Workshop title: Rhythm, the most fundamental of fundamentals.
Synopsis/description: Through this session you will learn about rhythm, reading and performing rhythmic patterns, and how I connect rhythm teaching with the students' reading and writing in the academic classroom.
The following is a small collection of resources about the Arts and accountability.An article discussing the ways in which the Arts are working to align with State and Federal accountability. http://www.nea.org/accountability/index.html
An article discussing data collected concerning music instruction and the bettering of scores on abstract reasoning tests for students taking piano lessons, computer lessons, singing lessons, and no lessons.
The Mozart Effect. An article discussing temporary gains on IQ tests for college students after listing to Mozart
An article about the impact of music on brain function.
