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		<title>Feedback in Music Teaching: Why “Good!” Is Not Good Enough</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a music teacher, I can get so preoccupied telling students what I’d like them to do, and trying to motivate them to do it, that I forget afterward to let them know how well they did. I may suppose &#8230; <a href="http://beingmusicalbeinghuman.com/2013/04/23/feedback-in-music-teaching-why-good-is-not-good-enough/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beingmusicalbeinghuman.com&#038;blog=22181485&#038;post=1127&#038;subd=beingmusicalbeinghuman&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Music as an Elixir for Your Brain</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 17:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bobwoody</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: This post is cross-published on my “Live…In Concert” blog on the Psychology Today website. Admittedly I keep watch for such things, but recently I&#8217;ve seen quite a few internet headlines about the benefits of music to the brain. For example, &#8230; <a href="http://beingmusicalbeinghuman.com/2013/03/31/music-as-an-elixir-for-your-brain/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beingmusicalbeinghuman.com&#038;blog=22181485&#038;post=1118&#038;subd=beingmusicalbeinghuman&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Coming Soon: Grammy-Winning Music Teachers</title>
		<link>http://beingmusicalbeinghuman.com/2013/02/11/coming-soon-grammy-winning-music-teachers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night during the televised 55th Annual Grammy Awards show, two big music celebrities joined Recording Academy President and CEO Neil Portnow on stage to announce the creation of the Music Educator Award, the presentation of which will begin in &#8230; <a href="http://beingmusicalbeinghuman.com/2013/02/11/coming-soon-grammy-winning-music-teachers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beingmusicalbeinghuman.com&#038;blog=22181485&#038;post=1093&#038;subd=beingmusicalbeinghuman&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Do Better-Looking Musicians Make Better Sounding Music?</title>
		<link>http://beingmusicalbeinghuman.com/2013/01/28/do-better-looking-musicians-make-better-sounding-music/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bobwoody</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: This post is cross-published on my “Live…In Concert” blog on the Psychology Today website. In a week or so, two media-heavy music events will be upon us. Touted as &#8220;Music&#8217;s Biggest Night,&#8221; the Grammy Awards will be televised just one &#8230; <a href="http://beingmusicalbeinghuman.com/2013/01/28/do-better-looking-musicians-make-better-sounding-music/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beingmusicalbeinghuman.com&#038;blog=22181485&#038;post=1080&#038;subd=beingmusicalbeinghuman&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Entertainment is Not Just Entertainment</title>
		<link>http://beingmusicalbeinghuman.com/2013/01/04/entertainment-is-not-just-entertainment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Music educators often worry about their subject matter not being taken seriously. Other subjects like math, English, and science seem to be especially valued in our society. Most everyone agrees that it&#8217;s important that our children receive an education in &#8230; <a href="http://beingmusicalbeinghuman.com/2013/01/04/entertainment-is-not-just-entertainment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beingmusicalbeinghuman.com&#038;blog=22181485&#038;post=1061&#038;subd=beingmusicalbeinghuman&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My Vote Against Partisan Musicianship</title>
		<link>http://beingmusicalbeinghuman.com/2012/11/19/my-vote-against-partisan-musicianship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bobwoody</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the American political season culminating (finally!) in November with election day, I couldn&#8217;t help but identify some musical equivalents of the campaigning and posturing that had been going on. It occurred to me that some people speak about their &#8230; <a href="http://beingmusicalbeinghuman.com/2012/11/19/my-vote-against-partisan-musicianship/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beingmusicalbeinghuman.com&#038;blog=22181485&#038;post=1040&#038;subd=beingmusicalbeinghuman&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Hear What I Hear?</title>
		<link>http://beingmusicalbeinghuman.com/2012/09/24/do-you-hear-what-i-hear/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bobwoody</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: This post is cross-published on my “Live…In Concert” blog on the Psychology Today website. In many ways, the label &#8220;self-taught musician&#8221; is a misnomer. Even those who learn from YouTube videos avail themselves of the musical models of others. Most &#8230; <a href="http://beingmusicalbeinghuman.com/2012/09/24/do-you-hear-what-i-hear/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beingmusicalbeinghuman.com&#038;blog=22181485&#038;post=1026&#038;subd=beingmusicalbeinghuman&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When Practice, Practice, Practice Isn’t the Answer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bobwoody</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: This post is cross-published on my “Live…In Concert” blog on the Psychology Today website. For many musicians, it’s a common scenario: You stand backstage about to go on, and you can feel the adrenaline coursing through your body. You may &#8230; <a href="http://beingmusicalbeinghuman.com/2012/08/20/when-practice-practice-practice-isnt-the-answer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beingmusicalbeinghuman.com&#038;blog=22181485&#038;post=1010&#038;subd=beingmusicalbeinghuman&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Taking A Deep Musical Breath: Feeling What I Know</title>
		<link>http://beingmusicalbeinghuman.com/2012/07/31/taking-a-deep-musical-breath-feeling-what-i-know/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bobwoody</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, I had an amazing musical experience. As someone who studies music and music-making for a living, it was the kind of experience that has refreshed my outlook and ramped up my excitement. The name of my &#8230; <a href="http://beingmusicalbeinghuman.com/2012/07/31/taking-a-deep-musical-breath-feeling-what-i-know/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beingmusicalbeinghuman.com&#038;blog=22181485&#038;post=970&#038;subd=beingmusicalbeinghuman&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When Desire Is Found Wanting</title>
		<link>http://beingmusicalbeinghuman.com/2012/06/04/when-desire-is-found-wanting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 02:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bobwoody</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: This post is cross-published on my “Live…In Concert” blog on the Psychology Today website. Some people can work a job they hate for years, and even make a career of it. But I think it’s rare for someone in the &#8230; <a href="http://beingmusicalbeinghuman.com/2012/06/04/when-desire-is-found-wanting/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beingmusicalbeinghuman.com&#038;blog=22181485&#038;post=962&#038;subd=beingmusicalbeinghuman&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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