Ask a Researcher: Why do We Need to Teach Music to Someone Without any Talent?
Do we, and how do we need to teach music to someone we know has no talent, TV viewer Ele asked our researchers. Tiina Selke, Associate Professor of Musics Didactics claims the knack for music is hidden in every one of us. It just needs opening up.
Do we, and how do we need to teach music to someone we know has no talent, TV viewer Ele asked our researchers. Tiina Selke, Associate Professor of Musics Didactics claims the knack for music is hidden in every one of us. It just needs opening up.
Why is music necessary to humans? People who are not actively involve in music think tend to say it’s for relaxing, emotions and setting a mood. It releases tensions, diverts your attention, raises your potential and acts as a time stamp in our memories, creating connections between people and events. Music makes us feel good.
We study music in school to understand the multiplicity of the music world, how different music affects us, what feelings and thoughts it brings to us. At school, we learn to develop our music skills. This can only be done by participating in activities, singing along, playing instruments, moving to music and creating new sounds. Everyone has a talent for music within themselves, it just needs opening up. This is the viewpoint of current music psychology and pedagogy.
Sounds from our childhood determine what music we like
Music should be introduced to children as early as possible. Everyday background music is not sufficient. An environment with various music, and activities tied to music will develop the emotional side of the child and youth, create connections between muscle memory, motor skills, and rhythm perception. In other words – they allow us to experience musical expressions in a more conscious manner. Through music, the curiosity, skills and worldview of the child will develop.
Early music didactics pioneers in Estonia such as Elsa Maasik, Eugen Kelder, Karl Sillakivi, Filip Joon, Riho Päts, Lembit Verlin, Ants Sööt and others have become well-known culture greats.
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