When your child first starts music lessons it can sound unpleasant, like noise. I know when I first started playing guitar my father would scream to turn it down and he was being nice.
I sounded terrible. It can almost seem like nothing is happening. But….lesson by lesson your child will improve.
At Metairie Music Academy we have an individualized lesson plan to help your child become a skillful musician.
It’s a process, it takes time and everyone involved has to have patience. The parents, the teachers and especially the student. We’re all working together!
1. Music Lessons Equal Greater Brain Power
Regular music lessons will help your children perform better in math, reading and social skills. Singing, playing guitar or piano or any instrument will help us feel better about who we are. Some skills only use one hemisphere of the brain.
Music skills require the brain to fire off from the left and right side. I’ve noticed throughout my life that generally the better the musician the smarter the person. And I’ve been around some world class musicians.
The educational benefits of music lessons are indisputable. Even Doctors recommend for older adults to take up an instrument. Let’s get the kids in music lessons and watch what happens!
2. Let’s Build their Confidence
This idea of going from a complete beginner to playing music is where the magic happens. Your child realizes they can do it.
They’ve done it! Voila! It hits them that I can play guitar, piano, sing or whatever musical skill they are learning.
That just naturally makes you feel good about yourself. Accomplishment, achievement is their reward. Not the mindless time spent on devices and walking away actually worse than when you started.
At Metairie Music Academy we structure our lessons so your child not only grows musically but educationally, socially which affects their emotional health.
And don’t forget with all the work, yes it’s work there is a natural fun in all this. The fun and beauty of playing a song you like.
That’s your child’s real reward. Playing music they have heard and love!
3. Sticking to it with Patience
I’ve heard coaches talk about this a lot. Doing something you don’t “feel” like doing and doing it anyway. That’s what we call Discipline. It’s happening less and less in this modern world. Discipline is the great character we can have.
If we broke down what each child was doing each week and see who’s playing really well and who’s not it’s one factor-Discipline.
In Discipline we also learn to be patient. Usually anything of value takes time to learn. So anyone who learns to be disciplined will learn to be patient.
And music lessons will drive this awesome force into other areas of your child’s life. It’s training there mind to stick to it, do it even if you don’t want to and they discover the reward in this and they feel strong and confident!
Conclusion
Ready to see your child transform from noise to playing music?
Enroll your child in music lessons today at Metairie Music Academy and we’ll start them on their musical path!
Our patient and experienced instructors are here to guide your child every step of the way. Contact us now- call 504-421-881 to schedule a free consultation to answer any questions or concerns you have .Discover how we can help your child thrive through the power of music!
Hope to see you soon!