Disney's FROZEN tells the story of two sister princess, Elsa (voiced by Idina Menzel) and Anna (voiced by Kristen Bell). Elsa has the power to create ice and snow out of thin air, but after a childhood accident with her powers, her parents decide to hide the family away and keep the powers a secret from her younger sister.
ABOUT THE SONG "LET IT GO"
In "Let It Go," Menzel shows off her powerful voice that won her a Tony in 2004 for Wicked. It also reveals some of Elsa's more ascetically pleasing snowy powers. The song earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Song.
I couldn't believe it, it's already end of year again. This year for Christmas, I wrote the student progress report and I made some Christmas treat for my students. Hope they're not in shock when their parents read the bad report, so I think they deserve something sweet lol... Christmas in a bottle sounds great, isn't it?
My students seem like the Christmas treat so much and some of my friends asked me curiously how did I make it? So, I decide to make this post. Crafting is one of my hobby since I was little. Scrap-booking is even better!
“Jika Anda
tidak bisa menjadi seorang performer, Anda selalu dapat mengajar”
“Seorang guru
musik umumnya tidak dapat bermain musik dengan baik”
“Seorang
performer yang baik umumnya tidak dapat mengajar dengan baik”
Beberapa
contoh diatas merupakan paradigma dan stereotype yang berlaku di masyarakat,
dimana guru musik dikategorikan sebagai profesi yang diremehkan dan lebih
rendah dari profesi musisi (performing,) seperti bermain di orkestra, konser,
TV show, dan menciptakan lagu/singles/RBT.
Anggapan
demikian terjadi karena beberapa hal. Salah satu hal yang memicu anggapan
negatif tersebut adalah iklim persaingan sekolah musik yang tidak sehat.
Sekolah musik menjamur dimana-mana, mereka berlomba-lomba untuk menarik murid
sebanyak-banyaknya demi keuntungan materi belaka. Umumnya yang ditawarkan
adalah kursus musik siap saji seperti fast food dengan biaya relatif murah
serta waktu yang cepat untuk mencetak the next Mozart. Untuk menekan biaya,
mereka merekrut “guru musik” yang tidak profesional, siapapun bisa menjadi
guru musik. Inilah yang disebut dengan MAL PRAKTIK dalam bidang pendidikan
musik.
Teaching is not easy. Being a teacher is a challenge. On its best days, it’s rewarding. You could instill in the child a love for learning. You help to promote confidence and awaken dreams.
On a bad day, anger and worry, creep through a door you didn’t know you’d left open. On that days, there's a few things that made me smile, calm, and help me getting through the rainy days.
“Anak saya padahal
sering latihan lho, tapi kok tidak maju-maju ya?”
Mengapa
murid tidak mengalami kemajuan dalam pelajaran instrumen musiknya?
Ada baiknya
Anda membaca artikel yang satu ini sebelum Anda berkomentar.
Mempelajari dan menguasai instrumen musik yang
baik memang bukan perkara mudah. Begitu banyak faktor yang menyebabkan anak
tidak mengalami kemajuan, jenuh, bahkan tidak jarang berhenti dari pelajaran
instrumen musiknya - mulai dari kualifikasi guru, lingkungan belajar yang tidak
kondusif, kesibukan anak, dll. Namun sebelum kita menyalahkan keadaan maupun
orang lain, ada baiknya kita berkaca terlebih dahulu.
Apakah anak telah melakukan porsi latihan musiknya di rumah dengan
baik?
Jika ya, seberapa baik? Bagaimana anak Anda berlatih di rumah?
Bagaimana dengan
peran Anda sebagai orang tua terhadap latihan musik anak di rumah? Apa yang
sudah Anda lakukan terhadap latihan instrumen musik anak di rumah?
“Aduh… Oh, no…. Mati deh gue! Napas gue kok sesak, serasa jantung mau copot! Perut mual, kepala serasa mau pecah! Tangan gue kok jadi basah dan dingin begini? Satu badan gemetaran, serasa pengen lari saja! Pasti nanti gue mainnya kacau dan jelek, nanti kalau salah gimana dong, duh! Kiamat deh!”
