Good Music, Brighter Children: Simple and Practical Ideas to Help Transform Your Child's Life Through the Power of Music

by Sharlene Habermeyer

Book Overview

Did you know that music has the power to increase your child's intelligence? Scientific studies at some of the most respected universities in the world indicate that children introduced to classical... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076152150X
• ISBN13: 9780761521501
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Prima Publishing
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A Five Star Guide on How We Can Improve Education

Parents, teachers, school administrators and board members, state and federal legislators, and the community at large, MUST read this book if we, as a nation, are to find the answers to the questions, Why aren't our students learning?; and How do we prepare them to meet the intellectual and creative workplace challenges of the new millennium? Ms. Habermeyer's work clearly and convincingly answers these questions. Through her exhaustive research of scientific studies connecting music and learning, and of successful schools where music and art are an integrated part of the curricula, she provides us with the methods and the motivation to revive and revitalize, not only schools that fall short of academic excellence, but all schools. Unlike books that inspire but do not deliver the "how-to", GOOD MUSIC, BRIGHTER CHILDREN, will not disappoint you. Parents and teachers will find the extensive resource section, alone, and invaluable guide for enriching children's lives and education through music.

Music Education for the 21st Century!

The author has done her homework and delivers a practical guide, clearly written in a very readable and enjoyable style. Thankfully free of academic cant or pyschobabble, "Good Music, Brighter Children" has page after page of facts and solutions that real parents with real children can use. The scholarship is impeccable, the bibliography exhaustive; Ms. Habermeyer has quite simply created a gold standard reference work in the warp-speed expanding field of learning dynamics.

Authoritative, Textbook Quality

Having just read this authoritative and well-written book, I would recommend it to anyone and everyone who either has a child, intends to have a child, or teaches children. From her vast amount of research, Ms. Habermeyer has compiled what would take years of individual study on the part of the reader, into a concisely-written and easily understood manuscript. It is packed with resources and ideas, motivational to say the least. Would make a great textbook.

Must-have for parents who care about child's development!

To any parent who has struggled to get a child to practice any musical instrument, the chapter on practicing (chapter 5) is alone worth the price of Good Music Brighter Children. The book offers not only great encouragement to parents, but it contains many useful suggestions on helping the child or teen over those "I-want-to-quit" hurdles.This book backs up with solid research the position that music affects many aspects of development. Most interesting and readable are the anecdotes of how exposure to music has affected individuals and their families. This is not a book that will guide you in making a prodigy of your child. Its position is that music is a vital component of everyone's development.Many how-to books make grand claims with steps to follow that are impractical at best and usually unreachable by the average reader. Good Music Brighter Children is loaded with realistic suggestions for incorporating music into your child's (and your) life. Whether you take one or several of these suggestions, you're bound to see benefits in many areas of your family's life. From teaching values through music to exposing your kids to music on a budget, just about anyone can successfully apply these ideas to their own situation. This is a must-have book for parents concerned about their child's education and development.

A must-have for all parents, educators, musicians & CEOs

This book is a wealth of information. The author cites the latest research in brain development and music education. She also includes anecdotes from the lives of famous and not-so-famous musicians. All sources are cited. Each chapter has an average of 20 endnotes. There is good, practical advice for parents & teachers alike as well as for advocates of any area of the arts. It covers both the importance of music for babies & young children as well as how the lack of study in the arts is adversely affecting creativity in the business world. Specific recommendations for music, books, videos, internet sites are also given. I was surprised at the wealth of powerful information in this book (257 pages text + 44 pages of resources, 15 pages of endnotes, and a 20 page index). If every school board member were to read this book, music and art in the schools would never be threatened by budget constraints.