Here at Bloom School of Music & Arts, we understand that there are ‘windows of opportunity’ when a child’s brain is highly receptive to environmental experiences. Because brain formation is dependent on brain activity, each early childhood experience stimulates its neural connections. Synaptic pruning (the process of discarding unused neurons while strengthening consistently used neurons) is […]
Our mothers are always behind, supporting us, whether lovingly, or the kiasu-Asian way. There can never be enough ways to show our gratitude to them, for their sleepless nights, their care and concern, and their love. Here are some ways you can celebrate your mother on this special day: Volunteer to take pictures of and […]
This has been making the rounds on the internet just before Valentine’s Day. Ah Seng, a vegetable seller at a wet market has been offering his take on the Valentine’s Day bouquet; novel, practical and healthy, he deems gifting Vegetable Bouquets more meaningful than gifting flowers. In pure Singlish, he shares the purpose and usefulness […]
Lunar New Year is an important Chinese festival celebrating a new year on the Chinese calendar. The first day of the New Year typically falls on the new moon, between 21st January and 20th February, and each year is characterised by a different animal from the Chinese zodiac. In 2017, we celebrate the year of […]
Enjoy this song while reading! This familiar song, The Twelve Days of Christmas was one of my favourite Christmas carols (especially shouting out “Five Golden Rings” and then mumbling the rest of the song!) But have you ever wondered what the twelve days of Christmas were about? From the 1500s to the early 1800s, Roman […]
* Enjoy this song as you read this post The main melody you can hear in this familiar tune is played on the pianica. The pianica is another name for the melodica, a free reed instrument similar to accordions and harmonicas. Pianicas are lightweight and portable, and popular in music education, especially in Asia. A […]
In the 16th century in Italy, the name of this family of string instruments was violas da braccio. The modern-day violin family consists of the double bass, the cello, the viola, and the violin–each instrument is distinguished by their physical size, and their playing range (from low to high pitch). The violin is the smallest, […]
“I want people to feel like they can be brave enough to do the things they want to do” — Lindsey Stirling Lindsey Stirling is an up-and-coming music star in the USA. At age 23, Stirling was a quarter-finalist on Season 5 of America’s Got Talent. Her self-titled album debuted two years later, in 2012. This fearless and humble […]
No matter how many times my children drive me up the wall each day, I take a deep breath, come back down and then smother them with big hugs, because they are my greatest blessing. Universal Children’s Day is established to bring awareness to children around the globe that have succumbed to violence in forms of abuse, […]
Joshua Bell is one of the most celebrated violinists of his era, who went from a ‘musician’s musician’ to a household name when he went incognito as a busker at a Washington, D.C. subway station in 2007 for a Washington Post article by Gene Weingarten, which thoughtfully examined art and context. This experiment, which was videotaped on […]
