Monday, March 30, 2009

Early Music Training Can Mean Higher Income

Recently, a broad poll found that 88% of all post-graduate students in college and 83% of all people earning $150,000 or more had extensive music training. The most ideal age for effective musical instruction is from 6 months to 6 years old. Learning music is similar to second language acquisition, therefore it makes sense that the younger the age, the easier this is to accomplish.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Inspire Your Child to Compose and Create

We can inspire our children to compose and to create through music, whether it's on a piano, with a set of pots and pans, a recorder, or any simple instrument! Songs have a beginning, a middle, and an end. So do stories, so do term papers, business presentations, good speeches, the list goes on and on. Sing your favorite songs together, then ask your child to compose the drum accompaniment to go with the song - even if all you have are pots and pans.

Stay with your Musikgarten or music and movement class and progress through the sequential curriculum for as long as you can. A recent extensive poll found that 88% of all post-graduate students in college and 83% of all people earning $150,000 or more had in-depth music training. Their leadership skills began very early with the first music classes. These inspired in them the love of composing, new ideas, the ability to write about them, and to inspire others to perform those ideas.