Month: November 2018

Gallery is defined as a building or a series of rooms devoted to the exhibition and often the sale of work of arts. Among the innumerable art: sculpture, photographs, illustrations, installation art and applied arts are exhibited in art gallery; and painting is commonly displayed medium. It is a way of promoting the unexhibited art and fresh artist. The art galleries let artists to display and promote their work in these venues with zeal.

Contemporary art is in vogue. The term contemporary art gallery refers to a commercial gallery intended for private-profit-motive. These galleries are usually spotted agglomerate in large urban areas. For instance: the Saatchi gallery of London is a well known hub of contemporary art world. Contemporary art gallery are also open to the general public without any cost where they can purchase art. Non-for-profit galleries and art-collective galleries are also to be found that directly create opportunities to put on show regularly. Moreover, the artist-run-centre gallery exists on government funds. Art gallery can also be interpreted as the springboard for launching careers for fresh and young artist.

Here is a short list of notable contemporary galleries:
Mumbai: The Arts Trust Institute Of Contemporary Indian Art
London : Saatchi Gallery, Victoria Miro Gallery
Los Angeles : Paragon Fine Art
Madrid : Museo De Arte Contemporaneo
Mexico city : Galleria OMR

Umpteen well-known art galleries exhibit art from all over the continents. Selected and matchless works of African art, American art, Indian art, European are preserved in the art galleries for the coming generations. To promote Art, many art galleries adopt the online mechanism letting people to view their work by sitting at home. Such innovative steps provide opportunities for art aficionados to purchase outstanding the works.

Why We Need Music
By Professor Richard K Flowers AA, BS, MS,ISD, AP

“Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, and you will find that it is to the soul what the water-bath is to the body.”
William Shakespeare

We as humans are naturally born as musical and rhythmical. Even those who say they cannot hold a tune or sing off-key, have a musical and rhythmical intelligence. We live in a universe where rhythm and beat are intrinsically embedded in our lives. The day has 24 hours, the year 365 days and seasons occur according to where we live. As an infant we listen to our own heartbeat as well as our mother’s. As we are born into the world we experience the rhythm of own on breath and the sounds of music around us. We may sing songs, or dance to them. For many of us, our exposure to music may be limited to singing the alphabet or short children’s songs.Many others have only experienced music in school during a weekly 30-minute class period. Often, this exposure to music is marginal at best and the true appreciation of its power is never experienced. Unfortunately today music and art programs are either being cut or severely under funded in schools because of the budget shortfalls nationwide.

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However, it is possible for teachers and parents to use music holistically to teach the entire child. There are many activities that integrate music into learning all subjects using hands on, multiple intelligences and multimedia forms of learning.
Howard Gardner, a tireless researcher in multiple intelligences has identified musical and rhythmic intelligence importance in his studies. I have found through my own research as well as in other comparative research the musical rhythmic intelligence is the most powerful tool in learning.

Recent research is just now beginning to show the profound affects of music on learning and our lives.The College Entrance Examination Board research reports:
Students of the arts continue to outperform their non-arts peers on the SAT, according to reports by the College Entrance Examination Board. In 2004, SAT takers with coursework/experience in music performance scored 57 points higher on the verbal portion of the test and 40 points higher on the math portion than students with no coursework or experience in the arts. Scores for those with coursework in music appreciation were 63 points higher on the verbal and 41 points higher on the math portion. (see table below)

In my own classroom, I use every opportunity in using music and rhythm in daily instruction. I have seen how music and rhythm work wonders with my students to learn so many fantastic things. For example in science I devised a song for the kids to remember Moh’s Hardness Scale in geology. The Moh’s hardness scale for minerals has been used since 1822. It simply consists of ten minerals arranged in order from 1 to 10. Diamond is rated as the hardest and is indexed as 10; talc as the softest with index number 1. I keyed the minerals in the scale to a familiar tune and the kids learned the scale promptly. I have done the same with the presidents, states, capitals, colonies, planets, Great Lakes, Visible Spectrum, Central American Countries, groupings of taxonomy and many other facts. Remember, this is done with first graders!

