How to be good parents for children who study music?

Recently the "parenthood" becomes a subject to be learned. In cooperation with The Nippon Foundation, PTNA organizes several lecture-concerts on the theme of "parenthood (how to be good parents)" led by music teachers and pianists, as well as experts in the educational fields.

 
It largely depends on the family environment whether children could develop their musical talents and their sensibilities in an effective way.  A lecture-concert held last February drew big attention from parents, which evoked the awareness of creating good musical environment at home and establishing realible communication between children and parents.

This series of lectures from this autumn (see below) will provide knowledge and experiences about the learning process of music corresponding to the human growth.

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09/11/23  Music Education from early stage:

-Subjects: Learning process of musical expression and ear training / How to make ideal musical environment at home?
-Lecturer: Yoko Shimura (Professor of Saitama University, Acting Director of The Japanese Society of Baby Science)
-Performers: Yuko Ouchi (Soprano), Akihiro Takahashi (Trumpet), Michiko Shoji (piano)

09/11/16  Music in Child Care:

-Subjects: Music learning is the first step of all study / Effective communication between parents and child through music
-Lecturers: Ikuko Ogura (lecture & reading), Sae Matsuda(piano & composition)

10/02/06  Art of Family - how to make children cultivate their affection for music? 

-Subject: An appropriate approach to children according to their age / What teachers ask for parents in daily lessons / Attraction of piano, affection of music 
-Lecturer: Eiko Nezu, Piano: Rieko Nezu (works by Chopin)

10/02/21  Music in Child Care :

-Subjects: What "experiences" bring to children in their learning process / Art of Family - how to bring up children in an ideal way? How to speak to children?
-Lecturer: Mitsuyo Esaki (*related articles), Piano: Hironao Suzuki (works by Rachmaninoff)