Professor of Music Education, Northwestern University
Steven M. Demorest teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in choral music methods, philosophy, research methods, and music cognition. His research interests include the cognitive, neurological, and social foundations of singing skills, cultural neuroscience of music, music cognition, and sight-singing pedagogy. His research has been published in journals from the music education, music cognition, and cognitive neuroscience fields. He is the author of Choral Music Methods and Materials (second edition) with Barbara Brinson and Building Choral Excellence. He is the incoming editor of the International Journal of Research on Choral Singing.
Stop obsessing over talent—everyone can sing
Mar 18, 2017 07:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
A Hungarian film titled Sing recently won the Oscar for best short film. Sing tells the story of young Zsófi, who joins a renowned childrens choir at her elementary school where everyone is welcome. Soon after...
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