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Photo by Redd Angelo on Unsplash To go on stage and rock out is something, many musicians dream of. But there’s one thing holding them back: stage fright. Stress, anxiety and general discomfort – for some students, just coming to music lessons unprepared is enough to cause these feelings. Luckily, at Modern Music School we […]
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“Exams for Rock & Pop musicians? What’s up with that?” you might ask. And we understand. “Not for us!” was our thinking for many years but now we’ve come full circle. Now, we view these exams as a great opportunity for our students to experience a sense of joy, pride and self-confidence. I’ve written about […]
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The question “What music do you listen to?” is a crucial one among young people. Showcasing one’s musical taste – be it through clothing, hair, accessories, etc. – symbolizes to which group or social milieu one belongs, and at the same time serves as a distinction from other groups. “…you and your friends can’t consider […]
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“What does it mean to spend our time well?” Tristan asks at the beginning of his TED talk “How better tech could protect us from distraction.” Tristan Harris is a former Google employee who now runs an initiative called Time Well Spent, which advocates that software and websites be designed to help people make good […]
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Standing at the bottom of a steep hill, a person will perceive the angle to be 20-30% steeper when they’re alone than when they’re with a friend. (“Social support and the perception of geographical slant” published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.) What does that tell us? Well, it tells us that things become […]
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.
