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00:05 I love music and I feel so fortunate that all my adult life
00:09 I have been able to be a part of music in some professional way. 00:12 Teaching was such a great reward, 00:15 watching young children and teenagers blossom 00:17 as a result of developing greater music abilities. 00:20 I saw students with a new- found sense of well-being 00:23 and self-worth because of music. 00:26 Music performance and developing the skills necessary 00:29 for a good performance take time, patience, and discipline. 00:33 Those three elements can be the most important factors 00:36 in developing character, and the added bonus 00:39 of praise and appreciation of others, helps children 00:42 received socially accepted attention. 00:44 Which they need in the early years to help develop their 00:47 self-worth. 00:49 Choirs and bands teach us how to be a part of a community 00:51 and work together in creating something beautiful. 00:54 Everything from finger dexterity to spacial reasoning 00:58 to higher cognitive skills, these are even more benefits 01:02 from the study of music. 01:03 And I haven't even mentioned the benefits of music simply 01:07 as part of our life, part of our soul. 01:10 From as early as I can remember, music was the way I interpreted 01:14 and experienced the world around me. 01:16 It becomes the backdrop of all our lives whether we aware of it 01:20 or not. Why is it so important in such a fiber of who we are? 01:25 This question has consumed generations. 01:28 The Greek's tried to analyze music and its effects on us 01:31 by using mathematical formulas. They even used equations 01:35 to determine music that was soothing and in tune with 01:38 the natural world. 01:40 And music that was mathe- matically out of sync with 01:42 the universe and thus harmful to the human body. 01:45 Some of that thought still carries through to the research 01:48 done today, as we try to learn why specific pieces of music 01:52 improve certain brain skills and evoke certain emotions. 01:55 I love the research that has been done on how the music can 01:59 alter the body chemically. 02:00 Music and the production of it can relieve pain, 02:03 shorten healing times, and even decrease tumor size. 02:07 Intoning is a musical practice that has proved quite 02:10 beneficial for altering the blood flow and antibody production, 02:13 it's all interesting stuff 02:15 Still, the question can be raised why is music so important? 02:21 A simple answer is God made us that way. 02:24 Just like we were made to not be complete without God 02:28 in our lives, so we are not complete unless beauty 02:31 and music are a part of us. 02:33 I hope these little Musical Minds segments encourage you 02:37 to get more involved with music, 02:39 even if it just singing in the shower. |
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