“The Real danger is not that computers are beginning to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers” – Sydney J. Harris Our education system is doing its best to make this prediction come true. Excessive focus on rote learning, memorization/regurgitation of facts, teaching-to-test, etc all ensure our children are set up for failure as machines continue to become better, faster …
“What a new year will bring to you depends a lot on what you bring to the new year” —Vern McLellan It has been a tough year for everyone; especially so for music teachers and small businesses teaching music who have been disproportionally affected by the Covid crisis! But with the vaccine becoming available soon it looks like we are turning the corner and can look …
Come they told me A new born King to see Our finest gifts we bring To lay before the King This is to honor him When we come It is the holiday season once again. Let us put behind the trials and tribulations we have endured this past year due to the Covid-19 contagion. And get ready to welcome a brighter and better one …
“Movement in new direction helps find new cheese” —Spencer Johnson In his 1998 best seller Who Moved My Cheese, Spencer Johnson discusses how to cope with change in one’s work and life using two mice (Sniff and Scurry) and two little people (Hem and Haw) who suddenly lose access to their daily cheese supply. While the mice adapt and learn to thrive in …
“Every challenge and every adversity contains within it the seeds of opportunity and growth” — Roy T Bennett Digital technologies have transformed several industries across the world; from manufacturing to retail, from financial services to healthcare, from travel & hospitality to transportation. One industry that is still lagging behind is education. While several online platforms such as Coursera, Kadenze, EdX, etc have made access to …
“I frequently hear music in the heart of noise!” — George Gershwin Being able to listen critically to a piece of music is an essential skill for any aspiring musician! Even before we can play a piece of music we should hear everything there is to hear in that piece! Whether or not we can reproduce it note for note or beat for beat, we …
“If I don’t practice for a day, I know it. If I don’t practice for two days the critics know it. If I don’t practice for three days the audience knows it!” — Louis Armstrong Whether it is Louis Armstrong or any of us who are just learning to play an instrument the agony and the outcome is the same if we are unable …
“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success” – Henry Ford In this blog series we will try to answer a question that many people are asking on social media and knowledge forums: How to start a music band? We believe there are two other questions that are included in this one: how to make your band successful and how …
“Every master was once a beginner. Every Pro was once an amateur.” – Robin Sharma , Open Mic (Microphone) is not a new concept. It has become a phenomenon only in the last decade or so among the Indian youth. Today, there is not a single big city in the country that does not host some kind of Open Mic Night event, be it for …
“Yoga is like music: the rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life.” – B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga and Music share a common goal: they help us discover our inner selves and connect us with the rest of the universe. But they offer distinctly different paths. Yoga allows us to unite with the universe …
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