Archive for May, 2009
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Music instruction typically used to be taught at all public schools but because of lack of funding and budget cuts, many school districts have had to eliminate musical instrument education from its curriculum. That leaves it up to the parents to introduce their children to music lessons in all types of music such as kids guitar. Research has shown that there are many benefits for children who learn how to read music and who learn how to play an instrument whether it is a piano, a recorder, a violin or guitar for kids. This article will discuss the various benefits that go hand in hand with teaching your children music lessons.
There have been many studies conducted by researchers and scientists on the many ways music can help children socially, emotionally, physically and cognitively. When most babies are born, a mother’s instinct is to rock them and sing or coo to them in a musical manner. This helps them to be calm and to feel nurtured which starts the brains development emotionally and socially. Many have called music the universal language because people of all different cultures and parts of the world use it as a way to connect to one another. Music directly affects the brains connections to growth and learning and that is why so many babies respond to songs and music right from the beginning.
Music affects how you feel and can often change your mood depending on the type of music you hear. For example, if you are sitting down and hear very slow, calm classical music, it could make you feel more relaxed to the point where you may drift off to sleep. On the other end, if faster paced music is heard it may make you feel like getting up and moving your body and dancing. This is where the physical benefit of music comes in because it can encourage the brain to want to make the body move.
Music affects all people no matter what age in positive ways but those that learn how to make their own music have even greater benefits. It has been researched that children who learn how to read music and play an instrument tend to have higher IQ’s and do better in math as well as reading skills. Learning how to read music helps the brain’s cognitive processing as a way of learning another language. Because of this it helps a child to read better. Putting together the music in order to make the instrument work correctly are the things that help to improve mathematical abilities.
It has also been shown that learning music for children can help those that have learning disabilities such as dyslexia or that are autistic. Because music works so closely with reading skills, understanding music helps those that struggle with reading. And for autistic kids, the social and emotional skills that are gained from musical interaction have proven to help these kids improve with the things that are normally hard for them like interacting with other people.
Connor R. Sullivan and his wife recently purchased two Les Paul style kids guitars for their twins. He signed them up for a guitar for kids program at school.
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1982 Let Heaven and Nature Sing E-2346 Musical MIB $150.00 |
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Enesco/PM “Let Heaven And Nature Sing ” E-2346 Musical $139.95 |
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WAIN,MUSICAL CATS SING LATEST SONG,TUCK,OLD POSTCARD $125.00 |
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Surreal musical ‘SING” 1/10 etching Shelley San Diego $100.00 |
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Sing For Supper Musical 1939 WPA 50″x78″ Poster $99.74 |
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Sing For Supper Musical 1939 WPA 50″x78″ Poster $99.74 |
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DISNEY SING IT HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3 SENIOR YEAR BUNDLE $76.99 |
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High School Musical: Sing It – Nintendo WII ~NEW W/ Mic $73.92 |
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High School Musical:Sing It! Lot of 5!!! $60 NEW! $60.00 |
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High School Musical Sing It! w/MICROPHONE (Wii) *NEW* $59.99 |
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High School Musical 3 Sing Together Dolls Complete SE.. $58.47 |
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DISNEY SING IT HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3 SENIOR YEAR BUNDLE $55.00 |
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High School Musical: Sing It Bundle with Microphone $52.94 |
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Why Suya Sing: A Musical Anthropology of an Amazonian P $50.73 |
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High School Musical: Sing It – Wii $50.00 |
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MUSICAL WATERBALL ANGEL HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING $49.99 |
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High School Musical Sing It game & microphone PS2 NEW $49.99 |
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Disney Sing It High School Musical 3 Senior Year NEW $49.99 |