Music and rhythm are also powerful tools for teaching reading. The kids can chant and sing the high frequency word lists such as Dolch and Fry word lists with the Dolch and Fry Phrases. I have devised a piggyback song for this purpose.Another great tool to help children read is the use of phonograms. Phonograms are word families that are used in everyday reading, writing and conversation. By learning the 37 most common phonograms, kids can learn over 500 words and learn to decode more complex words. I enjoy singing phonograms with my kids to tunes that I have created. I have seen fantastic growth in my kids’ reading and all subjects by integrating music and rhythm into the curriculum.

I once had the opportunity to study music with an East Indian musician in Berkeley that played the Bansuri (the classical East Indian bamboo flute). He taught me how to play the tabla, which is the name of an East Indian drum. I learned the East Indian system of music is one of the richest and most complex systems in the world. Their music system is handed down esoterically from guru to disciple using an oral system of mnemonic syllables to play the tabla. When my friend first introduced me to the system I was overwhelmed. However, once I started using the mnemonic techniques of drumming I learned the phrases quickly. I was surprised at how fast I remembered the techniques. The rhythms for Ragas on the tabla are called thekas. For example there is a popular beat rhythm called Tintal. For example here is the theka for Tintal.

X 2 0 3
Dha Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Tin Tin Ta Ta Dhin Dhin Dha

By chanting the theka in a rhythm, you quickly learn it with the stroke. Every chant has a stroke on the tabla that it relates to. If you have ever had the privilege of watching an East Indian master tabla player, you will get goose bumps with the experience! The rich, fast, complex rhythms even can run circles around the best western style drum players. Even the advanced jazz percussionist Max Roach has affirmed this.

The reason that I learned this complicated pattern so quickly was with the power of music and rhythm. Whenever music and rhythm are integrated into a lesson, the understanding and retention increases many times. Research shows that music stimulates the neuron development of the brain. Music can actually increase intelligence.

Research shows that most of the best computer and mechanical engineering designers in the high tech fields are practicing musicians. Many who grew up in India were exposed to a rich and complex system of music called Ragas. Ragas have very complex tonal and rhythmic patterns. India graduates a high number of physicists and mathematicians that American business and universities aggressively recruit. Theorists say this high degree of intelligence to the daily or even prenatal listening of Ragas

Other Related Research

* Eric Oddleifson reports that a renowned Japanese master mathematics teacher, whose nearly 2,000,000 students have demonstrated incredible math ability beyond their years, was asked the following question. “What would you say is the most effective way of heightening children’s mental ability at the earliest possible stages?” He answered, “The finest start for infants is to sing songs. This helps to elevate their powers of understanding, and they register astounding speed in learning math and languages.”

* Studies by Diana Deutsch at the University of California/San Diego demonstrate that mental mechanisms that process music is deeply entwined with the brain’s other basic functions, including perception, memory, and even language.
* In another University of California study, preschoolers who received daily group singing lessons and weekly keyboard instruction for eight months performed much better on tests of spatial reasoning (which is the basis for mathematical thinking) than children who had no music lessons. The researchers suspect that when children exercise cortical neurons by listening to classical music, they are also strengthening circuits used for mathematics. (CAT and PET scans show that musical and spatial reasoning function in the same areas of the brain.)

* First-graders who were taught the rhythm and melodies of folk songs 40 minutes a day for seven months showed significantly higher reading scores than a control group.
* ????The research and proof are there. There is no mistake about it! Use music and rhythm whenever possible to help your child learn. Nurture your child’s multiple intelligence and use all the senses to learn and understand. I can assure you, I have seen this in my own experience as an educator!

Hence the quote Benjamin Franklin once said;

“You tell me, and I forget. You teach me, and I remember. You involve me, and I learn.”

