QUICK MUSIC FACTS

QUICK MUSIC FACTS

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Disney Math Cinderella Infographic

DISNEY MATCH CINDERELLA INFOGRAPHIC

an independent toy store with a mission to inspire tomorrow’s youth to think

Brain Candy Toys 

– located in Bedford, Nova Scotia – 

brings this belief to life every day with an inventory that includes 3D puzzles, science and math kits, hand-crafted cars and trains, as well as a wide selection of teaching aids. 

The campaign is a demonstration of Brain Candy Toys’ mission to keep our kids thinking. 

It takes the classic fairy tales and nursery rhymes we all grew up with, and imagines what they would be like if they were told using math equations instead of words.

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brain candy toys

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Infographic: "Learning to Think Like an Artist" - Art is Good!

INFOGRAPHIC: ART IS GOOD!

"LEARNING TO THINK LIKE AN ARTIST"

How learning art is good for us?

What do we learn from art?

1. Art stimulates both sides of the brain and creates a holistic world view.
2. Children who do art are better readers and excel in math and science.
3. Children express themselves and learn about who they are. Their art is unique.
4. Arts builds self-esteem and is empowering.
5. Art is something to share. It builds connections to friends, family and community.
6. Art teaches risk taking and learning from one's mistake.
7. Art teaches the use and care of tools.
8. Art develops hand-eye coordination and builds a relationship to the material world.
9. Art teaches open-ended thinking and creates an environment of questions rather than answers.
10. Art teaches children that there be more than one solution to the same problem.
11. Art nurtures the human soul.
12. 33% of children are visual learners.
13. Art develops focus and increases the attention.
14. Art provides a way, a common ground to reach across racial stereotypes, social barriers, and prejudices.
15. Art steps out of the limitation of time (everlasting) and allows a child to be present in the moment.
16. Art is beautiful.
17. Art open the heart and mind to possibilities.
18. Art is mysterious, enchanting, amazing, mesmerizing, and something all children easily do while adults often find it difficult.
19. When art is integrated with other curriculum areas, children become more engaged in the learning process.
20. Children can share and reflect on their art to learn about themselves, each other, and the world that they live in.
21. Art teaches one to explore playfully, without preconceived plan, learning from accidents, and being surprised.
22. Art awakens the imaginations and allows the magic in.
23. Art creates direct observational skills, learning to see more closely than "ordinary" looking and seeing things that otherwise might not be seen.
24. The beginning of recorded history is directly connected to cave paintings and sculptures.
25. Art develops instinct and intuition. 
26. A Pablo Picasso paintings sold for 104 million dollars.

Thanks for the courtesy of

4Cats Arts Studio

You don’t need a high class education to find “meaning” of art. Art either speaks to you or it doesn’t. If a piece does not move you, or hold meaning in your heart, why should you bother with it at all if art is an expression of yourself?

Any form of expression that moves you; a sight, image, visual, sound that strikes any emotion inside you. To me, art is personal and emotional. In traditional times people had more classic tastes and were very likely moved by an image of a beautiful lady. As society changed so did what people viewed as beautiful. 

Art is a way of expression that comes from the heart and soul to create one’s identity. Art does not specifically have to be a picture that that an “artist” drew. Art can be anything, from a spectacular masterpiece to the simplest body movement, it is all art.  Art can be done by anyone and anything, all it takes is the two simple factors of the heart and soul.

Art is created through human emotions and no matter if those emotions are negative or positive the outcome is…BEAUTIFUL. A world within itself, with a language we could all understand.

So, did you "see" art in life all around you? 

Open your heart and mind, then be inspired! 

"The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and endure very much"

- William Hazlitt -

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INFOGRAPHIC "Piano Teachers Behind the Music"

INFOGRAPHIC
"PIANO TEACHERS BEHIND THE MUSIC"

Courtesy of: www.teachpianotoday.com

PIANO TEACHERS BEHIND THE MUSIC

A brief piano teacher survey to find out a little more 

about piano teachers and their working lives in British Columbia.