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MUSICAL SNOW GLOBE ROCKWELL CHRISTMAS SING MERRILIE $49.95 |
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BETTY BOOP PIANO Sing The Blues Musical Ornament NEW $50.28 |
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Disney Sing It: High School Musical 3: Senior Year +MIC $46.23 |
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PS2 PAL GAME: SING IT HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL HSM 3+MIC’s $45.67 |
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MUSICAL MONSONS born to sing a happy song LP PRIVATE $45.00 |
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DISNEY SING IT HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3 SENIOR YEAR BUNDLE $43.72 |
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Let’s All Sing Songs from Disney’s High School Musical $43.46 |
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PS3 Disney Sing It High School Musical 3 Senior Yr MIC $42.99 |
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High School Musical 3 Senior Year SING IT – PS3 $42.87 |
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High School Musical Sing It + Microphone (PS2)Brand New $43.10 |
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Disney Sing It: High School Musical 3: Senior Year (… $41.21 |
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Disney Sing It Bundle High School Musical 3 for PS3 NEW $41.13 |
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Fame Movie (Group) Poster Print – 36×24 $4.20 Fame Movie (Group) Poster Print – 36×24… |
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Tibetan Buddhist Blue Om Singing Bowl Cushion $9.98 This Tibetan Buddhist singing bowl pillow is made from satin material. The embroidery on the front of the pillow was done by hand. This singing bowl pillow is 6 inches wide and 1.5 inches thick. The embroidery on the top of this singing bowl pillow is an ‘Om’ symbol. This Tibetan singing bowl pillow was handmade in Nepal…. |
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SAXOPHONE ~Wall Clock~ alto saxaphone music brass jazz 0 $15.99 This BRAND NEW wall clock measures 10 inches in diameter. It has a black plastic frame with a clear cover. Graphics are rich and vibrant and will last a lifetime. These clocks make a great accent to any room in your home or business. A perfect addition to your kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, family room or anywhere. The clock has precision quartz movement and operates on 1 AA battery (not included). P… |
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Sing Along Songs – Disneyland Fun $6.08 It’s easy to see why this is one of the bestselling sing-alongs from Disney: it plays like the ultimate family-vacation home movie. Instead of fleeting glimpses of your favorite characters on your home videos of Disneyland, this 27-minute episode showcases Mickey, Goofy, Pluto, and their friends hanging out with kids inside the Magic Kingdom singing (well, their lips don’t move) such popular songs… |
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Barney – Let’s Go to the Zoo $4.88 Barney, BJ, and Baby Bop invite young viewers to accompany them as they visit the Fort Worth Zoo in this 50-minute, never-televised Barney show. Unlike the typical televised episode, this installment is shot completely on location. Absent is the core group of children who interact with Barney–instead, Barney focuses on BJ, Baby Bop, and his young viewers. BJ attempts to chronicle their journ… |
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Sesame Street: 25th Birthday – A Musical Celebration! $7.09 Yes, Virginia, there was a Sesame Street before the Age of Elmo. This 1993 collection highlights the role of music in the long-running series from Children’s Television Workshop, and reminds us that such Jim Henson creations as Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, and Ernie and Bert were once part of a true ensemble of Muppet superstars. Nothing against Elmo, of course: kids adore him a… |
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Barney’s Campfire Sing-Along [VHS] $12.99 Barney introduces the Backyard Gang to camping fun, including woodland creatures, studying the stars, and even forest safety. The episode aims to promote positive values and creative expression under the open skies, and it does just that. Among the songs are “Clean Up, Clean Up” and “The Frog on a Log.” –Tom Keogh … |
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Barney – Sing and Dance with Barney [VHS] $2.99 For those who can’t get enough of those Barney songs, here’s a made-for-video show packed full of song and dance. The story line is oh-so thin as Barney and his friends sing 27 songs in only 56 minutes, so Barney is usually singing or introducing a new song. For anyone who has been watching the decade that Barney has been on the airwaves, most of the songs are Barney standards: “Mr. Sun,” “Th… |
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Marvelous Musical Mansion [VHS] $12.98 … |
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Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog [Blu-ray] $9.29 Billy (aka Dr. Horrible) must face his nemesis, Captain Hammer, to win a spot in the Evil League of Evil and the heart of local activist Penny…. |