By: Mick Jacobs
Few things make us feel better than music and food. Combine those two with positive change, and
you’ll probably have a lot of happy campers.
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By: Mick Jacobs
A new Northwestern University study provides the first direct evidence that a community music program for at-risk youth has a biological effect on children’s developing nervous systems.
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Today, August 19, 2014, is World Humanitarian Day! Show your support for the inspiring change-makers around the world and learn how you can make an impact on humanitarian crises around the world - http://worldhumanitarianday.org.
Last year, David Guetta partnered with the United Nations to create a social media campaign #TheWorldNeedsMore for World Humanitarian Day. Watch the inspiring "One Voice" track video below.
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Last year, David Guetta partnered with the United Nations to create a social media campaign #TheWorldNeedsMore for World Humanitarian Day. Watch the inspiring "One Voice" track video below.
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The Hall Pass Tour is a nationwide concert and event series for grades 6-12 designed to help kids from underserved schools and community centers get excited about leveraging higher learning to pursue their dreams. Website / Facebook
Robert Gupta, violinist with the LA Philharmonic, talks about a violin lesson he once gave to a brilliant, schizophrenic musician — and what he learned in this inspiring TED Talk.
An inspiring piece on the power of music aired on 60 minutes last night. In the Congo, 200 musicians are defying the poverty of the war-torn country and creating some of the most moving music you will ever here. Watch the clip here.
Time to move on. Times have changed…No more lies. No deceit. People dying in the street, as our leaders pull in contributions. I’m tired and I’m sick. I’ve got these words on my lips. I bid you welcome to the revolution. –Lyrics from the Hardkiss Brothers “Revolution”
Check out this great article on the Hardkiss Brothers and their impact on global dance music.
April 2, 2014
"Music has become the spark of my intellectual curiosity. It directly developed my capacity to think creatively around problems due to the infinite possibilities in music."
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"My haven for solace in and away from home is in the world of composers, harmonies and possibilities. My musical haven has shaped my character and without it, my life would not be half as wonderful as it is today... The self-guided journey known as music in my life excites my mind every day. My heart sings every day because the journey is already wonderful."
An excerpt from the college admission essay of Kwasi Enin, a 17-year old from Long Island accepted into ALL eight Ivy League schools!
March 27, 2014
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Dancin Power's mission is to enhance and improve the quality of life of hospitalized children by inspiring self-expression through music, and dance! They bring dance classes free of charge to hospitalized children, including patients facing chronic and life-threatening illnesses. Watch the video below to see Dancin Power in action! Learn more about Dancin Power on their website and get your daily inspiration by following them on Facebook.
March 25, 2014
A new documentary looks at how music can have a therapeutic effect on those with social anxiety. Learn more and support the Kickstarter! Check out the clip below.
March 19, 2014
Notes for Notes is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
dedicated to providing youth with FREE access to musical instruments,
instruction and recording studio environments so that music may become a
profoundly positive influence in their lives. They build, equip and staff
after-school recording studios called MusicBoxes: positive, safe, and inspiring
recording studio environments that offer youth the opportunity to explore,
create and record music for FREE.
The MusicBoxes are drop-in studios offering free instruction
and access to guitars, basses, drums, keyboards/synths, DJ turntables, computer
workstations with music creation software and a full recording studio.
MusicBoxes are located at Boys and Girls Clubs in Santa Barbara, CA;
Nashville, TN; Santa Monica, CA; and coming soon to Ventura, CA and Detroit,
MI. Please visit the Musicbox
location page to find the MusicBox closest to you.
Notes for Notes was founded on the core belief that music is
the universal language of humankind, and has the power to transcend virtually
any barrier—be it economic, cultural, racial, or societal. At the heart of the
organization is a dedication to the relationships formed through music. The organization
makes a point NOT to censor lyrics as it is the freedom of expression and
respect for the creativity of others that drives an open environment in the
studio. Music is an incredibly powerful means of inspiring collaboration and
connection and it is these relationships that will have the most impact in a
young person’s life.
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March 18, 2014
After a long day at school, a half-dozen teenage girls, all carrying developmental disabilities, mental illnesses and horrendous childhood emotional baggage, trudge through the snow and cold in Bartlett, lured by the promise that Dalphne Sommario is going to add some joy to their lives.
Embracing the pressure, the 32-year-old Sommario unpacks a powerful force — her laptop with old portable speakers and a diverse library of songs.
"Music," Sommario says, "is amazing."
February 3, 2014
January 27, 2014
I stood there, hunched over a turntable and a Moog
synthesizer soaking in the skeptical and intrigued stares in my eleventh grade
English class. As a group research assignment, our task was to choose an art
form, and then teach a lesson for an entire class period. Liz, Dalila and I
decided the best topic was to demystify the art of electronic music, for our
classmates and ourselves.
It was the early spring of 2006 in Metro Detroit, a
time when the windows of high school hoopties finally roll down, billowing
smoke and unleashing blasts of Kid Rock and Eminem in the parking lot. The
radio in my hoopty was stuck on AM. We sang Journey and Styx in choir. We
played John Williams in band. In drama club we rehearsed to perform the
sexless, edgeless, kiddie version of Grease. The only relief I got from this
noise nonsense was crate digging through my parent’s collection of vinyl, since
I was too cheap to buy music downloads, and too prewd to pirate it.
That was where electronic music started for me,
between the stiff and flaky sleeves of DEVO and Depeche Mode, between the
Theremin frequencies of the Beatles and Beach Boys, between the hair line of
Brian Eno and the bass line of the Talking Heads. What I didn’t know was that
these relics were part of the foundation of electronic music. What I did know
is that I liked it a lot more than Foreplay Longtime and Lose Yourself.
When Mr C, our English teacher who was the
emotional doppelganger of Bob Dylan, made the announcement about the project,
Liz and Dalila and I immediately agreed to be a team, silently, shooting
acknowledging glances across the classroom. We had the rest of the class to
hold a charette and pick a topic. Whatever ideas we first flirted with for project
ideas couldn’t stand up to the quixotic, alluring suggestion I put forward:
electronic music. Not just techno, that was too narrow, we decided. We would,
in the course of 45 minutes, uncover the history of electronic sound in popular
culture. It was so full of new territory, yet somehow already farmiliar. It was
2006, and it was two weeks from the Detroit Electronic Music Festival.
January 15, 2014
Radio Netherlands' My Song showcases the personal stories behind the songs of Africa’s most compelling musicians. Songs featured include one by Rwandan singer Jean Paul Samputu, who fled Rwanda during the genocide in 1994 and his song "Twararutashye" translates as "We returned to our home". Another moving song is by Zimbabwean singer Rutendo Machiridza who turned to music to deal with the sexual abuse she suffered and uses music as a way to reach out to other victims of abuse. Listen to these moving tunes and others at My Song.
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