| | About Diane Allen Environment for Learning a Musical Instrument Joyful Support! In the Introduction to the Environment for Learning a Musical Instrument blog series, we looked at how babies are immersed in language. Here's a direct quote from that blog entry: "When we look at how a baby learns to speak it seems so simple. The baby is surrounded by talking all the time. The baby copies the sounds and is rewarded with attention and praise when the sound resembles our language. The baby happily practices making sound all day long." Let's focus our lense a little closer: The baby copies the sounds and is rewarded with attention and praise. One more time a little closer: "rewarded with attention" That in a nutshell is joyful support. Most of the time all my son wants is for me to see what he is doing. See him in action. Just watch and check it out. Even though I'm inclined to offer my two cents worth, he really just wants me to be there and witness. Spend the time together. How do we react when a baby mispronounces a word? Awwww - how cute! How do we react when our child makes an unrefined sound on the violin? Hmmmmm.... After we recover from our "cute" phase with the baby we certainly don't get stern and correct, bribe or punish the baby. We just smile and keep repeating the correct pronunciation. All the while showering the child with that joyful kind of support that comes natural to us as parents and care givers. In this goal oriented world where we put ourselves into a mode of constant production - I'd like to remind you to enjoy your practices. This is your time to share with your child. Tap into that natural fun loving supportive role that may be hidden somewhere deep inside you. Maybe you don't need to do anything but just sit there and be with your child while they practice and learn how to play the violin. Cheer for the wonderful violin tone. Find that note that is out of tune endearing! Introduction Listening Role Models
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