Saturday, July 30, 2011

Listening - A vital skill

Julian Treasure: 5 ways to listen better | Video on TED.com



What Julian treasure says in this talk about listening being a skill that must be taught, developed, and nurtured is absolutely true.  This is also one area in which private piano lessons can have a major positive impact.  In teaching piano, guiding my students toward listening for rhythm, harmony, melody, timbre,  and meaning is my primary objective.  When combined with practice strategies and problem solving skills, students gain a powerful set of tools that transfer to every area of their life.

Imagine how many of our problems would evaporate if everyone possessed high level listening, practice, and problem solving skills.  Piano lessons can change the world!

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