Fireworks 006 - How do you tell the story of your work?

11 Jan

Issue 006 of Fireworks, the BBB magazine is now available to all BBB+ members.

Packed with BBB updates and our year in review, a new opinion piece written by Dr Anita Collins, a new research reflection, and so much more. Fireworks will inspire and motivate you to advocate for music education.

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Opinion Piece

Research Reflection

More to read

Advocacy, Video, Early Childhood

7 Amazing Reasons to Introduce Music in Early Childhood Education

Advocacy, Video, Early Childhood

If you are looking to develop your child’s emotional, social, motor and cognitive skills from early childhood, then try introducing music in early educational programs. Watch this video to learn more!

Advocacy, Video, Early Childhood

Advocacy, Fireworks

How do you tell the story of your work?

Advocacy, Fireworks

As humans, we are built on stories. The stories we were told, or told ourselves, when we were young, carry through to our adulthood. We share wisdom through stories, and we teach through stories. How do we as music teachers tell the story of our work?

Advocacy, Fireworks

Advocacy, Cognitive Health, Neural Development, Executive Function, Language & Literacy

How Music Primes the Brain for Learning

Advocacy, Cognitive Health, Neural Development, Executive Function, Language & Literacy

This article delves into the transformative impact of music education, particularly for underserved students, and a strategic tool for addressing academic challenges, boosting attendance, language skills, and social integration.

Advocacy, Cognitive Health, Neural Development, Executive Function, Language & Literacy

Video, Neural Development

Explaining music and the brain to young children

Video, Neural Development

You don’t have to be a musician to reap the benefits of music. Enjoying music activates a slew of brain regions, including areas involved in hearing, movement, reward, and emotion.

Video, Neural Development

Advocacy, Research Quick Reads

Have the impacts of music learning been exaggerated?

Advocacy, Research Quick Reads

The field of neuromusical research has reached a new stage – large data-driven studies that are seeking to understand the overall effect of music learning on cognitive development and academic achievement.

Advocacy, Research Quick Reads

Advocacy

2024 Celebrate to Advocate Calendar

Advocacy

The 2024 Celebrate to Advocate Calendar is your go-to guide for making advocacy effortless this year!

Advocacy

Advocacy, Research Bites

BBB Research Bites

Advocacy, Research Bites

Research Bites make it effortless for your community to grasp the advantages of music education. They are the perfect addition to your emails, on your social media or in your e-newsletters!

Advocacy, Research Bites

Advocacy, Research Quick Reads

Music Learning helps Language Learning

Advocacy, Research Quick Reads

Research Quick Reads aim to equip you with key insights to share the benefits of music education with your school leaders, staff, or parents. Consider these your secret weapon for initiating meaningful conversations on this topic.

Advocacy, Research Quick Reads

Advocacy, Fireworks

Artscars

Advocacy, Fireworks

Social psychology author, Brene Brown, uses the term Art Scars, which are experiences people have had as children in the arts that are deeply affecting. Art Scars might just be the hidden influence impacting your music learning advocacy.

Advocacy, Fireworks

Wellbeing & Therapy, Singing

What happens to your brain when you sing?

Wellbeing & Therapy, Singing

Professor Sarah Wilson explains how singing is a form of natural therapy in this video by ABC Classic. She highlights the effect that singing has on motor networks, listening networks, planning and organisational networks, memory, language, and emotional networks. Essentially, singing is a full workout for the brain!

Wellbeing & Therapy, Singing

Rehabilitation, Wellbeing & Therapy

Music as Pain Relief

Rehabilitation, Wellbeing & Therapy

Recent research suggests that music, especially preferred tunes, can serve as potent painkillers. A study conducted by Darius Valevicius from McGill University found that participants listening to their favourite tracks experienced significantly reduced pain intensity and unpleasantness compared to silence or scrambled sound.

Rehabilitation, Wellbeing & Therapy

Memory, Ageing, Cognitive Health

The Key to Healthy Ageing

Memory, Ageing, Cognitive Health

New research suggests that playing instruments and singing may support brain health as we age. A study found that engaging in musical activities, especially playing keyboard instruments, correlates with improved memory and cognitive function later in life.

Memory, Ageing, Cognitive Health

Music Learning, Fireworks

Fireworks 007 - Why do people break up with music learning?

Music Learning, Fireworks

Packed with BBB updates and our year in review, a new opinion piece written by Dr Anita Collins, a new community success story, and so much more. Fireworks will inspire and motivate you to advocate for music education.

Music Learning, Fireworks

Memory, Executive Function, Ageing, Cognitive Health, Wellbeing & Therapy, Community

The Cognitive Symphony of the Brisbane City Pops Orchestra

Memory, Executive Function, Ageing, Cognitive Health, Wellbeing & Therapy, Community

This article dives into the history and enduring vitality of the Brisbane City Pops Orchestra who have recently celebrated their milestone 50th-anniversary performance. The orchestra boasts a diverse ensemble of musicians spanning generations, including members who have been involved since the beginning.

Memory, Executive Function, Ageing, Cognitive Health, Wellbeing & Therapy, Community

Memory, Executive Function

Playing a musical instrument or singing in a choir may boost your brain

Memory, Executive Function

A recent study published in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry found that individuals with a history of musical experience, regardless of proficiency or instrument played, exhibited better memory and executive function.

Memory, Executive Function

Auditory Processing, Early Childhood, Communication, Language & Literacy

New neuroscience research upends traditional theories of early language learning in babies

Auditory Processing, Early Childhood, Communication, Language & Literacy

New research challenges traditional theories of infant language acquisition, suggesting that babies primarily learn language through rhythmic rather than phonetic information in their initial months.