Creativity Education for Children

"If a person can't read or write, you don't assume that this person is incapable of it, just that he or she hasn't learned how to do it. The same is true of creativity. When people say they're not creative, it's often because they don't know what's involved or how creativity works in practice." wrote Sir Ken Robinson in his book THE ELEMENT. Hopefully, this site can open a door for parents, teachers and our beloved children.

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"If a person can't read or write, you don't assume that this person is incapable of it, just that he or she hasn't learned how to do it. The same is true of creativity. When people say they're not creative, it's often because they don't know what's involved or how creativity works in practice." wrote Sir Ken Robinson in his book THE ELEMENT. Hopefully, this site can open a door for parents, teachers and our beloved children.

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The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, is a musical composition by Benjamin Britten in 1946 with a subtitle "Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell". It was origi...

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Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) was born in Hamburg, Germany. He studied piano when he was seven and soon began to play well enough to get a job playing in restaurants and theatres. At age 19, he mad...

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A composer decided to write a song based on a photo he sees.  In the photo, there are birds sitting on a staff-line-like wire - and here is how the song sounds like.

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5A: http://youtu.be/HzL9ms27KiE 5B: http://youtu.be/ry9437tJVRg 5C: http://youtu.be/f5OoCxXdvVM 5A circle: http://youtu.be/oSbdS3r4rVg 5B circle: http://youtu.be/yTmH3wV3...

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 From behind the scene...  

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At a concert in Gothenburg Concert Hall October 23, 2013, Christian Zacharias stopped playing in the middle of Haydn's Piano Concerto, interrupted by a cell phone ringing for the second time the ...

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"If a person can't read or write, you don't assume that this person is incapable of it, just that he or she hasn't learned how to do it. The same is true of creativity. When people say they're not creative, it's often because they don't know what's involved or how creativity works in practice." wrote Sir Ken Robinson in his book THE ELEMENT. Hopefully, this site can open a door for parents, teachers and our beloved children.

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Rhea     Brandon   Hayden Calvin Joey Damon  

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"If a person can't read or write, you don't assume that this person is incapable of it, just that he or she hasn't learned how to do it. The same is true of creativity. When people say they're not creative, it's often because they don't know what's involved or how creativity works in practice." wrote Sir Ken Robinson in his book THE ELEMENT. Hopefully, this site can open a door for parents, teachers and our beloved children.

http://teacher-monica.blogspot.com/2013/06/year-4-music-how-to-make-basic-beatbox.html

"If a person can't read or write, you don't assume that this person is incapable of it, just that he or she hasn't learned how to do it. The same is true of creativity. When people say they're not creative, it's often because they don't know what's involved or how creativity works in practice." wrote Sir Ken Robinson in his book THE ELEMENT. Hopefully, this site can open a door for parents, teachers and our beloved children.

http://teacher-monica.blogspot.com/2013/05/high-note.html

Noteflight composition done by students in Year 5 (10-11yo). Parametres: 1) 6/8 Time (Rhythm grouping must be correct) 2) The song must start and end on its TONIC note 3) The song is in Ternary (...

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This is ONE metronome: This is ONE HUNDRED metronome (playing together)

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"If a person can't read or write, you don't assume that this person is incapable of it, just that he or she hasn't learned how to do it. The same is true of creativity. When people say they're not creative, it's often because they don't know what's involved or how creativity works in practice." wrote Sir Ken Robinson in his book THE ELEMENT. Hopefully, this site can open a door for parents, teachers and our beloved children.

http://teacher-monica.blogspot.com/2013/02/an-adult-friendly-rhyme.html

"If a person can't read or write, you don't assume that this person is incapable of it, just that he or she hasn't learned how to do it. The same is true of creativity. When people say they're not creative, it's often because they don't know what's involved or how creativity works in practice." wrote Sir Ken Robinson in his book THE ELEMENT. Hopefully, this site can open a door for parents, teachers and our beloved children.

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Play time! My Year 5's mastered the cup rhythm so quickly! Time for them to come up with a performance. As an introduction to teachin musical form, I asked them to plan a performance in A-B-A (Te...

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We have discovered that, with our imagination and skills, we can turn anything into a musical instrument. Let's look at how Anna Kendrick uses a cup to accompany her song "You're Gonna Miss Me?"T...

http://teacher-monica.blogspot.com/2013/01/year-5-music-cup-game.html

"If a person can't read or write, you don't assume that this person is incapable of it, just that he or she hasn't learned how to do it. The same is true of creativity. When people say they're not creative, it's often because they don't know what's involved or how creativity works in practice." wrote Sir Ken Robinson in his book THE ELEMENT. Hopefully, this site can open a door for parents, teachers and our beloved children.

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Now listen to two versions of this pop song called "A Lover's Concerto" written and recorded in 1965. How does this song relate to the original Minuet in G?

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"If a person can't read or write, you don't assume that this person is incapable of it, just that he or she hasn't learned how to do it. The same is true of creativity. When people say they're not creative, it's often because they don't know what's involved or how creativity works in practice." wrote Sir Ken Robinson in his book THE ELEMENT. Hopefully, this site can open a door for parents, teachers and our beloved children.

http://teacher-monica.blogspot.com/2012/12/pay-it-forward.html

Christmas Countdowns at WiddlyTinks.com Visit the CHRISTMAS CHANNEL for some fun and festive ideas!  A colourful painting by Benedetta Borrometi

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"If a person can't read or write, you don't assume that this person is incapable of it, just that he or she hasn't learned how to do it. The same is true of creativity. When people say they're not creative, it's often because they don't know what's involved or how creativity works in practice." wrote Sir Ken Robinson in his book THE ELEMENT. Hopefully, this site can open a door for parents, teachers and our beloved children.

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Official site of THE PIANO GUYS

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"If a person can't read or write, you don't assume that this person is incapable of it, just that he or she hasn't learned how to do it. The same is true of creativity. When people say they're not creative, it's often because they don't know what's involved or how creativity works in practice." wrote Sir Ken Robinson in his book THE ELEMENT. Hopefully, this site can open a door for parents, teachers and our beloved children.

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