Sounds familiar? Pernahkah Anda mengalami gejala-gejala “panic attack” seperti ini? Well, you’re not alone! Siapapun dapat mengalaminya. Demam panggung bukan hanya dialami oleh seorang amatir saja, tetapi juga musisi profesional, aktor broadway, penari, atlet, olahragawan, tokoh politik, presenter, seorang guru, atau bahkan seorang anak kecil.
Mayoritas anak memulai studi musik
instrumen pada usia tujuh sampai sembilan tahun. Hal ini sejalan dengan
perkembangan kemampuan motorik halusnya (fine
motor skills) dan kegiatan/pengalaman anak di sekolah dasar, dimana mereka
telah mempelajari cara membaca alphabet, kalimat, dan menulis sebelum membaca
notasi balok. Menunda studi musik instrumen sampai anak berumur dua belas tahun
ke atas akan banyak menimbulkan masalah, dimana motorik halus anak sudah
terlampau kaku, anak akan sulit untuk diajak kerja sama, mengikuti instruksi
guru dan mulai mudah bosan dengan metode pembelajaran bagi pemula, seperti
halnya anak berumur tujuh tahun.
INTRODUCTION
LESSON
Banyak hal yang perlu dipertimbangkan
pada masa awal pembelajaran murid pemula – mulai dari umur yang bervariasi
(pra-sekolah, sekolah dasar, remaja, dewasa) kondisi fisik, motorik, karakter
anak, hingga metode, kurikulum dan filosofi mengajar yang berbeda-beda. Sehingga
seorang guru perlu mengadakan suatu wawancara kecil atau interviewyang disebut sebagai “INTRODUCTION
LESSON” sebelum memulai studi musik instrumen yang sebenarnya untuk mengumpulkan
informasi dalam menentukan metode yang tepat untuk calon murid tsb.
Preserving our history for future generations is essential for us
to understand who we are as a nation.
- Jusuf Wanandi -
(Director of the Jakarta Post)
"The Museum Week 2013" diselenggarakan pada tanggal 27 Agustus - 1 September 2013 di Senayan City Mall. Bertepatan dengan peringatan 30 tahun surat kabar "The Jakarta Post", acara ini terselenggara sebagai salah satu bentuk kepedulian media untuk memajukan museum di Indonesia dan meningkatkan kecintaan masyarakat terhadap museum. Acara ini terselenggara berkat kerjasama Dinas Pariwisata dan Kebudayaan DKI Jakarta dan Komunitas Historia Indonesia, dengan kurator Asep Hambali (pendiri Komunitas Historia Indonesia) dan Yudi Wanandi (kurator desain).
TheNokiaringtoneisprobablytheworld'smostheardandrecognizedtune.Ever. Anditwillprobablycontinuetobesoforalongtime.The melody used as a ringtone (jingle) in
Nokia mobile phones, called as “Nokia
Tune”. This tune, which you have heard nineteen times this week, goes
something like: “yada da da, yada da da,
yada da da daah.” Derived from bars 13-16 of Gran Vals by Francisco
Tárrega (from 1902).
On September 4, 2007, Nokia received U.S.
Trademark Registration No. 3,288,274 for "a sound comprising a C eighth note, E flat eight note, B flat
eighth note, G quarter note, C eighth note and C quarter note."The
last note is different from the original. Nokiachangedthelastnoteofthephrasetogiveitasenseofcompleteness,sothephraseissaidto'resolve'itself.Thisallowsittostand aloneasamusicalstatementoridea.
Listen to the real Tarrega "Grand Waltz" in guitar:
Known as "The
Sarasate of
the Guitar," Tárrega is considered to have laid the foundations for
20th century classical guitar and for increasing interest in the guitar as a
recital instrument. Andrés Segovia used much of Tárrega's work when
he took classical guitar into concert halls of Europe.
"Black as the devil, hot as
hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love."
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand (1754-1838)
speaking of the perfect cup of
coffee.
"Without my morning coffee I'm
just like a dried up piece of roast goat."