Richard K. Flowers, AA, BS, MS:is an award winning educator, author, consultant, web and graphic designer, instructional designer, logo designer, educational consultant, artist and musician from Oregon
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Table of SAT Scores

Course Title Verbal Mean Scores Math Mean Scores
2001 2002 2004 2001 2002 2004
Acting/Play Production 541 539 539 531 530 527
Art History/Appreciation 518 515 516 518 517 516
Dance 512 509 503 510 508 501
Drama: Study or Appreciation 534 531 528 523 522 517
Music:Study or Appreciation 539 537 536 538 537 533
Music Performance 533 530 530 535 535 532
Photography/Film 527 524 523 526 526 522
Studio Art/Design 525 522 524 528 528 527
No Arts Coursework 476 473 473 494 494 492
Honors Courses 565 563 565 564 564 563

Years of Study Verbal Mean Scores Math Mean Scores
2001 2002 2004 2001 2002 2004
More than 4 years 544 538 533 545 541 536
4 or more Years 535 536 539 530 534 535
3 Years 518 513 512 518 516 512
2 Years 506 504 505 513 514 512
1 Year 497 495 497 510 510 510
.5 Year or Less 485 484 483 500 502 498

Sources: The College Board, Profile of College-Bound Seniors National Report for 2001, 2002, and 2004.

Professor Richard K Flowers, AA,BS,MS,ISD,AP is an award winning educator, professor, author, writer, web/graphic/instructional designer, artist and musician from Oregon. He is the founder of WWW.BetterDesign.US. His email contact is .

Martial arts training requires a decenet level of fitness particularly if you are involved in competitioin fighting, whether that is in the ring or on the mat. Even if you don’t compete as you gain experience the greater the need for fitness improvements. Tabata training will send your fitness levels soaring with time-saving workouts specific to your martial art.

Tabata training involves a versatile, high intensity four minute protocol that will test you. In time, however, you will enjoy them and will be energized by these workouts!

The four minutes are broken into eight rounds with a work to rest ratio of 20s:10s. Doesn’t sound too taxing on paper but the reality is much different with only four minutes of workout you really do have to go full pelt. Only flat out is good enough. Tabata workouts can seem like longer than four minutes and leave you knackered.

If you feel okay afterwards either you are not working hard enough or you need to up the intensity. In the original study the participants were working at 170% VO2 max, which means really hard in everyday language. You need to mimic this to glean the benefits.

The fitness benefits of Tabata training will boost both aerobic and anaerobic capacity while stripping fat from your body. This is because your metabolic rate will be raised for hours afterwards.

With intensity being the key ingredient you need to give yourself every chance to pump out as many reps of whatever exercise you choose. It is essential to have someone to do the timing for you; clock watching only serves to distract from the task at hand, namely working out as hard as possible over the four minutes.

If training alone you will need to get hold of the Gymboss timer, which is the best Tabata clock out there. There are others but for price and functionality it is the winner by some distance. Of course, it can be used for all manner of timing purposes both interval style and general.

In conjunction with the Tabata protocol you can combine drills and martial art specific exercises with regular stuff like burpees and squats to design your own workout to fulfil your martial arts needs. For instance, you can make your Tabata training specific to a technique. These could involve exercises based on the various aspects of your training such as groundwork or punching or a single skill such as a particular kick. Your imagination is your only limitation but the fitness benefits are superb and the ‘time cost’ is minimal. Tabata training really is the perfect workout for martial arts fitness training!

A great deal of skill and fitness is required to reach the upper levels of this sport, but beginners should be able to grasp some basic concepts rather quickly, as long as they know what to look for and where to look. Well, this is not a surprising development since parents are getting increasingly aware of the pleasant benefits that kids martial arts present both to parents and kids. Mixed Martial Arts for kids in Fort Worth Texas provides a training opportunity for kids in every aspect of MMA thornwoodmma.com. In addition to this, they also have a stronger immune system. These training programs are considered good for individuals suffering from innumerable health troubles like high cholesterol level, cardiac problems, high blood pressure, breathing difficulty, poor circulation and many others. Typically, mixed martial arts incorporate the top popular martial arts such as Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai, Western Boxing, Judo, Karate and kickboxing. So, one of the best tips for finding the right Mixed Martial Arts training center for your kid is to find out if the school integrates these major martial arts in their training curriculum.

