2010年11月28日 星期日
2010年10月4日 星期一
2010 英國皇家鋼琴檢定
今天，收到參加檢定的四位學生成績...
三位特優: 五級2人，三級1人。
一位優等: 四級1人。
三位特優: 五級2人，三級1人。
一位優等: 四級1人。
真是太開心了～～～
大家都好棒！！！
大家都好棒！！！
改天再把成績po上來紀念一下...^^
2010年8月5日 星期四
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2010年4月27日 星期二
不爭的事實──孩童發展與音樂教育
研究證實早期的鋼琴訓練對孩子的未來有深遠影響
音樂教育與孩童未來成功發展的關係密不可切，自律、耐心、敏銳度、協調、記憶及專著力，上述這些都能透過音樂教育強化。無論未來孩子選擇什麼領域發展，這些技能都將跟隨他們直到永遠。如果您正在尋找讓孩子成長過程充滿喜悅、滿足的方法，音樂教育會是完美的第一步。
鋼琴將是最好的第一選擇，沒有其他樂器可以如鋼琴般廣泛運用音樂概念，即使你的孩子之後選擇其他樂器，鋼琴教育所涉及的旋律、韻律、和諧感訓練都將成為日後的資產。
1997年2月的研究報告顯示，學齡前兒童接受音樂教育──尤其是鋼琴教育，可讓他們的腦部發展更迅速，加強抽象推理能力。
美國威斯康辛大學Frances Rauscher博士及加州大學Gordon Shaw博士將鋼琴(鍵盤)與歌唱課程合併，以增強學齡前兒童的空間能力，這項新的研究顯示，早期的鋼琴訓練，能直接影響發展大腦的神經迴路，確實改善智力發展。
其他研究：■德國Konstanz大學的研究發現，音樂能刺激大腦的神經迴路。
■ Beth Israel醫院的科學家表示，腦中有「完美音準」(即區別每個音符的能力)的音樂家，他們的左腦結構較為發達，這些音樂家表示他們早在7歲前就暴露在音樂環境下。多數大師級的演奏者都早在10歲前就開始演奏。
■ 研究顯示，暴露在音樂環境下能激發並強化語言及推理能力。
■每個孩子都有與生俱來的音樂能力，例如，2個月大的嬰兒能對上音樂的拍子、強弱及旋律，4個月大後就能對上節奏。如果年紀大的孩子沒有積極訓練他們的音樂才能，那麼才能就會消失。原因是大約在11歲後，神經通路開放各種感知的知覺能力，而感覺節奏、拍子的知覺能力將被相對削弱。
It's All in Black & White
New Research Proves the Value of Childhood Music Education
New Research Proves the Value of Childhood Music Education
Piano Training In Early Childhood Has Lasting Rewards
There is an undeniably strong correlation between music education and the development of skills
that children need to become successful in life. Self-discipline, patience, sensitivity, coordination, and the ability to memorize and concentrate are all enhanced in the study of music. These skills will follow your child on whatever path he or she chooses in life. You have the chance now to introduce a formative influence that may be second only to the love you give your child. If you’re looking for a way to provide your child with a source of life-long joy, satisfaction, and accomplishment, childhood music education is an excellent first step.
There is an undeniably strong correlation between music education and the development of skills
that children need to become successful in life. Self-discipline, patience, sensitivity, coordination, and the ability to memorize and concentrate are all enhanced in the study of music. These skills will follow your child on whatever path he or she chooses in life. You have the chance now to introduce a formative influence that may be second only to the love you give your child. If you’re looking for a way to provide your child with a source of life-long joy, satisfaction, and accomplishment, childhood music education is an excellent first step.And the piano is an excellent first instrument. No other single instrument matches the piano for its broad application of musical concepts. Even if later your child chooses to play another instrument, the melody, rhythm and sense of harmony acquired with piano education will pay off handsomely.
Better Sooner Than Later
New evidence exists that there are actual physiological benefits to early childhood music education. A study released in February, 1997 presents findings that music
education — specifically, piano instruction in pre-schoolers produces changes in the brain which enhance children’s abstract reasoning skills. These skills are necessary for learning mathematics and science, to play chess, and to master many concepts of engineering.Dr. Frances Rauscher of the University of Wisconsin and Dr. Gordon Shaw of the University of California had previously linked piano/keyboard and singing lessons to enhanced spacial-temporal ability in pre-schoolers. The new study documents that early piano training also has a direct effect on the development of the brain’s neural circuitry, actually improving intellectual development. In other words, this research points out that early piano training helps to create and maintain certain “connections” in children’s brains that may not otherwise form.
It has long been known that musically educated children develop skills they carry into adulthood Now it appears that piano training can actually make children more intelligent. Can you think of any more precious gift to give the children in your life?
