Music for Everyone!

Playing music is a great antidote to the stress of life. Spending a few minutes a day playing your instrument or singing can be just the positive momentum that you needed.

I’ve been noticing music lesson registration coming down across the board as people trim their family budgets. Lessons can be costly, ranging from $60 to $120 a month per person (based on a 30 minute lesson ranging from $15-30 in price), and that from a lesson centre.

But the positive benefits that come from music making cannot be underestimated. As you’re thinking about your lifestyle, here are a few things to consider:

Working in the body
Singing and playing an instrument gets your blood flowing and makes you feel good.

Just as you breathe deeply in yoga or other physical exercise for a calmer mind, breathing exercises are the foundation of singing and playing wind instruments.

Working “in the body” is good for self-esteem and general health. You are developing yourself.

Stress Release
Playing an instrument or singing is good to distract from problems at hand. Taking a break from stress to work out a passage from a song, or to play something familiar will help to bring you back to a calm state.

Problem Solving
By learning a piece of music, or a small section of a piece of music, you are engaging your problem solving skills. Your hands working together, or your body producing sound, hone your skills to work out difficult issues in smaller sections.

This can be applied to other areas of life.

These benefits are great for adults and children. There is no age at which you cannot learn music.

Playing and singing gives the opportunity to pour emotions into a creative vessel. Making music is a way to change around a negative attitude into a positive one. By putting energy into our own development, we increase our potential.

You can make music. You can learn to play an instrument. You can sing, even if you’ve been told that you can’t or aren’t good. Don’t believe me? Give us a try.

Everyone can make music!

Let us help you.