Ron Malanga
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Location | Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| Introduction | A science nerd who loves being a music teacher, & vice-versa, Mr Malanga leads an eclectic musical life. Hi---Passionate about re-aligning pedagogy with recent science on how the musical mind functions, he has led 100+ seminars on the subject, including as an invited lecturer at the New University of Lisbon, as a keynote speaker for SciFest Dubai, and most recently for the BSME Music & Drama Conference and Institut Gordonowski in Poland. ---A past conductor of the UAENSO and the Dubai Wind Band, he has performed for the Pope, and also led musical team-building sessions with major corporations such as Aramex, MAF, IBM, MetLife, Emirates, Airbus, JPMorgan et al. A frequent contributor to the Audiation In The Wild podcast, his educational songs are forthcoming from Edizioni Curci, Milan. After family, his greatest enthusiasm is reserved for his students. He grooves on: all humans, most music, some animals, select gadgets, and rare steaks. |
| Interests | All humans, most music, some animals, select gadgets, rare steaks. |
| Favorite movies | The Mission, When Harry Met Sally, The Prestige, Cool Hand Luke, Forrest Gump |
| Favorite music | Good Music; music that grows more interesting with each listen. |
| Favorite books | How the Mind Works, Stumbling on Happiness, Learning Sequences in Music, The Language Instinct, Zen & The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,Tale of Two Cities, and anything written by Carl Sagan or Dave Barry. |