Another pillar on which the program rests is that the primary mode younger kids are engaged in, day-by-day, is figuring out how the world works around them and what their senses are telling them. In music, the term is ear-training. Learning to recognize sounds gives any potential musician a huge advantage. But it’s more than just sounds – it is the feel of how the strings move, the tension in their muscles, the vibration of the resonator, the bounce of the sticks. There are so many sensory elements – sources of information – that are valuable to any musician that kids will be learning.

The third pillar is a low-pressure environment. They won’t all be good days, mistakes are part of the learning process. Success isn’t built on correct answers or good days – it is built on figuring out how things work. The understanding that once you know how things operate you’ll be able to make more effective choices – and those are the ones that bring success. If you aren’t making mistakes you aren’t learning.

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