Here’s how the study was conducted
Thirty four children received private piano keyboard instruction, 20 children were given private computer lessons, and 24 children provided other controls. Four
standard, age-calibrated spatial reasoning tests were given before and after training. One tested spatial temporal reasoning; three tested spatial recognition. Significant improvement on the spatial temporal test was found for the keyboard group only. None of the groups improved significantly on the spatial recognition tests. This led the researchers to conclude that music training produces long-term modifications in underlying neural circuitry in regions of the brain not primarily concerned with music. The magnitude of the improvement suggests that learning of standard curricula is also enhanced.Other important developmental benefits to childhood music education
- Researchers at the University of Konstanz in Germany found that exposure to music rewires neural circuits.
For instance, they used magnetic resonance imaging to examine the brains of nine string players. They found that the amount of somato-sensory cortex dedicated to the fingering hand was far larger than in non-players. Additionally, the earlier the player took up the instrument, the more cortex was devoted to playing it.
- Most concert-level performers begin playing earlier than ten years of age.
- Scientists at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston found that the brains of 30 musicians with perfect pitch — the ability to identify isolated musical notes they hear — had greatly enlarged structures on the left side of their brains. All the musicians with perfect pitch said they were exposed to music prior to age seven. The likelihood of developing perfect pitch is extremely low if exposure comes after age ten.
- Another German study, at Heinrich Heine University in Dusseldorf, reported that exposure to music activates and enhances cognitive processes involved in language and reasoning.
- Other studies show that all children are born with musical ability. For example, two month old infants can match the pitch, intensity, and melodies for songs their mothers sing, and at four months infants can match rhythm as well. But the older children get without exercising their musical aptitude, the more will be lost and never regained. The reason is neurological — by approximately age 11, the neuron circuits that permit all kinds of perceptual and sensory discrimination, such as identifying pitch and rhythm, become closed off.
- Finally, students with coursework and experience in musical performance scored 51 points higher on the verbal portion of the SAT and 39 points higher on the SAT math portion than students with no coursework or experience with music — from data compiled by the Music Educators National Conference from The College Board.
One gift that really does keep giving
As your child’s musical education continues and extends to playing in groups, in recitals, or in competitions, one reward is the special camaraderie that often
