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Is a booklet providing friendly help for parents on practising, reading and listening to music to support their child.
For some parents music is second nature but for others it’s a foreign language. For some parents guiding a child might be instinctive, others are at a complete loss. Well My child won’t practise! is a booklet designed to remove some of the fear of assisting their child’s musical progression. It’s a booklet full of practice ideas and suggests way of widening the child’s musical horizon, thereby putting the whole activity of music learning into a wider context.
This booklet is ideal for giving out to a parent with a child’s first lesson. Obtaining the parent’s commitment to the child’s music development early on makes it clear that progress will be made easier with their help and this is how they can participate. Remind them that it’s their money they’re shelling out!
My child won’t practise!
Weekly Practice Notebook
ISBN: 1-
J improved concentration, which can extend to other work (academic)
J better coordination of mind and body (sense of rhythm)
J openings to get involved (inclusion) in the social element of music playing (band and orchestras)
J sense of achievements as little targets are attained (rewarding)
J gives pleasure not only to themselves but to others (shared experiences)
J offers an outlet for emotions (stress reliever, escape from the now).
J provides something to do when otherwise they might be bored and inclined to less creative activities
J gives a life skill (like riding a bike they’ll never forget how to play)
J provides a sound investment (forgive the pun) -
J additional life chances that non-
A child will generally make better progress in a subject if their parents/guardians, and indeed wider family and circle of friends, are positively encouraging and helping that child to advance. This is as true for music as it is for ballet or a sport. Music learning has many benefits:
If young Brian gets to be good enough he could earn a bit of pocket money by teaching
his school mates how to start -
Any aspiring infant/primary school teacher would do well to become proficient in music because such skills are much sort after.
Get good at playing and you’ll find a hearty welcome in an orchestra and then you’ll have loads of friends and get an assured front seat at many a concert and stage production.
If you’re interested in learning more about how music shapes a young person’s future click here for links to research findings and other authorative publications on the subject.
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