiety and stress levels among children and youth are at an all-time high, I make it my mission to create a space for children to grow up as happy, emotionally-resilient and creative individuals.
With real connections, friendship and play being replaced by television, tablets and iPhones, I provide children with opportunities to connect with peers, to form real friendships and to grow up as socially competent, responsible human beings.
Hans-Peter Becker, once a professional drummer, now educator, author and entrepreneur, made it his mission to connect the world with music – and he’s succeeding. He is the founder of the Modern Music School, which is one of the largest music schools in the world. In its more than 80 international branches, Modern Music School has taught more than 100,000 musicians in Germany, US and Greece since 1987.
