Love of music and the ability to engage with music is a lifelong gift.

This is why focusing on music education for the young is so important. Introducing children to music at a young age and allowing them to explore their innate gifts for play, movement, rhythm and creativity are top priorities for any excellent music education program.

There are many methods of music education, and each method emphasizes a different combination of techniques to unlock the child’s natural affinity for music.

In this blog post, we explore one of the major approaches to music education, the Orff Schulwerk Approach, explain why this type of music education could be transformative for your music classroom and introduce you to Silver Lake College of the Holy Family’s new Orff Schulwerk Certification Program.

Interested in registering for this summer's Orff Schulwerk Certification Program? Registration closes June 15 and you still have time to submit an application! Find out more on our webpage. 

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It is well known that the demand for nurses is on the rise. With the baby-boomer population aging rapidly, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates that employment of registered nurses is projected to grow 15 percent from 2016 to 2026, much faster than the average for all occupations.

Skilled nurses are the unsung heroes of the health care profession, and they are about to become even more valuable. As the overall population ages and there is a greater emphasis on preventative care, the country will need an influx of passionate and thoughtful nurses into the health care profession in order to keep up with the demands of patient care.

Nursing is a beautiful and noble career. This type of care for the most vulnerable and weak offers nurses the unique opportunity to be a transformative agent in a person's life. In the face of the worst or most frightening circumstances, nurses bring an element of human dignity and compassion, providing care and assistance that helps turn the situation into something more manageable.

When was the last time you did something that was both deeply practical and deeply fulfilling?

This is the type of experience that students describe finding at the Kodály Summer Graduate Music Program at Silver Lake College of the Holy Family.

Do you have a particularly cheerful and humble mentor, teacher, or friend who comes to mind when you think about the people who have touched your life? Did this person also transform the way music is conceptualized and taught throughout the world?