TIP SHEET #4: Friends Are Made By Music
- At a new school? Join the band, orchestra, or choir to meet new people.
- Start your home in the music room at school
- A safe place to be where you feel less alone
- Make your first new friends in an easy and fun way
- Learn to read and become sensitive to “body language” and eye contact
- You get to be loud instead of always being shushed up by teachers.
- You are part of a team that creates something together.
- Work, learn, and play with friends
- Get feedback from others and learn it’s not personal
- Your contribution has value even if you don’t have the biggest part
- Your self-confidence soars when you step out of your comfort zone, make mistakes, then learn from them in rehearsal
- Travel with friends to far-away and local places.
- Form a “Music Team” to surround yourself.
- Parents, aunts, uncles, cousins support and encourage you
- Fellow musicians in school and in your neighborhood
- Adults at church, temple and school
- Neighbors might have unused instruments in their closets to loan to you.
- You learn determination and focus that carries on to “real life”.
- Learning new music teaches you to solve problems, learn new skills, concentrate and “think out of the box”
- Your dedication leads to your feelings of accomplishment
- Practicing in a group teaches that your actions affect other people
- Being on time for rehearsals and performances teaches respect and dedication.
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