Girls at the Piano, by Virginia Lloyd

We've just heard of a brand new publication by Australian Virginia Lloyd, taking a historical AND contemporary look at girls and their relationship with the piano.  Are we going to buy it?  Of course we are!
Read the publishers' blurb here.

New in Library: Be Your Own Manager: a Career Handbook for Classical Musicians

We've just catalogued our first book on the new library system!  (You have no idea the fun we had getting to the point where you could see the results of our cataloguing work.)

Be your own manager a career handbook for classical musicians, by Bernhard Kerres and Bettina Mehne (London Tenaia Management Ltd, 2017)

Production Line (courtesy of Pixabay)

See it in the library catalogue, here.  Now for the next one ...

What Do You Think about Learning Styles?

For several decades, we've been told learning styles are all-important.  But now the experts say learning styles are a "neuromyth".  What do you think? Read this article which appeared in the Guardian today:-

Teachers must ditch 'neuromyth' of learning styles, say scientists

Learn Gamelan in Glasgow

A colleague has suggested that if you don't really fancy learning the organ in Paisley, you might find Gamelan in Glasgow more to your liking.  It's certainly a totally different sound palette, and equally compelling!  Details on this Facebook page .....

Of course, you might want to try both. Why not?!

Thursday September 29th at 7 pm, at Campbell House, Gartnavel Royal Hospital, 1055 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 0XH

Learning and Teaching Styles: One Size Does Not Fit All

Here's a post about teaching, which recently came up on the American Vitae blog. If you teach, or you're learning to teach, or you're just learning about your own learning style, take a look at this:-

• In the Classroom, One Size Does Not Fit All

Author: David Gooblar (Adjunct/Writer/Website Proprietor at PedagogyUnbound.com) -

• Vitae homepage - click HERE.

Are you Curious How We Learn?

How we learn: the surprising truth about when, where, and why it happens,
by Benedict Carey
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We note that TARA PARKER-POPE reviewed a book that we recently got for the Whittaker Library at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.  Tara's review is entitled 'Better ways to learn', in the New York Times (October 6, 2014). 

Worth a look?  Read Tara's review, HERE.

 

Provocative! Do We Actually Loathe Learning?

This came up on our Twitter feed last night.  Teaching artists, and indeed educators everywhere, might find Dr Edward O'Neill's blogpost of some interest. 

O'Neill authors a blog entitled, Managing Learning Technologies.

Here is his posting, Is it Possible that we Actually Loathe Learning?

Learning on Screen Awards

If you're doing anything innovative involving learning on screen, this might be of interest.  The entry deadline is 3 December.

More info here ...

Innosight's Michael Horn on How 'Blended Learning' and Technology Can Bridge the Education Gap

This interesting article came up on the Twittersphere today:

Innosight's Michael Horn on How 'Blended Learning' and Technology Can Bridge the Education Gap

'Letter to my students': a US professor tells it how it is

This came up on the Twittersphere - the letter which Steve Aird, a Maryland professor, sends to his students at the start of session. 

It basically says, getting an education is hard work. I'll teach you; you must do your bit; and you'll get the marks you deserve!  Read it here.