1. QUOTE from:
    Wii Music Coming to Classrooms [Education]
    View quote in context »
    Any system that is educational and can add a love of music to children’s lives should be in every classroom.” Other organization working with Nintendo on this program include San Francisco’s Blue Bear School of Music and New York’s Opus 118 Harlem School of Music. "The joy of playing music is something that should be experienced by everyone, regardless of age, talent-level or experience" said Joe Lamond, President & CEO of NAMM, the National Association of Music Merchants. Full Article at Kotaku
    The joy of playing music is something that should be experienced by everyone, regardless of age, talent-level or experience
    SOURCE: Kotaku 9 months ago
All quotes from:
Wii Music Coming to Classrooms [Education]
  1. The goal of Wii Music is to inspire people of all ages to enjoy music
    SOURCE: Kotaku 9 months ago
  2. Research shows that more than 82 percent of people who don’t currently play a musical instrument wish they did. Wii Music can help address this by providing a positive introduction for millions of people who might not otherwise be inclined to try.
    SOURCE: Kotaku 9 months ago
  3. I love how many music standards can be covered in such a short time. Students also have to use language skills, spatial awareness and hand-eye coordination. We have a school very supportive of the arts and Wii Music has empowered our program even more. Any system that is educational and can add a love o...
    SOURCE: Kotaku 9 months ago
  4. By partnering with educators and bringing Wii Music into their classrooms, we hope to give students a memorable, hands-on experience that helps them discover their own creative voice.
    SOURCE: Kotaku 9 months ago
  5. Wii Music has brought a renewed excitement to music class for students from first grade to fifth, myself and even some of the classroom teachers
    SOURCE: Kotaku 9 months ago

Recent Photos From The Wire

  1. A dog enjoys the view from the window of a residential building in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.
  2. A Nepalese flower vendor smokes as she waits for customers outside a temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.
  3. A Nepalese flower vendor waits for customers outside a temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.
  4. A Nepalese man touches the wall of a temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.
  5. NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 08: Recording Artist Little Jimmy Dickens presents Larry Weekley Grandson of Tootsie Bess her induction into the Music City Walk of Fame. At Hall of Fame Park on November 8, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee.
  6. NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 08: Larry Weekley Grandson of Tootsie Bess and Singer & Songwriter Little Jimmy Dickens pose with Toostie Bess's star as she is inducteed into the Music City Walk of Fame. At Hall of Fame Park on November 8, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee.
  7. NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 08: Recording Artist Owen Bradley (right) with Ernest Tubb Jr. accepts for his father Ernest Tubb as he is inducteed into the Music City Walk of Fame and receives his star, At Hall of Fame Park on November 8, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee.
  8. NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 08: Ernest Tubb Jr. accepts induction of his father Ernest Tubb into the Music City Walk of Fame and receives his star, at Hall of Fame Park on November 8, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee.
  9. NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 08: Recording Artist Little Jimmy Dickens speaks about Legend Tootsie Bess during her induction into the Music City Walk of Fame, At Hall of Fame Park on November 8, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee.
  10. NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 08: Recording Artist Owen Bradley speaks about Musician Ernest Tubb during his induction into the Music City Walk of Fame, At Hall of Fame Park on November 8, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee.
  11. Nepalese women offer prayers at a temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.
  12. A Nepalese woman, right, rotates the prayer wheels at a temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.
  13. Taiwan's representative to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum Lien Chan (C), Honorary Chairman of the ruling Nationalist Party, speaks during a news conference in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taipei November 9, 2009. APEC countries, including the U.S., Japan and China, will keep up stimulus policies and push for a global trade deal next year as they seek to spur a lasting economic recovery, according to draft statements from the group seen by Reuters on Monday. Singapore will host the APEC meetings from November 11 to 14.
  14. Portland Trail Blazers forward Rudy Fernandez (5) shoots against Minnesota Timberwolves forward Aleksandar Pavlovic (11) during the third quarter of their NBA basketball game in Portland, Oregon November 8, 2009.
  15. Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy (L) drives on Minnesota Timberwolves forward Ryan Gomes during the third quarter of their NBA basketball game in Portland, Oregon November 8, 2009.
  16. Taiwan's representative to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum Lien Chan (L), Honourary Chairman of the ruling Nationalist Party, speaks during a news conference in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taipei November 9, 2009. APEC countries, including the U.S., Japan and China, will keep up stimulus policies and push for a global trade deal next year as they seek to spur a lasting economic recovery, according to draft statements from the group seen by Reuters on Monday. Singapore will host the APEC meetings from November 11 to 14.
  17. Taiwan's representative to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum Lien Chan (L), Honorary Chairman of the ruling Nationalist Party, speaks during a news conference in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taipei November 9, 2009. APEC countries, including the U.S., Japan and China, will keep up stimulus policies and push for a global trade deal next year as they seek to spur a lasting economic recovery, according to draft statements from the group seen by Reuters on Monday. Singapore will host the APEC meetings from November 11 to 14.
  18. Taiwan's representative to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum Lien Chan, Honorary Chairman of the ruling Nationalist Party, speaks during a news conference in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taipei November 9, 2009. APEC countries, including the U.S., Japan and China, will keep up stimulus policies and push for a global trade deal next year as they seek to spur a lasting economic recovery, according to draft statements from the group seen by Reuters on Monday. Singapore will host the APEC meetings from November 11 to 14.