MUSICOLOGY

If you’re a tortoise, tend to warm up slowly and want the metronome of musical journey to go slow you may begin by finding your inspiration and reminding yourself of your goal by putting posters of singers or bands or instruments in your room. Pamper your ears and get a good pair of headphones or earphones. You may find friends that are musically inclined and hang out with them more often. Attending gigs and concerts together could be a fun way to get yourself back in the

Singing-along for 10 minutes every day A great way to develop good music sense in children is to make them sing with their favorite songs. You can also sing along with your favorite songs when your kids are around. You can play some popular children’s songs for your kids and when they learn them, encourage them to sing. Play the songs when they are around and encourage them when they show interest. For the children’s songs, two collections are very good which I personally re

1. Attending live music events / concerts For introducing your children to live music experience, any live event is good- Indian classical, Indian contemporary, folk, western pop-rock music or western classical. Some Malls or restaurants regularly feature live performances. You can join your favorite artists’ facebook pages. Independent artists regularly update their facebook pages. Myspace is another site for discovering independent musicians. Some good sources to find liv

1. Music listening: Listening is also a part of learning and it has its own positive effects on a child’s personality. Children learn a lot about melody & rhythm by just listening to music. Music listening played a major role in my own initial training. My father used to play all different kinds of music and that’s how I developed a special bond with music early in my childhood. When you listen different kinds of music, you learn to connect with different things. You learn to

Music Training: You should start your child’s music education as early as possible. Ideally a 5 year old child is ready to start with some kind of music instructions. The real problem is to find out good teachers or institutes who can teach properly. It not taught properly, your child will not gain the real benefits of music, even worse-it can cause an opposite effect. I have met people who started their kids’ music education without doing proper research only to find out lat