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Music aids learning, but not unconditionally

Mitch Moldofsky

f music be the food of love, play on! Willy Shakespeare A lot of ink has been spilled over the question of what effect music has on the brain. Oliver Sacks' book Musicophilia ("Music, Ophelia?") But three recent studies on the effects of music on learning should also have us tapping our collective toes. The result?

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Free Background Music for Your E-learning Courses

Rapid eLearning

Like many of you, I don’t record in a profession sound studio. Background music can mask some of the ambient noise. Free Background Music. Here are a couple of options that should provide most of the free background music you need. They have a good selection of music. This is my go-to for tutorials.

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Music, learning and pedagogy

Learning with e's

Image from Pexels Being interviewed by Rick Zanotti last week got me thinking about music and learning. The conversation turned to music, my songwriting and performances with various bands during the 80s and 90s. Rick mentioned that we can all learn a lot from music, and specifically mentioned timing. Forget the rest.

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Communicating with sound

Clive on Learning

Sound is a medium that matters. You can add narration and sound effects to your animations and videos or leave it to music to set the mood. Sound is a medium the learning professional can master without the need for in-depth technical skills and professional tools. Perhaps it's time to listen in.

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Kadenze, Inc.: Your expert partner in online Music education

Kadenze

kadenze.com EXTENDS ITS COURSE OFFERINGS FOR COMPOSERS, MUSICIANS AND MUSIC LOVERS. Marc Evanstein is a composer and pianist whose music takes inspiration from mathematics, physics and the natural world. variables, loops, functions), the emphasis shifts to exploring the potential of these concepts for musical creation.

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3 Reasons to Invest in Leadership Development

Infopro Learning

Leadership like other skills is affected by natural ability, but that natural ability must be nurtured and developed. Every once in great while, a musical prodigy will be born with the raw talent to re-write our understanding of sound without formal education. Nobody wants to be in this situation!

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4 Basic Language Skills to Cover in an Online Course

LearnDash

Language learning is comprised of four foundational skills. There are a lot of ideas about how to teach language, but one common precept is that learning a language can be broken down into four foundational skills. You’ll notice that two skills have to do with conversational communication, and the other two have to do with literacy.

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