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The Benefits of Music Education . Music & Arts . Education. Whether your child is the next Beyonce or more likely to sing her solos in the shower, she is bound to benefit from some form of music education. Research shows that learning the do-re-mis can help children excel in ways beyond the basic ABCs. More Than Just Music Research has found that learning music facilitates learning other subjects and enhances skills that children inevitably use in other areas. “A music-rich experience for children of singing, listening and moving is really bringing a very serious benefit to children as they progress into more formal learning,” says Mary Luehrisen, executive director of the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation, a not-for-profit association that promotes the benefits of making music. Making music involves more than the voice or fingers playing an instrument; a child learning about music has to tap into multiple skill sets, often simultaneously.

“Music learning supports all learning. Increased IQ A study by E. Natalie Cole Official Website :: Natalie Cole. Chase & Status Feat Plan B - Pieces - Ram Records Official Video. Jake Chudnow. Introduction to Music Theory. 20 Classical Music Names You Are Probably Pronouncing Wrong. Everybody wants to be a classical music connoisseur. But when it comes down to it, it's not only difficult to grasp the style and sound of the world's most famous musicians and composers, it's nearly impossibly to pronounce their names. Some are visually daunting (Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, for example) while others are short brain busters that have you second guessing the annunciation of a six-letter word (ahem, Frederic Chopin).

Who wants to be caught fawning over "Ride of the Valkyries" whilst referring to the musical mastermind behind it as Richard Wagner with a pronounced double u? The answer: no one. So, to help our readers along the daunting path to enlightenment, we've compiled a list of 20 classical music names you are probably pronouncing... wrong. Note: There are, undoubtedly, more ways to pronounce these names. 1. Let's start out with an oldie but a goodie -- the man who brought us "The Nutcracker" and "Swan Lake. " 2. 3. 4. Oh, Mendelssohn. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Easy. 12. Spotify. Rolling Stone. Vivaldi - Four Seasons (Winter) Lady Gaga | Yoü and I. SPIN | Music News, Album Reviews, Concert Photos, MP3s, Videos and More.