Since mixed martial arts involve so many different forms, you will have to study a variety of different things at once. Martial arts are great for the body. Regular training strengthens and tones the muscles and adds flexibility. Training in martial arts gives you a full cardio work out. You can expect to greatly increase your strength and stamina and improve your hand eye coordination. Martial arts is a good weight loss program as well because it becomes a complete system in which a healthy diet is part and when combined with the extreme physical activity proper weight loss is assured. Begin by learning about the base forms of mixed martial arts and see if you have interest in all of them. Wrestling, boxing, Muay Thai, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu are all included in mixed martial arts and having a familiarity with these base forms is essential to your training. There are rules and regulations surrounding many mixed martial art events, which has caused a major explosion in popularity. With mixed martial arts training, the artist wants to increase muscle strength while producing greater speed and stamina. There is another great importance of the art of MMA. This is self defense. While traditional Mixed Martial Arts programs have focused on training for competition, the popularity of the UFC and other type events have moved MMA and more specifically BJJ training into a mainstream fitness approach for many people. BJJ has proven to be an excellent workout routine for students of all ages and all skill levels if you have the appropriate facility, the right trainers, a flexible program, and stay consistent in the workouts. Mixed Martial Arts or MMA consists of a professional fighter using different styles of martial arts to ultimately defeat his/her opponent. It is not possible to rise to the top of the ranks if adequate hours are not put in at the gym or on the mat. Smart training and practicing are imperative to being a successful mixed martial arts athlete. Thus, mixed martial arts training provides innumerable health benefits to individuals and is becoming immensely popular worldwide. There are innumerable organizations which are offering MMA courses as per the needs of individuals.

When you’re first beginning to train in martial arts, you probably have a lot of questions regarding your training, what you need to do, how you can develop and improve, and much more from there. You have probably already thought about improving your overall fitness, strength and stamina. But what about your flexibility? Just how important are stretching exercises for martial arts?

The quick and simple answer is that stretching exercises are very important. Stretching provides your body with numerous benefits, but most importantly, you will be improving on your flexibility both immediately and over the long haul. If you incorporate stretching into your training and keep on working on that, then over a period of time you will see great improvements in your flexibility, and this will help you make great improvements in your training and performance as well.

You need to look no further for an explanation of this then the name of Jujutsu itself. The actual and direct translation for Jujutsu is the flexible, or pliable, art or technique. So as you might imagine, stretching and flexibility are paramount in its usage, whether you are practicing Jujutsu, Brazilian Jujitsu, or any other form of martial arts outside of these two individual schools or styles of training.

Just think about yourself rolling and practicing submissions and defence in a BJJ class. With more flexibility, you can protect yourself in more ways, and do so while taking less damage. When you want to go on the offensive, you will be easily able to arrange your opponent in the right position where you can use your limbs to force a lock or submission when otherwise you wouldn’t have been able to.

It offers you direct and clear advantages and ways to improve. If you’re a fan of mixed martial arts and watch it at all on television, then you can see for yourself how flexibility can impact performance and competition. A fighter with superior flexibility, particularly on the ground, has a major advantage for both offensive and defensive techniques.

Of course, there is another valuable reason why stretching exercises are important for martial arts. Stretching before and after a training session will help you to avoid common injuries. You will be more “loose” and your muscles, joints and other body parts will be less likely to fall victim to accidental injuries simply from the motion and activity of training. So stretching will keep you healthy and in good form, so you can keep training, competing and improving.

As you can see, stretching and stretching exercises are actually very important. Martial arts requires a practitioner to have a great deal of flexibility in order to operate effectively and efficiently. People will always have different levels of flexibility, but if you diligently incorporate stretching and improve on your own, it will absolutely pay dividends in terms of your performance and your capabilities. Plus, you’ll be avoiding some nagging injuries along the way as well.