Because we can’t sing in tune, we made scales
Musical scales may have developed because of our own cognitive limitations, specifically our own inability to hit the precise pitch when we sing.
Fine Arts
It’s the rarest of musicals at Prairie Ridge
A very rare musical, for the high school stage, opens in Crystal Lake, IL, this weekend. Like the musical <em>La La Land</em>, it's a must-see.
Kennedy Center cheers real jazz from Kenwood
The jazz band from Chicago's Kenwood Academy performed on stage at the Kennedy Center in Washington this evening. Words fail me.
Plainfield digital Artist wins 1-year scholarship
A h.s. senior in suburban Chicago is one of 5 students to win a full 1-year scholarship at an art school. She says she enjoys the Japanese digital art of anime.
2 beauties, 2 beasts, and a tale as old as time
A few musicals are opening at high schools in Maryland, incl. <em>Beauty & the Beast</em> this weekend in Elkton & Owings Mills.
We sing America through the mic of poetry
Student poetry from a school in St. Louis expresses what it means to kids to be American and continues the tradition of Langston Hughes.
Background music is both positive and negative
Music affects us in many ways, but can it help us remember what we learn? Studies are equivocal on the question, and it may depend on the individual.
Severna Park band volunteer charged in sex crime
A volunteer at a Maryland h.s. has been charged with sexual assault. Police say he engaged in a sexual relationship with a female student in the band.
How does practice make perfect?
People who keep practicing for ~20 mins after they master a skill actually lock in that learning. New learning probably won't interfere with it either.
Opening students’ eyes to a world of art in Ghana
Students from Baltimore recently returned from a field trip to Ghana, where they immersed themselves in local art and culture.