“Every student keeps you thinking...A six-year-old teaches you patience and imagination. A teenager teaches you honesty and empathy. An adult beginner teaches you courage.” Elizabeth Faidley tells us what she loves about teaching, and about her upcoming Pedagogy Day on Aug. 2.
What exactly is “brainless learning”? It’s when a child mindlessly imitates his teacher and does the bidding of his parents, who fill him or her up like an empty cup. Except, that’s not how it works, ever. Laurie Niles writes about early childhood music education - and some of the misconceptions surrounding it.
Our weekly roundup of reviews:
Yevgeny Kutik performed Joseph Schwantner’s Violin Concerto with the Grant Park Orchestra and Leonard Slatkin
Leonidas Kavakos at the Aspen Music Festival
Itzhak Perlman with the Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Music Festival
…and more!
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