The Alabama Institute for Education in the Arts founded in 1995 provides professional development training for teachers.
05/15/2023
s year's Pulitzer Prize for Music:
Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels Win the Pulitzer Prize for Music Giddens said that the success of their opera “Omar” proves that “nobody has the lock on being a composer.”
04/11/2023
Listen to this and discover a brilliant talent (actually a pair): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oxA-eHR5ec
It is hypnotic, mesmerizing, and so beautiful. Lucinda Chua repeatedly intoning "Show me how to live this life" with yeule, a Singaporean musician.
Lucinda Chua - Something Other Than Years (Official Audio) Stream 'Something Other Than Years' here: https://lucindachua.ffm.to/somethingotherthanyearsTaken from forthcoming album 'YIAN', out 24 March via 4AD. Pre-or...
02/03/2023
Beautiful setting of Langston Hughes poem sung by Will Liverman: extraordinarily beautiful composition and performance
Will Liverman performs "I Dream a World" · Lincoln Center Will Liverman and composer/pianist Damien Sneed perform a new piece titled, “I Dream a World,” featuring powerful text written by Langston Hughes in the 1940s that…
01/03/2023
Evidence for power of Arts Education from Texas (of all places)
PROOF POINTS: The lesson the arts teach Large randomized test of arts education in Houston finds student behavior improves and test scores don’t suffer
01/07/2022
Wonderful analysis of this song:
Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim's SOMEWHERE Explored Producer/Composer EDWARD BARNES takes a deep dive into the song SOMEWHERE from “West Side Story”, music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. ...
12/30/2021
This is so true👍
11/17/2021
What a terrific opportunity for this young musician:
Hayden High School sophomore wins once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play alongside classic rock band, Foreigner, at BJCC 🤩 This kid's got talent! Check out how he won the opportunity to open for one of the most iconic bands in classic rock history. 🎸👇
11/17/2021
Great story about young musician:
Meet Ramsay High School drum major Jada Dabney “Being in the band is like being in a family,” Dabney said.
09/29/2021
The amazing pentatonic scale:
Howard Goodall on Pentatonic Music Howard Goodall explains pentatonic music from 'How Music Works'. Examples include Swing Low, Mull of Kintyre and Whole Lotta Love
Alabama Arts Education Initiative Grant Information
The Alabama Arts Education Initiative opportunity “provides grants to public schools and community organizations in order to strengthen the development and implementation of a comprehensive arts education program in the schools.”
The application deadline is Oct. 31, 2021, and funding amounts are up to $25,000. For grant application and information, contact Andy Meadows [email protected].
08/31/2021
We all have experienced the joy of singing together, even if only a puny "Happy Birthday." Now neuroscience tells us why that is true.
What Happens in the Brain When People Make Music Together? - Neuroscience News A new study reveals what goes on in the brain when a person embarks on a musical collaboration project.
08/25/2021
I totally agree about a noisy classroom being magic!
The Magic of a Noisy Classroom Sometimes building connections and community matters more than adhering stringently to all of the rules, teachers say.