Michael Carpenter, Director of Bands at Plainfield High School, recently joined us on the Director Spotlight! Today, he talks us through his background, the scope of his program and how he utilizes his jazz band as a community outreach ensemble. We hope you enjoy getting to know Mr. Yoder in this segment of the Director Spotlight.
“In my own philanthropy and business endeavors, I have seen the critical role that the arts play in stimulating creativity and in developing vital communities….the arts have a crucial impact on our economy and are an important catalyst for learning, discovery, and achievement in our country.” ~ Paul G. Allen, Co-Founder, Microsoft
For our final installment of the Director Spotlight for the month, we offer you the full interview with Ben Yoder, Orchestra Director at Hamilton Southeastern Intermediate and Junior High School. We hope you enjoy this edition of the spotlight!
“The future belongs to young people with an education and the imagination to create.” ~ Barack Obama
Ben Yoder, Orchestra Director at Hamilton Southeastern Intermediate and Junior High School, recently joined us on the Director Spotlight! Ben talks about his involvement in the HSE Teachers Association and how his participation in the association applies to his program. We hope you enjoy this segment of the Director Spotlight.
The College Entrance Examination Board found that students involved in public school music programs scored 107 points higher on the SAT’s than students with no participation. ~ Profiles of SAT and Achievement Test Takers, The College Board, compiled by the Music Educators National Conference (2002)
A study at the University of California at Irvine demonstrated that young kids who participated in music instruction showed dramatic enhancements in abstract reasoning skills. In fact, researchers have found neural firing patterns that suggest that music may hold the key to higher brain function. ~ Rauscher, Shaw, Levine , Ky and Wright, “Music and Spatial Task Performance: A Causal Relationship,” University of California , Irvine , 1994
Ben Yoder, Orchestra Director at Hamilton Southeastern Intermediate and Junior High School, recently joined us on the Director Spotlight! Ben talked about 3 different E-learning subjects he used during recent weather-related school cancellations in HSE. We offer them here for you! We hope you enjoy this segment of the Director Spotlight.
Music and math are highly intertwined. By understanding beat, rhythm, and scales, children are learning how to divide, create fractions, and recognize patterns. ~ Lynn Kleiner, founder of Music Rhapsody in Redondo Beach, CA
Two-thirds (67%) of Americans say music education provides people with a disciplined approach to solving problems. ~ July 2014 Harris Poll
Ben Yoder, Orchestra Director at Hamilton Southeastern Intermediate and Junior High School, recently joined us on the Director Spotlight! Today, he talks us through his background, the scope of his program and his music education philosophy. We hope you enjoy getting to know Mr. Yoder in this segment of the Director Spotlight.
“The arts significantly boost student achievement, reduce discipline problems, and increase the odds students will go on to graduate from college. As First Lady Michelle Obama sums up, both she and the President believe ‘strongly that arts education is essential for building innovative thinkers who will be our nation’s leaders for tomorrow.” ~ Arne Duncan, Former U.S. Secretary of Education
Music education lays the foundation for individual excellence in group settings, creative problem solving, and flexibility in work situations. ~ July 2014 Harris Poll
“We need people who think with the creative side of their brains – people who have played in a band, who have painted…it enhances symbiotic thinking capabilities, not always thinking in the same paradigm, learning how to kick-start a new idea, or how to get a job done better, less expensively.” ~ Annette Byrd, GlaxoSmithKline
The skills gained through sequential music instruction, including discipline and the ability to analyze, solve problems, communicate and work cooperatively, are vital for success in the 21st century workplace. ~ U.S. House of Representatives, Concurrent Resolution 355, March 6, 2006
Janis Stockhouse and Thomas Wilson presented us a few outstanding tips in their Director Spotlight back in 2015. As we move through part of the heaviest work load of the calendar, Janis and Thomas have some very solid advice for directors, not just for young teachers, but, for all of us. We hope you enjoy this segment of the Director Spotlight.
Teens feel that playing music teaches self discipline. ~ Shehan Campbell, Patricia. Adolescents’ Expressed Meanings of Music In and Out of School
Two-thirds (66%) of Americans say that music education prepares someone to manage the tasks of their job more successfully. ~ The Harris Poll®, July 2014
Mrs. Candi Granlund, Band Director at Sycamore School in Indianapolis, joined us on the Director Spotlight. In her interview, she talked with us about working with school administrators and how that relationship affects what happens in the classroom. We hope you this tip from Candi in the Director Spotlight.
Studies have shown that assiduous instrument training from an early age can help the brain to process sounds better, making it easier to stay focused when absorbing other subjects, from literature to tensor calculus. ~ Hearing the music, honing the mind. (2010). Scientific American, 303(5), 16
