We learn by doing! One of the things I learned from one of my music mentors in college is that music is a language. She helped me understand that we are all musical beings, we just have to have the right exposure, experiences, and people to help us find our own musical "voice". One lesson I dinstinctly remember in one of our classes, she talked about how a baby learns the word refrigerator. Parents don't sit a baby down with alphabet flashcards, spell out the word, sound out the word, and then show a picture. A baby learns the word refrigerator by hearing it and experiencing it in their everyday lives. In this video below, Victor Wooten talks about this very concept, relating it to music, as my college mentor taught me. I strive to become a teacher that helps students experience music, rather than be told how to play music. Just play! Experiment! Discover! As Victor Wooten said, "Music comes from the musician, not the instrument!" The instrument is the means by which to communicate the musical language that is within each of us!
Time to go play some music! -Ms. Maura
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Day 12 of 12 Benefits of Music EducationOn the twelfth day of Christmas... 12. An arts education exposes children to the incomparable. (Find 12 benefits of Music Education article here) Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you enjoyed the 12 Benefits of Music Education series. These 12 I shared just scratch the surface into what music does, and can do, for children and adults alike. Now go hug your loved ones and sing a Chrismas carol or two! :)
I hope to see many of you in January as I start teaching toddler classes, private piano and guitar, and group voice classes. I will also be holding some sample classes for Let's Play Music starting in February...I'll keep you posted on those! -Ms. Maura Day 11 of the 12 Benefits of Music EducationOn the eleventh day of Christmas... 11. Music performance teaches young people to conquer fear and to Day 9 of 12 Benefits of Music EducationOn the ninth day of Christmas... 9. Music provides children with a means of self-expression. Now Day 8 of 12 Benefits of Music EducationOn the eighth day of Christmas... 8. Music study enhances teamwork skills and discipline. In order Day 7 of the 12 Benefits of Music EducationOn the seventh day of Christmas... 7. In music, a mistake is a mistake; the instrument is in tune or Day 6 of the 12 Benefits of Music EduationOn the sixth day of Christmas... 6. Students of music learn craftsmanship as they study how details are put together painstakingly and what constitutes good, as opposed to mediocre, work. These standards, when applied to a student's own work, demand a new level of excellence and require students to stretch their inner resources. (Find 12 benefits of Music Education article here) Day 4 of 12 Benefits of Music EducationOn the fourth day of Christmas... 4. Recent studies show that students who study the arts are more Day 3 of the 12 benefits of Music EducationOn the Third day of Christmas... 3.Students of the arts learn to think creatively and to solve Day 2 of 12 Benefits of Music EducationOn the second day of Christmas... 2. There is also a causal link between music and spatial intelligence (the ability to perceive the world accurately and to form mental pictures of things). This kind of intelligence, by which one can visualize various elements that should go together, is critical to the sort of thinking necessary for everything from solving advanced mathematics problems to being able to pack a book-bag with everything that will be needed for the day. (Find 12 benefits of Music Education article here) |
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