| Want your children to learn to appreciate the beauty, | | | | express feed the souls of young children with calming |
| peace, and simplicity of nature? Then pass these | | | | thoughts of nature and simplicity. Here are examples |
| values on to your kids with music. Music is a powerful | | | | of the folk tunes young children in piano lessons can |
| tool for expressing ideas and values. Don't let the only | | | | learn to play in their first or second year. |
| music your children hear come from pop tunes on the | | | | Home on the Range Simple Gifts Shenandoah Puff |
| radio. Enroll your children in music lessons such as the | | | | the Magic Dragon All through the Night Lavender's Blue |
| piano to expose them to a tradition of values that will | | | | Country Gardens Down by the Riverside Home |
| last them a life time. | | | | Sweet Home Shepherd's Song (from Beethoven's |
| Musicians of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries | | | | Sixth Symphony) |
| composed music adapted from traditional folk songs | | | | Enroll your children in piano lessons and you'll be giving |
| portraying the sights and sounds of rural life and | | | | them the power of music to fill their souls and protect |
| nature. These "modern" pieces were well remembered | | | | their hearts musical values they'll remember for a life |
| by the growing middle class of concert goers. | | | | time. Plus piano lessons are valuable for young children |
| Composers wanted to be remembered for their music | | | | as they help them learn key reading and math skills, |
| with accessible music that was simpler in form and | | | | learn to set goals, learn to be persistent, and learn how |
| easy to recall. Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony is an | | | | to take responsibility for their success. Don't let the only |
| example. | | | | music your children hear come from pop tunes on the |
| Children have always enjoyed playing folk songs | | | | radio. Enroll them in music lessons such as the piano to |
| because the words and melodies are easy for them | | | | expose them to a tradition of values that will last them |
| to remember and sing. Plus the values and ideas they | | | | a life time. |