Music Talks with Children

"Music Talks with Children" is a classical-style series of short readings for adults and children to share. Through these Talks, children are gently and delightfully introduced to musical terms and concepts, while being encouraged in their character development as well. For example: “Having observed the hands and their duties, we can readily see the kind of task they must do in music. It is just the same kind of task as laying a wall of stone. Every motion must be done honorably. Everything must be thought out in the mind and heart before the hands are called upon to act. Wise people always go about their tasks this way. Unwise people try the other way, of acting first and thinking it out afterward, and, of course, they always fail. You can now understand that a great pianist is one who has great thought with which to command the hands. And to be sure they will obey his commands at once, he has made them obey him continuously for years. This teaching the hands to obey is called Practice.” This volume is a true delight for music education!