Today, I am over at Writing to be Read with a post about the developmental benefits of music for young children. Thanks for hosting, Kaye Lynne Booth.
When I was at school, we had music lessons during which we learned to play certain easy songs on an instrument like a recorder or a xylophone. We were also taught to sing musical notes in much the same way as Maria teaches the von Trapp children to sing notes in the film The Sound of Music.
I can remember listening to stories that taught me and my classmates about musical instruments and the different sounds they make. Peter and the Wolf comes to mind, as well as my personal favourite, Sparky’s Magic Piano.
If you are interested in watching Sparky’s Magic Piano, or have a child you would like to share it with, you can watch it here:
I always wanted to learn how to play the piano. Our neighbour started teaching me once and I was getting along nicely, but then we moved to another town and the…
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Shared both posts on Twitter, Robbie. I used to have a vinyl recording of Sparky’s Magic Piano when I was a child. It scared me a bit! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Did it really. I also had a vinyl record and I listened to it to death. I liked the train story best.
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I too remember learning to play the recorder in school. We also had voice lessons as a class in grade school. Thanks for introducing me to Sparky’s Magic Piano!
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I loved singing when I was in elementary school. Sadly, I never learned to play a musical instrument.
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I also only ever sang, Andrew, but that also have benefits and I loved it at the time. I suppose you could still learn an instrument if you wanted but there is only so much time available for hobbies.
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Thanks for taking us on this lovely stroll down memory lane, Robbie. Beautiful. Hugs.
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I’m glad you enjoyed this post, Teagan. Most people are influenced by music.
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I’ve spent most of the morning researching ancient musical instruments. What a wonderful time in man’s evolution when we discovered how to make music.
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Absolutely correct. Art, music, and stories are the joys in life.
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Thank you for this awesome post, Robbie. We all went down to our childhood days. Enjoyed reading your post.
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I am so glad, Kamal. Music is not offered in all school so those of us that were exposed to it are the fortunate ones.
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That’s true Robbie. Music in life is music to the soul. All schools must have music 🎵
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This was fun, thanks for the intro to Sparky so inspirational Robbie! ❣️ I wish my kids would have listened to that teacher! Love the message! 💗👏👏
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When we are young we don’t always appreciate our opportunities but sometimes people go back to things like music when they are older.
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So true Robbie❣️
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We didn’t have music lessons when I was a child, Robbie, although I always wanted to learn to play an instrument. We could learn by taking private lessons but I never did. It is a shame, but I enjoy music nonetheless and keep thinking that perhaps I will get involved in something more musical at some point… Thanks for sharing your memories and advice!
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My pleasure, Olga. I’ve given up the idea of learning an instrument and am taking art lessons 😊
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Wonderful post, Robbie. The Sound of Music is a favorite in our home. As you already know from my book, I sang when I was younger and so does my daughter. She and I took piano and guitar lessons years ago, but my son is the techie. My husband still says that he’d love to learn the guitar. 🙂 It’s never too late. I still have mine and we have a piano, but he’s busy with his motorcycles and I’m busy with writing. Maybe someday, those instruments will come alive again. And I do agree that learning how to play an instrument and read music is completely mathematical. I admire all musicians. Thanks for sharing. I’m not sure how I missed this post. 🥰
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Hi Lauren, I am using Jetpack now for my WP and it is great. I also missed posts, and sometimes comments, using the old app. I have had to decide how to spend my time too and I’ve chosen art and writing.
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Art
Music
Stories
Equals
A rich life!!
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I think so too
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yes – I saw your comment above to Jacqui and meant tp write that note in there –
🙂
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