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How studying classical music can help you (Part 1)
There are many positive effects of classical music and whether you want to become a professional musician or not, studying it can really help you live a better life. Benefits of listening and playing classical music have been known for a long time, but you don't have to be rich anymore to study it. With easily available information on the internet, affordable music instruments and so many music teachers today who don't charge much for lessons, most people can afford it. It also doesn't matter how old you are because you are never too old to start and most classical musicians will tell you that.
Do you know that classical music can really make you smarter? That is not just some people's opinion. With advancements in medical technology, it has been proven that an average classical musician uses both halves of the brain much more frequently then an average person. Classical musicians are trained to think fast and to do many different things at the same time without getting confused. That is the reason why a brain of a classical musician is much more active then a brain of an average person and it is also a reason why classical musicians are much less likely to ever get Alzheimer's disease than the rest of population. Classical music can keep your mind sharp no matter how old you are and it wouldn't be odd to find a ninety year old classical musician who has much better memory than an average twenty year old. Also, just like classical music can prevent Alzheimer's disease it can help treat it too. Being able to think fast at an old age is something that you just can't put a price to and it can help you live a much better life when you get old.
Family
IT’S GOOD TO BE A PARENT
Having kids makes me feel like a kid again. My wife often tells me that I’m a big kid at heart, mainly because I like still like to watch cartoons and I enjoy comic books. I’ve never told her that I’m not immature for my age; what I’m actually doing is trying to recapture a piece of my lost childhood.
Things are always simpler as a kid. You don’t have to worry about paying the mortgage, or putting together the big presentation at work, or getting the car fixed before the weekend. Your main priorities as a child seem to be getting candy and watching TV.
Growing up during my own parents’ divorce was rough, in that I had to get real mature real fast. Because of their split I had to focus on being more responsible. A heavy dose of reality was thrown at me on the day I found out about their divorce, and I think that same day I stopped being a kid.
I have two kids of my own now. A daughter, Emma, who is about to turn two years-old in May, and a son, Owen, who will be two months-old at the end of this week. Both are excitable, intelligent, and astonished by everything new.
Its 4:40 AM as I sit on the couch writing this article, my kids are asleep, and I can’t help but wish they were awake and enjoying life so I can witness their amazement at the simplest things. With two kids so close in age, and both still so young, sleep is a prime commodity in my household. And yet, as tired as I am, I don’t want to waste a second seeing their bewilderment from everything they experience.
I feel like my own youth was taken from me too early, and I’m eager to protect them from the same thing happening. I want them to play for the baseball team I never tried out for. I want them to camp out underneath the stars with a group of friends. I want them to travel and see what this world has to offer outside of our city.
Seeing them enjoy the things I loved as a kid is like reliving my own childhood. They call that living vicariously. I call that good parenting.
Teen Perceptions
The Perception Is
1. Teens have more conflict then adults.
Six out of fifteen teens felt, they have more conflicts then adults. Some teens say when adults have conflict they are life altering. One teen said he felt adults debate rather then argue.
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2. There is no longer a sense of privacy and respect between teens and parents.
3/15 Teens think there is no longer respect between teens and parents. One teen felt some privacy should be intervened, while another felt the older you get the more privacy you should have.
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3. Grown ups think black teen boys are troubled and lazy.
Teens believe that black males are misunderstood and not all black males are the same. One teen female said when you portray yourself a certain way that is what others see.
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4. Rap music is worthless and junk
6 of 15 said that rap music is worthless and junk. Some teens feel rap music releases pain, making the perception look negative. Teens say not all rap is worthless, they say about 50% is. When asked if they listened to the 50% that is worthless they all agreed they did.
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5.Teens believe they are grown when they turn 18 years old.
One teen said yes, she does feel she is grown at age 18 but remains at home with her parents while in college. When asked how she believes she is grown and still at home, she stated her parents do not want her to leave. It was said that it is her choice to stay at home because at age 18 you are not required to stay with your parents. Another teen stated that being 18 does not determine you mind set as being "Grown" and if you do not get your mind right you are not considered "Grown"(an adult). Listening and learning are both factors in being "Grown"(an adult).
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Good Quotes
The good life, as I conceive it, is a happy life. I do not mean that if you are good you will be happy; I mean that if you are happy you will be good.
Bertrand Russ
“It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.”
Walter Lippmann
If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
Albert Einstin
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