For those of you in Ohio, 12 Tone School of Music is now accepting a limited number of students (kids, teens and adults) for the 2009 season. For further information click here, or call Mike Overly at 937-256-9344, or write him at P. O. Box 20564, Dayton, OH 45420. To learn more about Mike click here.
And for those of you not in Ohio, through the wonders of 21st Century video-conferencing technology, Mike Overly is teaching in real-time over the internet.No w you can have a private one-on-one guitar or bass lesson live and in person with Mike Overly. These real-time private lessons are not a video download! Times are extremely limited so click here, or call to sign up today at lessons@12tonemusic.com or 937-256-9344.
The Benefits of Music Education
Studies have long shown that learning music has many positive effects. Those who study music develop the ability to think creatively and to solve problems by imagining various solutions. Musicians learn to think "outside the box." Students of music learn teamwork skills and discipline, and come to value craftsmanship and excellence. They also learn to conquer fear and to take risks. Music provides a means of self-expression and gives the musician a glimpse of other cultures. There are many reasons why music education is beneficial to anyone of any age. Here are a few:
1. Early musical training helps develop brain areas involved in language and reasoning. It is thought that brain development continues for many years after birth. Recent studies have clearly shown that musical training physically develops that part of the of the brain known to be involved with processing language (the left brain), and can actually wire the brain's circuits in specific ways. Linking familiar songs to new information can also help imprint information on young minds.
2. There is also a causal link between music and spatial intelligence (the right brain), which is the ability to perceive the world accurately and to form mental pictures of things. This kind of intelligence, by which one can visualize various elements that should go together, is critical to the sort of thinking necessary for everything from solving advanced mathematics problems to being able to pack a book-bag or briefcase with everything that will be needed for the day, whether school or work.
3. Students of music learn to think creatively and to solve problems by imagining various solutions, rejecting outdated rules and assumptions. Questions about music do not have only one correct answer.
4. Recent studies show that students who study music are more successful on standardized tests such as the SAT. They also achieve higher grades in high school, college and as adults, perform better in the workplace.
5. A study of music provides an internal glimpse of other cultures and teaches the musician to be empathetic towards the people of these cultures. This development of compassion and empathy, as opposed to development of greed and a "me first" attitude, provides a bridge across cultural chasms that leads to respect of others at an early age. Music promotes peace.
6. Students of music learn craftsmanship as they study how attention to detail connects ideas together. Musicians also learn what constitutes good, as opposed to mediocre, or even poor, work. These standards, when applied to each individuals own work, demands a new level of excellence and require the learner to stretch their inner resources.
7. In music, it is only by much training and practice that a successful performance is possible. Through music study, the student learns the value of sustained effort to achieve excellence and receive the concrete rewards of hard work.
8. Music study enhances teamwork skills and discipline. In order for musicians to sound good together, all players must harmoniously work towards a single goal, the performance, and must commit to learning their parts, attending rehearsals, and practicing.
9. Music provides a means of self-expression. With relative security in the basics of existence, the challenge is to make life meaningful and to reach for a higher stage of development. Everyone needs to be in touch at some point with life at its core, with what one is and what one feels. Self-esteem is a by-product of this self-expression.
10. For adults, music study develops skills that are necessary in the workplace. It focuses on "doing," as opposed to observing. Music teaches how to perform, literally, anywhere in the world. Employers are looking for multi-dimensional workers with the sort of flexible and supple intellect that music education helps to create. Through music education one can learn to better communicate and cooperate with others.
11. Music performance teaches one how to conquer fear and to take risks. A little anxiety is a good thing, and something that will occur often in life. Dealing with it early and often makes it less of a problem later. Risk-taking is essential if one is to fully develop his or her potential.
12. A quality music education exposes the student and the teacher to the incomparable.
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