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Ear Training Coach in the Teaching Studio
Posted on August 3, 2011 by Admin
Adventus Incorporated’s Ear Training Coach is designed to help the private music teacher prepare students for RCM Examinations without eating up valuable lesson time drilling intervals, playbacks, and sight reading. Students respond quickly to the activities tailored to the specific requirements of each RCM Grade. Once the student has been introduced to each activity they can be left to work with the software independently. The software will keep detailed reports of each user’s results which the teacher can use to monitor progress on a weekly basis.
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Watch an Amazing Piano Playing Savant
Posted on June 16, 2011 by Admin
Derek Paravicini has an extraordinary ability to memorize and play any piece he has ever heard (over 1,000,000) with remarkable accuracy and complexity.
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TED Talk: Charles Limb: Your brain on improv
Posted on May 25, 2011 by Admin
Very interesting! Watch this video to understand why we think our tools should facilitate the development of improvisation ability from a young age:
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Amazing! Winner of China’s Got Talent 2
Posted on October 18, 2010 by Admin
Amazing! Winner of China’s Got Talent 2010 Liu Wei lost both his arms at age 10. Watch him perform with his feet http://ow.ly/2VaH3
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Your Family is Invited to a Concert (Sunday, May 16th)
Posted on May 5, 2010 by Admin
Brass Impact in Concert Featuring MusIQ Club Teachers from the Halifax area. Rafael Alcolado – piano Remi Lefebvre – tenor saxophone Adele Jane Merritt – clarinet Date: Sunday, May 16, 2010 Time: 3:00 PM Place: St. Matthew’s United Church - 1479 Barrington Street, Halifax Admission: Free Will Offering at the door (Church Fundraiser)
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Our friend and YouTube Pianist, CalikoKa
Posted on February 5, 2010 by Admin
Our friend and YouTube Pianist, CalikoKat plays the hits and has over 12 million views! Check out his channel: http://ow.ly/13vMv
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How Music Can Dramatically Impact Your Child’s Development and Life-Time Success
Posted on February 4, 2010 by Admin
Practice requires, at the very least, an investment in a piano. However, it is also an investment in your child. Below are five compelling reasons for encouraging your child to continue with piano:
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The Power of the Pentatonic Scale
Posted on December 4, 2009 by Admin
World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale
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ISTE Magazine Recommends MusIQ Club Software to Educators and Parents
Posted on November 12, 2009 by Admin
MusIQ Club’s Children’s Music Journey is featured in the August 2009 issue of Leading & Learning with Technology (L&L), the membership magazine of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).
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Another Study Confirms Learning Music Increases IQ
Posted on October 30, 2009 by Admin
Regularly playing a musical instrument changes the anatomy and function of the brain and may be used in therapy to improve cognitive skills. There is growing evidence that musicians have structurally and functionally different brains compared with non-musicians. In particular, the areas of the brain used to process music are larger or more active in musicians. Even just starting to learn a musical instrument can changes the neurophysiology of the brain.
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Music and the Brain: How Important is Music to Your Child’s Development?
Posted on August 12, 2009 by Admin
Over two decades ago researchers in the US began studying the link between learning ‘to read music and play the piano’, and ability in Math and Science.
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You’re Invited To A Concert on June 21st in Halifax
Posted on June 11, 2009 by Admin
Brass Impact In Concert Date: Sunday, June 21st (Father’s Day) Time: 7 PM Place: Edgewood-Oxford United Church – corner of Young and Connaught Featuring from MusIQ Club: Rafael Alcolado – Piano Chris Churchill – Bass Alice Hansen – Violin With Barry Banks – Cornet Admission: Free Will Offering at the door (Church Fundraiser) Join us [...]
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Newspaper features MusIQ Club!
Posted on May 28, 2009 by Admin
Creekside pupils learn faster, better by using all senses.
Creekside Elementary School is now teaching piano lessons – on a computer.
During the last school year, music teacher Elaine Rugless implemented a new program called MusIQ Club, which teaches students piano instruction through an interactive on-screen program hooked up to a piano keyboard.
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MusIQ Club Director Adjudicates Festival
Posted on April 27, 2009 by Admin
Rafael Alcolado, HRM MusIQ Club Director has been asked to adjudicate all of the Junior piano classes at the 71st Annual Music Festival in New Glasgow this week. He will be adjudicating junior piano classes from Tuesday, April 28 to Friday, May 1st. View the website
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MusIQ Club’s Piano Suite awarded Best Piano Lesson Software
Posted on March 20, 2009 by Admin
Piano Suite was recently awarded Best Piano Lesson Software by Top Ten Reviews. They also have a page that compares Piano Suite to 6 other piano lesson software titles. Not surprisingly, Piano Suite came out on top! If you want to play songs right away and not get stuck in theory class, check out Piano [...]
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History of Jingle Bells!
Posted on December 22, 2008 by Admin
Did you know that Jingle Bells was first written for Thanksgiving? Or that it was the first song broadcast from space, in a Christmas-themed prank by two Gemini 6 astronauts, December 16, 1965. They sent Mission Control this report: We have an object, looks like a satellite going from north to south, probably in polar [...]
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A MusIQ Club gift idea…
Posted on December 5, 2008 by Admin
It’s not too late! This holiday, consider giving MusIQ Club’s interactive software, because children who play at home learn new pieces and master concepts, becoming better prepared for MusIQ Club’s in-class ensemble performances and end-of-term recitals. We guarantee arrival by Dec-24 on orders received on or before Dec-15. If you live in HRM, orders may [...]
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Children’s Music Journey Volume 1 wins NAPPA Award
Posted on November 19, 2008 by Admin
Children’s Music Journey Volume 1 is a 2008 National Parenting Publications Award (NAPPA) Honors Winner! Here is the official review: Of all the music instruction programs we’ve seen through the years, this one ranks up at the top. Children’s Music Journey provides a rich interactive experience in which kids learn to play the piano with [...]
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Two New Awards for MusIQ Club’s Children’s Music Journey
Posted on November 19, 2008 by Admin
We’ve won new two awards for Children’s Music Journey in the 2008 Creative Child Awards Program from Creative Child Magazine! We received 2008 Preferred Choice Awards in the Educational CD-ROM category for both Children’s Music Journey™ (Volume 1) and Children’s Music Journey™ (Volume 2). [Learn More about the Software] [Order the Software] “We’ve succeeded in [...]
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