I used to be a big purchaser of CD's, as many as 4-5 a week. Then, I got married and cut my purchases to 10-15 a year. Now, with 2 daughters and another due April 22nd I don't purchase CD's anymore. If I hear a band I like I might buy a song or two, or possibly the album from iTunes, but I rarely purchase a CD.
We have constant music playing at our house when we are not watching a show. We find this light music in the background calms the house and fills our space with pleasing sounds. I listen to pandora.com when I am doing homework or reading and stick mostly to instrumental guitar. I have found I need a little background sound to help me stay focused on what I am doing.
At work we use music for our chapel services as welcome sounds for the prelude. We get albums from all sorts of people who want us to play something in particular and have memberships with the main 3 music copyright license companies. Music has a way of drawing our students into a shared environment instead of the separate lives of college life.
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I too find that a little background music can help keep me focused or provide me with a boost of energy to keep plowing through my work. I have a niece who is the same way. Diagnosed with both ADD and OCD, allowing her to use her iPod while doing her homework has produced a significant and positive change in her grades and abilities to focus.
ReplyDeleteSadly her last school, though openly acknowledging the success of using music to keep her focused, refused to entertain the idea of incorporating music into her classroom studies - even though the district already had guidelines on ways to do just that.
Needless to say my niece now attends a different school. However, i have to wonder how many children's educational experiences are short-changed because of ingrained beliefs on how a classroom ought to be run.