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We’re Planting the Seed of Ability

June 17, 2015 by Love Nurtured Music

Planting The Seed of Ability - “A seed is planted in the earth. We don’t see when the germination begins. That is the doing of mother nature: it is the fundamental working principle. We have to wait patiently. We cannot dig up the seed to see whether it is really growing: to do so would be to destroy everything. Suddenly, a bud appears. What a joy and pleasure to watch it grow! At the same time the root, unseen in the ground, is getting stronger and has the power to produce a big, sturdy tree. I think this is a good analogy for one’s ability. Once the seed is planted, it has to be carefully and patiently tended. Finally, the 'bud,' or talent, presents itself and has to be educated and brought up with perseverance until the 'root,' or power, becomes very strong and is indissolubly tied to the personality. It can be said to be a treasure when a person can accomplish and carry through his or her work to the very last.”     —Shinichi Suzuki, Nurtured By Love

“A seed is planted in the earth. We don’t see when the germination begins. That is the doing of mother nature: it is the fundamental working principle. We have to wait patiently. We cannot dig up the seed to see whether it is really growing: to do so would be to destroy everything. Suddenly, a bud appears. What a joy and pleasure to watch it grow! At the same time the root, unseen in the ground, is getting stronger and has the power to produce a big, sturdy tree. I think this is a good analogy for one’s ability. Once the seed is planted, it has to be carefully and patiently tended. Finally, the ‘bud,’ or talent, presents itself and has to be educated and brought up with perseverance until the ‘root,’ or power, becomes very strong and is indissolubly tied to the personality. It can be said to be a treasure when a person can accomplish and carry through his or her work to the very last.”

— Shinichi Suzuki

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Our Suzuki Violin Students on TV!!

May 13, 2015 by Love Nurtured Music

We had a FANTASTIC time with some of our Suzuki violin kiddos on the early morning TV show with reporter Brian Glenn! We were live on the 6:00 show. It looks like we will also be on Channel 8 at 12:00 noon with our wonderful Love Nurtured Music Program violin students. Somehow they found out about our program and they sent Brian to do a story about it. ABC’s local Channel 8, WFAA in the 12:00 news show.

HERE IS THE VIDEO:

THANK YOU STUDENTS AND PARENTS FOR A FABULOUS JOB!!!!

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Dallas Suzuki violin students on TV

 

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Vivaldi’s Four Seasons: Beautiful Scenery

October 22, 2014 by Love Nurtured Music

Here is a beautiful video of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons performed by Julia Fisher and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. I like the scenery, which goes with the musical descriptions in this masterpiece.

The Four Seasons is a series of four violin concertos, each with three movements. The piece contains compositional devices that allows the music “paint pictures” of the sounds and natural features of the different seasons. You can almost see and feel these “pictures” by listening to the music alone. The video scenes are a nice addition.


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Suzuki Violin: Vivaldi A minor Concerto, 3rd Mov. -Practice Video #1

September 18, 2014 by Love Nurtured Music

Here is a metronome performance of the first page,  how it’s supposed to sound. Hear this first many times. Then, follow the tutorial below to practice. After you have gotten all the notes perfectly, come back to this first video and play along. 
Now, Here is a tutorial on “How To Practice” the piece. Listen to the previous video many times first, then take these practice tips. 
 
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Early Music Lessons Boost Brain Development

August 19, 2013 by Love Nurtured Music

If you started piano lessons in grade one, or played the recorder in kindergarten, thank your parents and teachers. Those lessons you dreaded — or loved — helped develop your brain. The younger you started music lessons, the stronger the connections in your brain.

Early Suzuki music lessons boost brain development

Feb. 12, 2013 — If you started piano lessons in grade one, or played the recorder in kindergarten, thank your parents and teachers. Those lessons you dreaded — or loved — helped develop your brain. The younger you started music lessons, the stronger the connections in your brain.

A study published last month in the Journal of Neuroscience suggests that musical training before the age of seven has a significant effect on the development of the brain, showing that those who began early had stronger connections between motor regions — the parts of the brain that help you plan and carry out movements.

This research was carried out by students in the laboratory of Concordia University psychology professor Virginia Penhune, and in collaboration with Robert J. Zatorre, a researcher at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital at McGill University.

The study provides strong evidence that the years between ages six and eight are a “sensitive period” when musical training interacts with normal brain development to produce long-lasting changes in motor abilities and brain structure. “Learning to play an instrument requires coordination between hands and with visual or auditory stimuli,” says Penhune. “Practicing an instrument before age seven likely boosts the normal maturation of connections between motor and sensory regions of the brain, creating a framework upon which ongoing training can build.”

With the help of study co-authors, PhD candidates Christopher J. Steele and Jennifer A. Bailey, Penhune and Zatorre tested 36 adult musicians on a movement task, and scanned their brains. Half of these musicians began musical training before age seven, while the other half began at a later age, but the two groups had the same number of years of musical training and experience. These two groups were also compared with individuals who had received little or no formal musical training.

When comparing a motor skill between the two groups, musicians who began before age seven showed more accurate timing, even after two days of practice. When comparing brain structure, musicians who started early showed enhanced white matter in the corpus callosum, a bundle of nerve fibres that connects the left and right motor regions of the brain. Importantly, the researchers found that the younger a musician started, the greater the connectivity.

Interestingly, the brain scans showed no difference between the non-musicians and the musicians who began their training later in life; this suggests that the brain developments under consideration happen early or not at all. Because the study tested musicians on a non-musical motor skill task, it also suggests that the benefits of early music training extend beyond the ability to play an instrument.

“This study is significant in showing that training is more effective at early ages because certain aspects of brain anatomy are more sensitive to changes at those time points,” says co-author, Dr. Zatorre, who is also the co-director of the International Laboratory for Brain Music and Sound Research.

But, says Penhune, who is also a member of the Centre for Research in Human Development, “it’s important to remember that what we are showing is that early starters have some specific skills and differences in the brain that go along with that. But, these things don’t necessarily make them better musicians. Musical performance is about skill, but it is also about communication, enthusiasm, style, and many other things that we don’t measure. So, while starting early may help you express your genius, it probably won’t make you a genius.”


The above story is based on materials provided by Concordia University.
Journal Reference: C. J. Steele, J. A. Bailey, R. J. Zatorre, V. B. Penhune. Early Musical Training and White-Matter Plasticity in the Corpus Callosum: Evidence for a Sensitive Period. Journal of Neuroscience, 2013; 33 (3): 1282 DOI:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3578-12.2013
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