"Ah!
How sweet coffee tastes! Lovelier
than a thousand kisses, sweeter than muscatel wine!
I must
have my coffee..."
(1732, an aria from Lieschen in Bach's "Kaffee-Kantate")
How Bach managed to
write such beautiful (and intense) music with shaky, caffeine-addled hands is a
mystery, but it's a good thing he did: Nicknamed "The Coffee Cantata," is a comedic love note to the one
of the German composer's favorite beverages, penned (one assumes during
sleepless nights) between 1732 and 1734.
Bach owned a few coffee makers and was a big coffee lover himself. The consumption of this beverage was apparently illegal during Bach's time, since the profits for its sales went to foreign hands, as opposed to the profits for beer sales, which would stay in Germany, so the King was rightfully upset about people drinking coffee.
"Die Katze
läßt das Mausen nicht" by Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
"The Coffee
Cantata", is actually more a mini comic opera, but is classified as a
secular cantata. It tells the story of Schlendrian,
whose daughter Lieschen is addicted
to coffee. He eventually forbids her to marry unless she gives up coffee, but
as he is out searching for a husband for her, she tells her suitors that she
will only marry them if they allow her to drink coffee!
In an effort to rid his
daughter of the evil drink, he progressively forbids her her luxuries. Lieschen
refuses to give it up, saying that coffee is “more delicious than a thousand kisses, and sweeter than muscatel
wine”. It is only when Schlendrian refuses to allow her to marry that
she relents. But even then, as the father goes off to find a husband, Lieschen
reveals that she will make it a part of the marriage contract that she be
allowed her three cups a day.
Anda pernah membaca buku Battle Hymn of the Tiger
Mother? Karya Amy Chua ini merupakan best seller tengah yang menjadi
perbincangan warga dunia. Dalam memoarnya, ibu dari Sophia (18 tahun) dan
Louisa (14 tahun) itu menceritakan kesuksesan serta kesalahan yang dibuatnya
dalam mengasuh anak dengan gaya tradisional Cina. Orang tua Cina memang terkenal otoriter. Kedisiplinan
dan kerja keras demi menggapai sukses mereka pertahankan di manapun berada.
“Ini menjadi nilai yang diakui bersama oleh warga Cina,” jelas sosiolog Erna
Karim.
Excerpt from the book
"Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother"
Sophie Chua at Carnegie Hall
Di satu sisi, Amy mendapat acungan jempol atas hasil
pengasuhannya. Di usia 14 tahun, jemari si sulung, Sophia, lincah menari-nari
di atas tuts piano di Carnegie Hall. Sedangkan, adiknya, Louisa memainkan biola
tanpa sedikitpun nada sumbang. Seolah memenuhi tuntutan sang bunda, keduanya
juga tampil sebagai jagoan akademik.
Despite our squeamishness about cultural stereotypes,
there are tons of studies out there showing marked and quantifiable differences
between Chinese and Westerners when it comes to parenting.
In one study of 50
Western American mothers and 48 Chinese immigrant mothers, almost 70% of the
Western mothers said either that "stressing academic success is not good
for children" or that "parents need to foster the idea that learning
is fun." By contrast, roughly 0% of the Chinese mothers felt the same way.
Instead, the vast majority of the Chinese mothers said that they believe their
children can be "the best" students, that "academic achievement
reflects successful parenting," and that if children did not excel at
school then there was "a problem" and parents "were not doing
their job." Other studies indicate that compared to Western parents,
Chinese parents spend approximately 10 times as long every day drilling
academic activities with their children. By contrast, Western kids are more
likely to participate in sports teams.
CHINESE & WESTERN PARENTAL MIND-SETS
There are three big differences between the Chinese
and Western parental mind-sets:
First, Western parents are extremely
anxious about their children's self-esteem.
They worry about how their children
will feel if they fail at something, and they constantly try to reassure their
children about how good they are notwithstanding a mediocre performance on a
test or at a recital. In other words, Western parents are concerned about their
children's psyches. Chinese parents aren't. They assume strength, not
fragility, and as a result they behave very differently.
