Bring Music to Your Life
Hello, friends,
Researches say that music has great benefits for children. It improves their brain and social behavior.
How do you introduce music to your children? Through piano, guitar, or violin lessons or you just teach them by yourself? There’s an article below where you can find some tips about piano lessons for your children.
Also, for pregnant women, discover the benefits of walking during the pregnancy. Then, avoid your kids from choking during their feeding. Find all the tips below.
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Piano Lessons for Children Bring Music to Life
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” The reason students sometimes don’t understand how to bring their music to life is because they don’t know that they can. ” |
by Adriana Copaceanu
Bringing music to life is a musician’s job and their joy. Children taking piano lessons can also learn to bring life and artistry into the pieces they are playing once they understand this concept. But how is this communicated to a child who plays mechanically and doesn’t know how to make their pieces sound, well, human?
Here some ways to do this which I do not recommend.
1. Tell the student who has no idea what you are talking about that they play like a machine.
2. Tell the student who has no idea what you are talking about that their playing sounds so terrible they should quit because playing piano just isn’t their forte.
3. Tell the student who has no idea what you are talking about that they are incapable of playing beautiful music on the piano because they just don’t have the personality for it.
I don’t recommend any of these approaches, because only someone who doesn’t have any idea what the problem is would do this. Too bad for them, but this doesn’t have to be you.
Here’s the real issue and what you can do about it. The reason students sometimes don’t understand how to bring their music to life is because they don’t know that they can. Try having this conversation with your child or piano student.
“Sally, do you see this page of music? Do you know what it is?”
Here are the answers that 95 percent of students give.
“Uuuhhmmm….notes?” “Uuuhhmmmm………music?” “Uuuhhmmmmm……………my lesson?”
Before I tell you my answer to this question, think about how you would answer it if you were the piano student? Do you have a better one? Here’s mine.
“No Sally, what you are looking at are just ink blots on paper. That’s it. That’s all you see here. There is no life in those ink blots or the paper they are printed on. There is no life in the piano you are playing on. It is just a mechanical device to make sounds. But music has life!!! When you hear a jazzy beat and start to tap your foot or swing to the music, that’s life! When you hear a lullaby and it makes to want to rest, that’s life. Music has power to affect us, but where does that energy come from?”
“Uuuhhmmm….I don’t know?”
“Well, let’s think about this for a moment. The ink blots on the paper aren’t alive, and the piano you’re playing isn’t alive, so what else could bring the music to life?”
“Uuuhhmmm….I don’t know?”
“Are you alive, Sally?”
“Yes!”
“Sure you are alive, and you have the power to bring this music to life.” That’s what learning to play the piano is all about.”
You can do that by putting a little Sally into your playing. You have a great personality, Sally. Let it shine through in your music. Communicate each note like you would tell a personal story of interest to your best friend. It takes hard work and planning to learn to play the piano, Sally, but it also takes a little magic. And you have the magic it takes to bring ink blots on paper to life!”
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The Benefits of Walking for Pregnant Women
How often do you have your exercise during pregnancy? What kind of exercise do you practice? Walking, swimming, yoga, or pilates?
Well, all of the exercises are fine for pregnant women. You know that exercise is really important during pregnancy.
Exercise builds your muscles stronger and improves your energy level. Moreover, it can also lessen physical discomforts which usually occur in pregnant women, such as backache and fatigue.
If you don’t have special time to practice your exercise, why not choose walking? It’s practical and inexpensive. Well, you don’t need to spend some money for walking, right?
Furthermore, you can do it anywhere; while you are going to the office or have it in your house’s front yard or backyard in the morning.
Why walking? Take a look at the good things of walking:
1. Walking is a simple physical activity with a lot of benefits.
2. Walking improves your blood circulation so it enhances the oxygen and food supply to the baby.
3. It also strengthens your heart and lung.
4. It helps pregnant women to sleep better.
5. It reduces pain during labor.
6. It makes labor process easier.
So, for easy and economical exercise, start walking! Remember that exercise can reduce stress and can enhance the production of endorphin hormones (hormones that can make you feel good and happy).
Enjoy your walking and get healthy!
These tips are taken from one of the posts in our blog.
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How to Avoid Your Kids from Choking
Babies and toddlers can get choked easily. When this happens, parents usually get panic.
What can you do to avoid your little ones from choking?
1. Use age-appropriate tools for eating and drinking.
2. Try not to talk or laugh with your babies/toddlers while giving them something to eat or drink.
3. Never ever give drink to your children if they don’t sit upright.
4. Manage the volume of liquids or food into their mouth as appropriate with their swelling ability.
5. Avoid giving foods that can be hazards to your children. Some of them are peanut butter, raisins, nuts, hard candies, and popcorn.
These tips are taken from one of the posts in our blog.
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Feeding your children is not only a matter of giving nutritious food. You have to be cautious in the process. Avoid them from choking, which can lead to a hazardous situation.
