It is about this time when we all need a little encouragement, a reminder of why we value music as part of our children's education. This article does a great job showcasing some of the research and statistics of how valuable music is as a part of your child's learning. The time you take out of each week listening to their music with them, practicing with them, bringing them to lessons and the financial investment is absolutely making your child smarter! Read on here A Musical Fix for American Schools, a great article from the Wall Street Journal and an interesting video clip is included as well: Grammy Award-winning composer and violinist Mark O'Connor discusses the importance of teaching classical music to children on Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero.
There is so much research supporting this idea, that learning to play a musical instrument, especially at a young age, actually changes the brain and improves learning in so many areas across the board.
With the busy day to day activities/school/upcoming holidays this time of the year, it is good to remember each time you are running late for Let's Play Music class or fighting traffic on your way home, you are giving your child a precious gift by allowing them to have this experience at a young age! Thanks for sharing music with your child, each Sound Beginnings class you take or Let's Play Music parent day you attend is such a wonderful time of bonding with your child, and the learning that takes place is priceless.
Have a great week!
:) Ms. Robin
