Learning
Welcome to the hub for SP Music Learning. On this page, you will find a number of resources to continue your music education. Please continue to use your email to communicate with Mr. Koscinski and Mr. Brennan. Office hours will be specific times for direct instruction. We will be available for email questions on scheduled school days. Please be patient as we try to get all your concerns and questions addressed.
Contact Information
Mr. Koscinski
Email: matthew.koscinski@saukprairieschools.org
Office Hours: 5th Period
Classes taught
Concert Band
Wind Ensemble
Percussion Ensemble
Music Theory
Mr. Brennan
Email: matthew.brennan@saukprairieschools.org
Office Hours: 2nd Period
Classes taught
Chorale
Chamber Singers
Treble Ensemble
Music Theory
Curriculum Choices
Virtual Field Trips
Music TED Talks
Here are some TED Talks that you can peruse, about music and music education.
The Value of Music Education - Richard Gill
The Transformative Power of Classical Music - Benjamin Zander
How Music Can Heal Our Brain and Heart - Kathleen M. Howland
Music is Medicine - Michael Boidy
The Power of Music - Umi Garrett
Power of the Pentatonic Scale - Bobby McFerrin
How to Truly Listen - Evelyn Glennie
The Mad Scientist of Music - Mark Applebaum
Music as a Language - Victor Wooten
Finding a Place Through Music - Tash Sultana
The Polyphonic Me - Beardyman
A One-Man Musical Phenomenon - Jacob Collier
Music and Math: The Genius of Beethoven - Natalya St. Clair
How to Translate the Feeling into Sound - Claudio
What If Every Child Had Access To Music Education From Birth? - Anita Collins
How Sampling Transformed Music - Mark Ronson
Reggie Watts disorients you in the most entertaining way - Reggie Watts
The Orchestra in my Mouth - Tom Thum
4 Simple Steps to Writing a Song - Ralph Covert
Hit Song Science - Dr. Ali Fadlallah
The Science of Dubstep - James Humberstone
Pop Music is Stuck on Repeat - Colin Morris
How I Found Myself Through Music - Anika Paulson
The World's Ugliest Music - Scott Rickard
A Different Way to Visualize Rhythm - John Varney
The Harmonic Series in Music - Assaff Weisman
How Playing an Instrument Benefits Your Brain - Anita Collins
Your Brain on Music - Alan Harvey
Why We Love Repetition In Music - Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis
Copyrighting all the melodies to avoid accidental infringement - Damien Riehl
How to Practice Effectively. . . for just about anything - Annie Bosler & Don Greene
The Illusion of the Shy Musician - Phill
What the Music Industry Really Sells - Erik Mehlsen
Music and the Inner Self - James Rhodes
A Musical Genius - Usman Riaz
Why Most Piano Players Fail - Sven Haefliger
The Power of Musicals - Mike Isaacson