It was a simple 10 question survey where close to 100 piano teachers 

chose “the most applicable” answer in a multiple choice format.

 61% have at least 15 students

59% teach from home

46.1% teach full time & part-time

45% make more than $30 per hour

43% enhance piano lessons with their smartphone/tablet

26.3% have been teaching more than 20 years

16% have no formal music education 

13% drive to their students' homes

8% have taught online lessons 

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INFOGRAPHIC: "The Psychology of Music"

Infographic:

"THE PSYCHOLOGY of MUSIC"

There's more to why we like music than just a catchy beat or an easy karaoke tune.

Dozens of receptors in our brain respond to different musical aspects, 

like tone, rhythm, and lyrics - determining the qualities we personally like & dislike.

Don't let music just go in one ear and out the other - 

learn how to interpret your brain's response to music,

the benefits of listening to it & the importance of music education.

  

HOW DOES MUSIC ENTER THE BRAIN?

• Music originates as vibrations, which from sound waves as they propagate through the air
• The outer ear "catches" the sound waves & direct them into the ear canal, where they meet the eardrum before passing into the middle ear
• Three tiny bones in the middle ear amplify the sound waves before they enter the inner ear
• Inside the inner ear, sound waves enter the fluid-filled cochlea
• The movement of the fluid stimulates tiny nerve cells which convert sound waves into electrical impulses
• The auditory nerve transmits the electrical impulses to the brain, where they will be interpreted as sound

PARTS OF THE BRAIN AFFECTED BY MUSIC

Music involves more parts of the brain than any other function that people perform.

• TONALITY: prefrontal cortex, cerebellum & temporal lobe
• LYRICS: wernicke's area, broca's area, visual cortex & motor cortex
• RHYTHM: left frontal cortex, left parietal cortex & right cerebellum

OTHER EFFECTS OF MUSIC ON THE BRAIN

• over time, listening to music can improve: language skills, creativity & happiness
• healing powers of music: decrease anxiety, speed healing, increase optimism & decrease pain
• music is know to help heal some neurological disorders: Alzheimer, Parkinson, Tourettes & Autism

SUPER MIND MUSIC

Specific brainwave rhythms are associated with specific emotional & cognitive outcomes.

Matching music with brain wave to induce a particular response or state of mind.

• GAMMA WAVES (30-34-100+ Hz): the brain's optimal frequency & brain function associated with increased compassion, greater awareness of reality & increased mental abilities. Found in every part of the brain, serve as binding mechanism between all parts of the brain.
• BETTA WAVES (12-30 Hz) - low beta waves correlated with concentration & alertness. Lack of low beta activity associated with disorders, such as: ADD, addiction, OCD & anxiety disorders. High beta waves correlated with stress, anxiety & flight reactions. 
• ALPHA WAVES (8-12 Hz): occur during relaxation & daydreams. An effortless consciousness occurs when watching some television. Serotonin release occurs at an Alpha frequency of 10 Hz.
• THETA WAVES (4-8 Hz): occur when the conscious mind is disengaged, like REM sleep, deep meditation & hypnosis. The planet earth resonates at a Theta frequency of 7,83 Hz.
• DELTA WAVES (0-4 Hz): the slowest brain activity. Occur during deep dreamless sleep, observed predominantly in newborns & infants. Rarely occur in adults.

THE IMPORTANCE OF MUSIC TO EDUCATION

• Students taking course in music performance and music appreciation scored higher on the SAT than student who didn't. (Math & Verbal)
• Music students receive more academic honors & awards than non-music students
• Music majors comprise the highest percentage of accepted medical students
• Music training is far better than computer instruction in improving children's abstract reasoning skills
• With music instruction in school, teachers found that students were less aggressive
• The psychology of music makes it clear how profoundly important music education to the success of individuals

Source: University of Florida

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