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AIM’s Music Capsules Offer Snapshots of How We Learn

Fiona Cunningham, Director, Academy for Impact through Music (AIM)

06-07-2023

If you’re a teaching artist, or have ever been one, you’ve probably wondered: Should I always take the lead in the learning process? Are there ways students can take the lead sometimes? What’s the best way for my students to learn?

Such questions are often the focus of “The Firebird Fellowship,” the program at the heart of the Academy for Impact through Music (AIM), a global innovation lab for changemakers tackling educational inequality through music education.

Creative Vibrancy Index for Africa

05-17-2023

Africa No Filter and the British Council have published a new resource that can benefit anyone involved in or interested in developing arts and cultural projects across Africa.

Wellbeing for Changemakers

05-17-2023

We often talk about prioritizing the wellbeing of the young people and communities we serve, but what about ourselves?

NAfME Report: Divisive Concepts Laws and Music Education

05-17-2023

Regressive lawmaking in the U.S. has led some music educators to feel unsafe talking about race, gender, or history in the classroom. In response, the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) a published a must-read report earlier this year on Divisive Concepts Laws (DCL) – legislative and executive orders that restrict teaching and learning activities related to race, gender, sexuality, and U.S. history—and their impact on music educators across the U.S.

New Resource: The Posture Project

05-17-2023

What’s the backbone of healthy musical practice? As it turns out, our backbones; when our bodies feel at odds with our music–making, we risk injury, fatigue, and poor development.

Online Resources for Teaching Artists

04-18-2023

Free stuff! Check out these self-paced online courses available to teaching artists worldwide:

El Sistema News around the World

04-18-2023

A few news hits from Sistema programs around the world:

Research on Digital Music’s Impact in the Classroom

04-18-2023

Research is beginning to show how much new technology can benefit students in the music classroom. David Knapp’s recent study, published in Research Studies in Music Education, offers a few good reasons why music educators should be outfitting their classrooms with digital audio workstations (DAWs).

Voices of Culture Brainstorming Report: “Youth, Mental Health, and Culture”

04-18-2023

The European Commission has set out to show how participation in arts and cultural programs positively impacts youth mental health in a recently published Brainstorming Report, “Youth, Mental Health, and Culture.”

Spotlight on Venezuela

04-18-2023

El Sistema programs, mark your calendars: the second Global Congress of El Sistema will be held at the Centro Nacional de Acción Social por la Música in Caracas, Venezuela on September 10–24, 2023.

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