I have been meaning to start a website about Musical Playtime for a while now, but I'm just bad at making decisions, so I decided just to get some ideas flowing with a blog since it's less stressful (hopefully!!). Well, I should start by sharing a few of my ideas. Two very important beliefs to me are: 1.) I believe that children learn quickly through play, structured and unstructured; and 2.) I believe that children learn quickly through music, structured and unstructured. Learning by these two means (play and music) also shows significant results in retention of knowledge. So, if you can learn something quickly and retain it indefinitely, there are no limits! They say the sky's the limit, but it's not true...there is much more out there to discover!
With all of that said, my long-term goal in this project is to find ways to teach children (and adults) all different subjects by using play and music. Doesn't that sound fun? Now, since that is a daunting task, I will need a lot of help in discovering new ideas and programs. My short-term goal is to develop ideas for teaching music. I have a deep love of music! I have always had it. Music is a communication that reaches beyond speech or even body language. Music has the power to reach directly to your soul-body, mind, and spirit. Music has a powerful influence...for good and for bad. Let us teach our children to love the good music. Help them to discover their abilities to express themselves through music.
It can start from as early as the womb. My son loves music! I was in a large band when I was pregnant and even then he loved the sounds and vibrations. He was so used to the sound of music when he was born that he would sleep through a 200 piece band without even stirring. I took him to band with me one day in his carrier and I play low brass, so he was sitting back with me by the tubas, euphoniums, trombones, and percussion. Everyone thought he would wake up, but he just slept peacefully. When he was awake, he would sing along even at just a couple months old. I thought it was a coincidence, so I stopped playing...he stopped singing. I started playing again...he started singing. I just hope that I can continue to share my love of music with him throughout his life. It has been said that when you bind a memory to an emotion, it will last forever. My clearest memories have musical soundtracks to accompany them! Sometimes, it's also been music that I have created. Now that is an incredible feeling!
I think anyone can have those feelings of fulfillment and satisfaction with any creation. Whether you are a mother, cook, scrapbooker, decorator, construction worker, smiler, baker, flower arranger, or gardener (or anything else), you are a creator! To create means: to cause to come into existence. You don't have to be the typical "creative" type to be a creator. Be you!
Now, Musical Playtime is for teaching creativity, tonal awareness, rhythm, pitch, singing, composing, experimentation, fun, and most of all - listening. When you take the time to listen, you can learn so much! If you listen to a wise man, you will learn wisdom. If you listen to a bird singing in the morning, you will learn it's song. If you listen to your heart, it will teach you all things that are possible to learn!
I am here to listen to you and to share my ideas back. Let us help each other to find ways to raise children up to be creative, innovative, smart, and courageous. Let's start the training of the future leaders of our country and the world.
With all of that said, my long-term goal in this project is to find ways to teach children (and adults) all different subjects by using play and music. Doesn't that sound fun? Now, since that is a daunting task, I will need a lot of help in discovering new ideas and programs. My short-term goal is to develop ideas for teaching music. I have a deep love of music! I have always had it. Music is a communication that reaches beyond speech or even body language. Music has the power to reach directly to your soul-body, mind, and spirit. Music has a powerful influence...for good and for bad. Let us teach our children to love the good music. Help them to discover their abilities to express themselves through music.
It can start from as early as the womb. My son loves music! I was in a large band when I was pregnant and even then he loved the sounds and vibrations. He was so used to the sound of music when he was born that he would sleep through a 200 piece band without even stirring. I took him to band with me one day in his carrier and I play low brass, so he was sitting back with me by the tubas, euphoniums, trombones, and percussion. Everyone thought he would wake up, but he just slept peacefully. When he was awake, he would sing along even at just a couple months old. I thought it was a coincidence, so I stopped playing...he stopped singing. I started playing again...he started singing. I just hope that I can continue to share my love of music with him throughout his life. It has been said that when you bind a memory to an emotion, it will last forever. My clearest memories have musical soundtracks to accompany them! Sometimes, it's also been music that I have created. Now that is an incredible feeling!
I think anyone can have those feelings of fulfillment and satisfaction with any creation. Whether you are a mother, cook, scrapbooker, decorator, construction worker, smiler, baker, flower arranger, or gardener (or anything else), you are a creator! To create means: to cause to come into existence. You don't have to be the typical "creative" type to be a creator. Be you!
Now, Musical Playtime is for teaching creativity, tonal awareness, rhythm, pitch, singing, composing, experimentation, fun, and most of all - listening. When you take the time to listen, you can learn so much! If you listen to a wise man, you will learn wisdom. If you listen to a bird singing in the morning, you will learn it's song. If you listen to your heart, it will teach you all things that are possible to learn!
I am here to listen to you and to share my ideas back. Let us help each other to find ways to raise children up to be creative, innovative, smart, and courageous. Let's start the training of the future leaders of our country and the world.
1 comment:
Heidi,
I love your insights and your ideas! I am excited for the opportunity to explore this with you because I too have a love for music and want to instill a love of good music in my daughter and future children. You are doing an awesome thing - thanks for sharing!
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