blooms between young musicians. This can often lead to friendships that last for years to come. The piano can also be a source of stability in the turbulent teenage years. And as an adult, the poise and self-assurance developed by playing and performing at the piano has very tangible value in social and business worlds. There is also the chance that your child has an exceptional musical talent, in which case a whole world of possibilities — both personal and professional — can be recognized and nurtured.With such clear evidence of the benefits of childhood piano education, the choice as to which piano to purchase still remains. It is highly advisable to buy the best piano you can afford. It stands to reason that the higher the quality of the piano, the better it will sound. And that’s certainly encouragement to get your budding young pianist to play, play more often, and play longer!
2010年4月11日 星期日
NSO駐團作曲家蘇珊．鮑提Susan Botti講座暨大師班
蘇珊．鮑提Susan Botti
時間: 2010年4月12日 (一) 13:10~14:50
地點: 音樂系一館M102
蘇珊．鮑提Susan Botti<<
「…最近已經很少聽到，除了利用生動與現代的手法，還可以兼顧真實的情感面，與作品精神內涵張力，讓人感到驚艷的年輕作曲家…。」─詹姆斯．厄斯特萊希，《紐約時報》
身兼作曲家與女高音歌唱家，蘇珊．鮑提的雙重身份背景跟經驗，也同時反映在她的音樂作品上，無論是管絃作品或室內樂曲目，劇場式的戲劇性影響力在她的音樂表現上，扮演著非常重要的部分。
2005年榮獲古根漢學術獎、腓德烈克．A．茱莉亞/華爾特．達姆羅許羅馬大獎「最佳音樂作曲家」，2005/06樂季擔任羅馬美國學院駐院作曲家，也是克里夫蘭管絃樂團第三屆丹尼爾．R．路易斯青年作曲家得主。該樂團在2003/04樂季，由羅伯特．阿巴多指揮首演她的作品《浮噪》；另一部新作《半透明》則安排在2004/05樂季，由音樂總監弗朗茲．魏瑟-莫斯特指揮首演。另外，2005年2月她所寫的《宇宙秩序》偕同梅．斯溫遜的詩作於卡內基廳首演，是由密西根大學所帶領的大學聯盟委託創作，首演由指揮家麥可．海區考克擔綱，鮑提自己擔任女高音獨唱。
她為女高音、打擊樂、樂團所寫的《共鳴節拍》，是由指揮大師庫特．馬舒和紐約愛樂委任創作並擔任首演，她本人還受邀擔任獨唱，並由擊樂演奏家克里斯多夫．藍柏參與獨奏。《共》於歐洲首演時，則是由同批人馬與NSO藝術顧問暨首席客座指揮根特．赫比希合作，之後隨即受邀於德國薩爾布呂肯21世紀音樂節當中演出。2005年4月，鮑提再次於荷蘭烏德勒支演出此曲，並由指揮大師葛魯伯指揮尼德蘭廣播管絃樂團，與擊樂演奏家彼得．普羅梅爾一同演出。她也接受奧菲斯室內管絃樂團委任，創作了由小提琴獨奏與室內管絃樂團一起演出的作品《在黑暗中》，於2000年卡內基廳和甘迺迪中心由樂團首演，並邀請小提琴家瑪莎．凱普琳聯袂演出，這首曲子將於NSO本樂季驚艷演出。
蘇珊．鮑提的作品由新世界/CRI唱片發行，收錄了她的人聲室內樂作品《聆聽雪的聲音》，以及她為女高音、絃樂四重奏、豎琴、鋼琴與打擊樂所寫的歌劇獨白作品《戴絲笛蒙娜》──《歌劇》雜誌盛讚「音樂極其動人」，而這部作品不僅在美國紐約、底特律、聖塔菲、亞特蘭大以及華盛頓特區演出，也即將於NSO新樂季的室內樂系列中演出。近期作品包括《泰戈爾牧歌》《星光》《2首葛瑞格森之歌》《獵鷹計劃》等。
鮑提致力於當代作曲家們各種不同形式的演出，包括古拜杜林納、克魯伯、庫泰格、凱吉、茅原、平奢、帕奇等人的作品。身兼作曲與指揮家的譚盾也為她做了幾部重要作品《紅色氣象預報》《馬可波羅》，其中為電影《夜宴》所錄製的電影原聲帶演唱，特別突顯了她的美聲和戲劇性的才華。
蘇珊．鮑提出生於俄亥俄州克里夫蘭，畢業於波士頓百克里音樂學院，並在曼哈頓音樂院取得音樂作曲家碩士。2000~06年，在安那寶市密西根大學擔任作曲教授，近期則在紐約市曼哈頓音樂學院任教擔任作曲教授，同時也是美國音樂中心理事會的成員之一。
2010年4月6日 星期二
記錄..
今天上羽的課，一開始上課，就對我說...
"爸爸從他朋友那邊知道我的錄影放在網路上，他也去看了，見我學了那麼多年還彈這麼不好，也敢放在網路上，很不爽！"
聽到家長這麼說，其實很難過，因為，這也是間接說老師教不好..？
但這個學生，不僅從不練琴，第一年去上課的時候，還會跟我嗆聲，擺明"不爽你就不要教啊"..態度的那種學生。
（還很得意的跟我說，她把多少老師氣走）
所以，基本上，之前上她的課，幾乎一半時間是在上人格教育，教她讀書的方法。（考試是全年級最後一名）
而她現在，已經從無法安靜彈30秒的情況，到現在可以彈完一首曲子（5分鐘），我真的覺得這三年，她..進步很多了！
今天，聽了她轉述爸爸的話，雖然很難過，有點想把她錄音的曲子拿掉（其實，擺上去也等於砸自己的招牌啊）...
但快上完課時，看著她今天很努力的練習，我覺得，其實，這樣也很好。
施一點壓力在家長的身上，讓他們或多或少在意一下孩子的學習成果，督促孩子平常練習，或許，是個雙贏的方式。
"爸爸從他朋友那邊知道我的錄影放在網路上，他也去看了，見我學了那麼多年還彈這麼不好，也敢放在網路上，很不爽！"
聽到家長這麼說，其實很難過，因為，這也是間接說老師教不好..？
但這個學生，不僅從不練琴，第一年去上課的時候，還會跟我嗆聲，擺明"不爽你就不要教啊"..態度的那種學生。
（還很得意的跟我說，她把多少老師氣走）
所以，基本上，之前上她的課，幾乎一半時間是在上人格教育，教她讀書的方法。（考試是全年級最後一名）
而她現在，已經從無法安靜彈30秒的情況，到現在可以彈完一首曲子（5分鐘），我真的覺得這三年，她..進步很多了！
今天，聽了她轉述爸爸的話，雖然很難過，有點想把她錄音的曲子拿掉（其實，擺上去也等於砸自己的招牌啊）...
但快上完課時，看著她今天很努力的練習，我覺得，其實，這樣也很好。
施一點壓力在家長的身上，讓他們或多或少在意一下孩子的學習成果，督促孩子平常練習，或許，是個雙贏的方式。
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