CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUR CHILD TO LEARN MUSIC

Home is where creativity begins, From your child’s first step to his first day of school to his graduation. As life goes on for them, music always plays an important role in each and every child’s life from their first concert to their dream of becoming an artist and so on. As a parent, the only concern is to provide a safe and healthy environment for your child to grow, learn and be the best version of themselves. A positive learning environment is more than just a workshop venue, with some notes and beats, these are some of the options for creating a safe environment for your child to enhance their creativity.

EXPLORE MUSIC AROUND YOU

“Music is to the soul what words are to the mind.” ― Modest Mouse. Music is there in each and every sphere of our daily lives but what is important is to realise it and as a parent points out the high and low tunes and tones to your child be it the thundering sound of railway tracks or the pleasant to hear chirping of morning doves. There is a lot going on in a child’s head — in particular, their curiosity about the world at large and this eagerness helps them to explore the emotions behind the tunes and as a result their love for music continues to grow!

CREATE A DEDICATED PHYSICAL SPACE

Every individual needs their own physical space, and a thing like music also demands for space and time to understand the unique verses and beats. Today, we live in a digital world where we barely spend time with any instruments, or it’s usually an internet app where we virtually play or hear people play the guitar and other instruments. Dedicating a physical space for music and learning and practicing your musical instruments instills joy, and reduces stress. Even though we couldn’t do it as a child, your child deserves that one hour of disconnecting from the world and connecting with his musical instrument.

ARRANGE FOR MUSIC SESSIONS

It is good to have the skills to sing or play an instrument but to have the confidence to showcase those skills is a cherry on top. For this you need to arrange gatherings, that need not to be grand but can be a simple zoom call with your loved ones where your child can get the opportunity to play his favorite instrument. The praise or comments that he will get on their musical progress will add motivation for them to work harder. Not only will your child to be more social but it would help them to improve their interaction in gatherings.

READ ABOUT MUSIC

One has been listening to music since they were born, as rhymes to pop music to country music. Music has evolved with us as we went through the different stages of life. So music has invisibly played a crucial role in our life. As the site musical u says Music is highly kinesthetic (musical-u.com)– so encourage your kids to move to it! Introduce your child to music by first introducing to the backbone of the music, the instruments. “The Story of the Orchestra” by Robert Levine is a great book through which children can learn about different instruments of the orchestra. So let your child be exposed to the plethora of books about music. Let their journey begin with music.

ACTIVELY LISTEN TO MUSIC TOGETHER

Exposure to different cultures and varieties plays a crucial role in a person’s career, be it academics, arts or science. The same goes for music as well. Once a great guitarist said-“Music touches us emotionally, where words alone can’t”-which means music doesn’t care which country or community you belong to but how you feel and enjoy the music and active listening is a fantastic activity to initiate this with your child. No matter what language a child speaks, where they live, or what their heritage is, every child can listen to the same piece of music and hear the same exact tones, harmonies, and instruments.

MAKING MUSIC A LIFESTYLE

From the beats of the drum to the plucking of the acoustic guitar, music always has its way to put a smile on anyone’s face. Knowingly or unknowingly, it’s been a part of our daily lifestyle. We have all heard of musicians coming from a musical family where records are spinning, or a piano kept in the living room and the children of the house are encouraged to play, sing and dance to the random tunes and beats. Including music in your lifestyle has its way to bond the entire family from the slow dances with your partner to the rock and roll dance with your child. It improves your brain and body function and reduces stress and anxiety levels and definitely gives you a break from your work and connects with your child in a musical way.

Today, we are obstructed due to the pandemic, but thanks to the internet we can use these unwanted offs to create an enriched musical home for your children, revisit the rhymes and poems of your childhood and sing along with them. You can also explore companies like Creative Xchange which provide online classes for learning new instruments. Let your child be their own label!

Get all set up for high quality 1-to-1 lessons directly from performers in minutes and get started on your musical journey online. Go to https://www.creativexchange.io/learn

Manuja Chadha is a Community Manager at Creative Xchange. Reading, Creating and Designing are the three words that perfectly describes her.