Anya started her first ever piano lesson in November 2012. And, she had her very first piano concert on May 19th 2013, some six months later. Together with her coach whom she calls ‘Ms Jelia’, Anya performed:
Beauty and the Beast, Mickey Mouse March and the Chicken Dance.
Everyone was so quiet in between her three performances, and so I had
to seriously restrain myself from clapping and going, ‘Wootttt!” each
time she finished a piece!
This piano concert was a HUGE milestone for her. And for us. She’s very excited about it. She practiced everyday, and although she told me afterwards how she’s
so scared about pressing the wrong key during the actual performance, I
thought she did very well for a first-timer! (Plus, there were more than 350 people in the audience, so THAT alone must’ve been nerve-wrecking for her)
Pusat Kebudayaan Amerika @america,
yang terletak di Pacific Place lantai 3, Minggu 19 Mei 2013. Menjelang senja
sekitar jam dua siang, mendadak penuh sesak dan dipadati baik tua, muda hingga anak-anak.
Petugas keamanan @america sampai kewalahan dan keringetan. Sementara site
managernya nampak panik dan kebingungan menyaksikan begitu banyak kerumunan
massa yang mencapai jumlah lebih dari 400 orang.
Hari itu adalah pelaksanaan
konser DISNEY PIANOLICIOUS dengan
direksi Jelia Megawati Heru, M.Mus.Edu.Media
koran mencatat bahwa konser ini termasuk yang luar biasa mengundang minat
pengunjung dalam sejarah konser musik seni di tanah air. Disney Pianolicious
adalah konser dari para siswa Jelia dan juga kolega Jelia, yakni para pemusik
profesional. Musik yang disajikan adalah musik yang mengusung tema dari soundtrack
film karya Walt Disney dan juga film Amerika - dalam bentuk solo piano, ensemble
perkusi, vocal, ensemble vocal, gitar dan duo piano (piano four hands dan two
pianos)
Dalam sambutannya, Jelia Megawati
Heru mengatakan bahwa Walt Disney adalah pelopor musik seni dalam dunia perfilman.
Dan Walt Disney adalah ikon yang menjadikan musik sebagai bagian tak
terpisahkan dalam film. Dan film Disney bukan semata film anak-anak. Film
Disney adalah sebuah cerita tentang kehidupan dalam ranah yang sangat dekat
dengan kehidupan kesehariaan kita. Ranah itulah yang diapresiasi oleh para
siswa Jelia dan koleganya. Para siswa tidak hanya warga negara Indonesia, melainkan
banyak juga warga negara asing yang belajar pada Jelia. Konser dilengkapi juga
dengan dekorasi video screen berukuran raksasa dan terang, sehingga pengunjung
makin terpukau.
Sudah
bukan merupakan hal yang asing lagi, bahwa musik mempunyai segudang manfaat
yang positif bagi tumbuh kembang sang buah hati, terutama pada masa golden
age. Banyak cara kreatif dan menyenangkan yang dapat dilakukan dalam
mengajarkan musik bagi balita. Salah satunya adalah dengan memperkenalkan
instrumen musik. Hal apa saja yang harus diperhatikan dalam pemilihan instrumen
bagi balita? Instrumen musik apa saja yang sesuai bagi balita untuk merangsang
minat, bakat, imajinasi, dan kreativitasnya? Check this out!
CHOOSE
THE MUSIC INSTRUMENTS WISELY!
Instrumen
musik yang mahal bukanlah indikasi mutlak sebuah instrumen yang baik. Beberapa
hal harus dipertimbangkan sehubungan dengan pemilihan instrumen, terutama dalam
hal keamanan bagi si kecil. Selain itu pemilihan instrumen juga diprioritaskan
pada aktivitas dalam menghasilkan musik (making
music). Jadi disini ada korelasi antara tindakan menghasilkan musik (action) dan produksi bunyi (sound) maupun nada tertentu (pitch) merupakan hal yang sangat penting
untuk melatih otot motorik besar anak (gross
motoric), seperti: memetik senar, memukul drum/xylophone. Anak bukan hanya
sekedar menekan tombol pada instrumen yang menggunakan baterai, banyak lampu,
dan berbunyi, seperti gitar plastik dengan baterai dan tanpa senar (strings). Instrument yang termasuk dalam kategori ini
merupakan musical toys, dan bukan
termasuk music instruments. Berikut
hal-hal lain yang patut dipertimbangkan sehubungan dengan pemilihan instrumen
musik bagi balita.
