Musical Activities, Prosocial Behaviors, and Executive Function Skills of Kindergarten Children

Prosocial behaviors and executive function are staples of child development. Engagement in music has been associated with enhanced prosocial behaviors and executive function skills in children and youth. Yet, research concerning the role of formal music programs in the development of these important behaviors and skills remains elusive. The aim of this exploratory study was to investigate the role of a 5-week music program on prosocial behaviors (instrumental helping and sharing) and executive function skills (cognitive flexibility and working memory/inhibition control) of 103 kindergarten children from two public schools in a large urban center in the United States, serving predominantly Latinx children from underserved communities. Our data suggested that the short music program positively influenced children's cognitive flexibility, but not working memory, nor prosocial skills (sharing and helping). Findings are discussed in light of earlier studies, methodological issues, and limitations, and in relation to developmental and cultural issues surrounding child participants. Implications for future research and practice are outlined

Annual reports of the selectmen, treasurer, clerk, highway agent, health officer, trustees of public library, parsonage committees, trustees of trust funds, and school board of the town of Danville, New Hampshire, for the year ending December 31, 1956, together with the vital statistics for the year 1956, as prepared by the town clerk.

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire

Music Department Gives Students an Advantage

Prospective majors can audition for full tuitio

Gardner-Webb University Hires Interim Dean of New School of Performing and Visual Arts

Gardner-Webb University is pleased to announce that Professor James W. Thomas has been hired as Interim Dean of Gardner-Webb’s new School of Performing and Visual Arts. During his two-year term beginning on July 1, Thomas will help develop the structure and vision for the School, assist in the enrichment of the academic programs and facilities in the arts, and provide leadership in the national search for a permanent Dean of the School. Thomas is best known for his 38 years at Mars Hill College, where he Chaired both the Theatre Department and the Division of Fine Arts, developed the Theatre (B.A.) and Musical Theatre (B.F.A.) majors, and oversaw the accreditation of those programs by the National Association of Schools of Theatre.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/3070/thumbnail.jp

GWU Performing and Visual Arts Presents Choir, Chorale and Handbells Concert March 4

The Gardner-Webb Performing and Visual Arts Department presents a Choir, Chorale and Handbells Concert with an international flavor on Tuesday, March 4 at 8 p.m., in the Dover Theatre, located in the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center (LYCC). The Handbell group will be the first on stage performing several numbers including one called ‘Ring A Silly Song.’ “It will feature techniques that you wouldn’t expect from a handbells group,” said Dr. Paul Etter, Director of Choral Activities at GWU.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/2455/thumbnail.jp

A Survey and Evaluation of the Public School Music Program of Denton County, Texas

The problem of this study is to evaluate the public school music program in the following seven independent schools of Denton County: Denton, Pilot Point, Sanger, Krum, Ponder, Northwest, and Lewisville. The evaluation includes the high school, the junior high school, and the elementary school. The purpose of the investigation is to determine the number and content of the music courses and musical activities being offered in these schools, the number of total students participating in these courses, and to show to what extent the schools appear to meet criteria set up by the State Department of Education in Bulletin Number 492, The Teaching of Music in Texas Public Schools, and other authorities in the field of public school music, during 1949-1950

The Good Times, May 8, 1975

Vol. 3, No. 27, 8 pageshttps://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/student_newspaper/2029/thumbnail.jp