Raising Musical Kids: A Guide for Parents, Edition 2
Nov 2013 · Oxford University Press
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Does music make kids smarter? At what age should a child begin music lessons? Where should you purchase an instrument? What should parents expect from a child's teachers and lessons? How can you get kids to practice? Raising Musical Kids answers these and many other questions as it guides parents through everything from assembling a listening library for kids, to matching a child's personality with an instrument's personality, to finding musical resources in your community. Knowing that children can--and often do--get most of their music education from their school, parent and educator Robert Cutietta explores the features and benefits of elementary and secondary school programs, and shows how parents can work with the schools to provide the best possible music program. Throughout the book, Cutietta emphasizes the joy of participating in music for its own sake. The first edition of Raising Musical Kids delighted and informed parents to equal degrees, and this fully-revised second edition is a book that parents everywhere will treasure as a complete road map for developing their child's musical abilities.
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I found that every time the author mentions marching band he had mostly negative things say about it, and as a lover of the marching arts I found this distressing. Marching band can be a great expirence for any young musician, and while the music itself is only half the equation, I dare the author to sit in on any DCI caliber drum corps and say that the young men and women there have been done a disservice by being exposed to the marching arts.
About the author
Robert Cutietta is Dean of the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California. Comfortable as a musician, teacher, researcher, and parent, he brings a wealth of experience, knowledge, expertise, and common sense to writing about music and children.
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