TIPS
MEMILIH INSTRUMEN MUSIK YANG COCOK BAGI BALITA:
1. Eco-friendly & non
toxic (recycled/daur ulang yang tidak beracun)
Balita
suka memasukkan segala sesuatu ke dalam mulutnya, oleh karena itu faktor
keamanan seperti bahan ramah lingkungan dan tidak mengandung bahan kimia yang
beracun merupakan hal yang tidak bisa ditawar.
A great teacher turns the light bulb of insight on.
A great teacher
inspires you to be who you actually are.
The shame is that teacher and his students are falsely measured by those
standardized tests, not by what he has inspired them to do and become.
A great teacher imparts his or
her subject matter in a way that makes you want to learn more, helps you
understand what’s important and why, and helps you see connections
between all subjects.
A great teacher helps you when you need help, but also knows when to
leave you alone.
A great teacher knows when you need a shoulder to cry
on and when you need a kick in the pants. Often you think a great
teacher hates you — only to realize, later, that he or she was pushing
you to be and do your best.
The lessons a great teacher gives you stay with you your whole life.
Ever
heard the name Amy Chua? She is the
author of a book titled "The
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother". The book is quite astonishing
the world of parenting. In this book, she tells how to discipline her own
daughters in a very extreme way. Yelled at them with the word
"garbage" because they weren't polite in front of the guests, threw
birthday greeting cards handmade by her own daughters because it wasn't good
enough for her, forbade her children to stay at a friend's house, and couldn't
accept if their score wasn't an "A". She applies very strict rules
and regulates all things in children's lives. Other stories what she did with
his two daughters were pretty scary and made her earn the title as "tiger
mom".
"The
kids really want to make their parents proud of them.
They
always worried about the parental approval.
So,
when the regulations against child are getting too hard,
the
result is going to make the children so frightened
and
make them difficult to decide on something.
They
realize that they will never be able to meet the wishes of the mother,
so
they never even want to try. "
Elizabeth J. Short, PhD,
professor
of psychology at Case Western Reserve University
Here are 16 signs of a
harsh parenting on children:
There are many, many different ways to teach. Doing something doesn’t mean you can teach it, and vice versa. Playing flawlessly doesn’t mean you’re an amazing teacher.
TEACHING: SCIENCE OR ART?
Teaching is science — just like medicine. A good teacher possess a body of expert knowledge about how the mind works, how motivation works, how to design effective work and how to adjust learning. Also knows professional “best practice” and how to use it fluently and flexibly.
But teaching is an art itself – it takes practice. A PhD Math Professor must be really good in math. But it doesn't mean that he's a good at teaching. He could speak alien and makes everything complicated that it needed to be. It's not about what he said, but how he explain things. Kids aren’t widgets, teachers aren’t robots and everybody loses when we treat them that way.
Not every college graduate is cut out to teach, regardless of his or her innate intelligence, G.P.A. or previous career success. Only those with specific talents and training become gifted teachers who, working with a talented mentor teacher and a variety of tools and learned techniques, can motivate students to want to learn.
Alice Herz Sommer is a 109-yr old pianist (oldest living pianist)
and oldest living Holocaust survivor!
Music saved her life!
Alice Herz-Sommer also known as Alice Sommer, (born 26 November 1903) is a Jewish pianist and music teacher from Bohemia, and a survivor of the Theresienstadt concentration camp. Herz-Sommer has lived in North London, United Kingdom since 1986, and is the world’s oldest known Holocaust survivor.
At age 108, Holocaust survivor Alice Herz Sommer still practices piano
for three hours every day. At age 104, she had a book written about her
life: "A Garden Of Eden In Hell."
