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July 27, 2005
Concentration
Life seems to come at us faster all the time. How many times do you come to the end of the week and find yourself exclaiming, (often to no one in particular) “Where did this week go? It’s Friday already!”
Sometimes in all the “hustle and bustle” we find it hard to concentrate. Our minds are always going, and we find ourselves jumping from thing to thing. Here is where the study of music, and the keyboard especially, can help.
When you sit down to play a song, you have to concentrate. Your whole world becomes creating this beautiful sound that can be recognized as a song. You’re thinking about playing the notes, getting the rhythm, singing the lyrics. You’re finding out where the “hard” spots are, and spending some time working on them so that you can play more smoothly. You’re going back over the songs you’ve already learned, and enjoying how much easier they are getting as time goes by. The rest of the world seems to fade away while you concentrate on your playing.
My hope for you is that they take some time each day to focus on your music. I know how difficult this can be, as we all have so much to do. But I encourage you to make the effort, even if just for 15 minutes a day. Your brain will thank you. You may find yourself taking time away from things like television to make more time for music.
Posted by leon at July 27, 2005 10:38 AM