Backgrounds Quote by Jon Secada

I was a teacher for a long time. I taught at a community college: voice, theory, humanities. And nowadays, music education is a dying…

— Jon Secada

I think hip-hop is actually one of the most challenging things that's happened in music in a long time. The people who are in…

— Mos Def

The thing with music education is that it is good at teaching technique, but not texture. You only learn about that from listening to…

— Jacob Collier

My parents discussed singing every night over the dinner table; I had a tremendous music education.

— Renee Fleming

When I was 4 years old my mother put me into an early music education school. That's where they taught you perfect pitch and…

— Yoko Ono

More than 50 percent of kids who play an instrument go on to college, yet music education programs at the inner city public schools…

— Clarence Clemons

You know, and the fact that Nina Simone had to start playing in clubs and sing because her parents had moved north to support…

— Liz Garbus

When I was four years old, my mother put me into a school for early music education where you get perfect pitch and harmony…

— Yoko Ono

“Rule #1: No cut or compromise should be suggested by ANY member of the community. This includes the music coalition, music educators, and the…

— John Benham

Music education is very important. I think that for me growing up, I was disciplined very hard at home.

— Sean Mackin

A big part of my life is music education because it changed my life - but arts, academics and athletics should all be equally…

— Flea

I've demanded respect for myself and my band and my peers, I've demanded full artistic control for my music, I advocate for artists and…

— Steve Miller

I absolutely think the Seattle grunge sound was instrumental to my music education.

— David Cook

I have a greater goal - to empower young people through music education.

— Ruben Studdard

My education and background thoroughly inform my writing

— David Brin