As I was teaching a piano lesson today at a home near my house I noticed a couple different things within the household that spurred a reason to write and explore deeper what I experienced. One of the family members who was school age was looking at some music (I assumed), walking throughout the house and practicing singing that music in some other language I did not recognize. Another child also around the same age was listening to the top hits on the radio or possibly another music device, like an iPod. Then the phone rang. The father answered and said, "hold on one moment." One of the boys answered the phone and said, "who is this?...oh, right. hey." That triggered in my mind the question of what would my son, who is about 7 1/2 months old, like to be if he was well-rounded.
I happen to love music in all aspects possible. When I was a little girl I did talent shows, whether it was singing and dancing to "Walk like an Egyptian", or playing on the piano, "Everything I do I do it for you" by Bryan Adams. Now that I am "all grown up" I love listening to music, playing the piano, learning how to play new songs on the piano or writing new songs, recording songs in a studio, dancing to music (sometimes just for exercise), and singing mostly in the aspect of karaoke. My life is like a song that is unwritten and as I live each day it will eventually become like a scroll from the book of love. [Inspired by Natasha Bedingfield and the movie, Shall We Dance?]
Will my son love music as much as I do? He may or may not. But the point is that I hope he finds his passion in life and becomes a well-rounded individual. I know my son is like a sponge in the sense that everything he will do, see, or learn each day will mold him into what he will become and he will soak up anything that he experiences. So far his first 7 1/2 months of life have been pretty easy for him. What I hope, though, is that someday he will be well-rounded, which to me means he would have common sense, manners, love, intelligence, physical health, a sense of humor, an understanding of spiritual connection, and knowledge of the arts and sciences. This relates to the above mentioned family because I hope that my family will also have that sense of discipline with practice, focus on passion, and still have a sense of spontaneity when someone calls you and you remember, "oh, right. hey."
Instilling the love of music (and reading)to your children is so important. My older children who are now 20 and 21 still have a love for both and will spend their money on a good book or cd before anything else . They love all kinds of music from 60's music to today's hip hop. I believe music helps them in many ways, it helps them associate with the world and lets them know that they are not alone in whatever they are going through. I believe music brings people together that would other wise have nothing in common. It also brings US together, especially those nights when we're all singing karaoke at home and being stupid and loving it.
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