Music is a gift that is life long. Plato once said that music “is a more potent instrument than any other for education”. You will find many teachers of young children who would agree with him. Recent research has found that music uses both sides of the brain, a fact that makes it valuable in all areas of development. Music affects the growth of a child’s brain academically, emotionally, physically and spiritually.
Music is academic. For some people, this is the primary reason for providing music lessons to their children. A recent study from the University of California found that music trains the brain for higher forms of thinking. Second graders who were given music lessons scored 27% higher on proportional math and fractions tests than children who received no special instruction. Research indicates that musical training permanently wires a young mind for enhanced performance. Music is physical. Music can be described as a sport. Learning to sing and keep rhythm develops coordination. The air and wind power necessary to blow a flute, trumpet or saxophone promotes a healthy body. Music is emotional. Music is an art form. We are emotional beings and every child requires an artistic outlet. Music may be your child’s vehicle of expression. Music is for life. Most people can’t play soccer, or football at 70 or 80 years of age but they can PLAY the clarinet, saxophone, bassoon and piano and sing. Music is a gift you can give your child that will last their entire lives. TRY THESE ASPECTS- TO ASSIST AND ENRICH. __ Help kids go to a local concert - let them hear live music as a special thing. __ Donate a private lesson to some in need young learners. __ Contribute to 10+ months of instrument rentals - or donate some used instruments you buy at yard sales. __ Provide students with private lessons -by letting them mow your lawn etc- in exchange for tuition you assist with. __ Celebrate music yourself by sponsoring a concert. __ Donate a record collection, music books and CD's. OK... there are more of course but try these and make a difference.
- Keeping The Channel Open
Daily practice also allows me to imprint the material in my mind until it becomes instinct. One long practice session will not do this. For most players, useful techniques can only be acquired through repetition. I always try to work new materials into songs, lines and grooves that I like. For me it's sort of like upgrading my musical mind so that my playing becomes reoriented in the directions I choose. Increasing familiarity with they materials is a good thing. It's like learning a language--music is a language. Through diligent , consistent daily work, a tangible musical substance is incrementally developed. First of all, you develop physical stamina through the repeated effort. Also , from day to day, you accumulate ideas and expand on the themes of your practice. If you are working Major chords; the first day you might just work on arpeggios, the next day you might see some connection with other musical sources, such as songs, or through or whatever is interesting to you. By continuing to work with focus on the same things from day to day, you will find that your level of proficiency has risen and expanded to include all these other sources. Your practicing every day results in the acquisition of technique, musical intelligence, improved tone, and stamina. Just the quest to continuously find something to practice will increase your creativity.My contribution is to spread love and inspiration through music. In some small way I would like to think that this could make a difference. In the process I hope to inspire people to seek the truth in themselves and music, and get deep inside of the art form we love.
It's all about that. As Lester Bowie said- " It all depends on what ya know". ~TILL NEXT WEEK....Keep on. Tim Price
ALSO- PLEASE REMEMBER ;
Tim Price is available for a wide variety of tours, festivals, guest
appearances and workshops. Tim Price is also available as a guest
soloist with a small group or big band, and as a jazz clinician or guest
lector. Tim is a Rico Reeds and Selmer saxophone artist. His books are
published through Hal Leonard.
Please contact Tim at: TimPriceJazz@aol.com
Phone ; 610-370-1544
I TEACH IN NYC- READING, PA AND ON SKYPE.
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