Thoughts and stories, by Pal

I came across an entry I posted just over 2 years ago.  I really enjoyed being a piano teacher for many years, and now I have moved north to West Bountiful, I am teaching 4 more students, in my own family this time.   I hope many of you are giving your children the advantage of music lessons.  This article gives  ideas of many advantages musical study gives. MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2015 492. Science Discovered Something Amazing About What Childhood Piano Lessons Did to You! Piano, and music lessons in childhood develop many abilities!  I  have read before several articles on the benefits of musical training to a person's life in many ways.  This is important reading for any parent!   Science Just Discovered Something Amazing About What Childhood Piano Lessons Did to You This is a photo of our living room years ago, which has always included a piano.  When my parents we...

I had my last child, Jeremy Miles Eckman, 42 years ago today! He had 5 older sisters, and 3 older brothers, and "older" parents, as I would turn 40 in 2 weeks.  He was so loved by us all, especially his 5 older sisters, who loved to dress him up, and take care of him.  I remember, as we lived in Sandy at the time, how he would love to go into our garden in the back yard, and eat whatever he could -- mostly peas from the pod -- as it was growing.  He was so good-natured and happy.  As our next oldest, Pamela, was almost 4 years older, he and I spent many happy hours together, going places and talking a lot.  He loved to learn about anything and everything. This first family picture is of our family when Jeremy was about 9 months old.  His older brother Wayne, who had come home from college at age 18, to see his youngest brother was ready to go on his mission.  Jeremy's next oldest brother was 11 years older, and Allen was 13 1/2 years older than h...

Piano, and music lessons in childhood develop many abilities!  I have read before several articles on the benefits of musical training to a person's life in many ways.  This is important reading for any parent!   Science Just Discovered Something Amazing About What Childhood Piano Lessons Did to You This is a photo of our living room years ago, which has always included a piano.  When my parents were married, my mother had a piano already, and as a baby she put me in front of it in my high chair, to plunk on the keys to amuse me.  Later I took lessons 12 years. If your parents forced you to practice your scales by saying it would "build character," they were onto something. The Washington Post reports that one of the largest scientific studies into music's effect on the brain has found something striking: Musical training doesn't just affect your musical ability — it provides tremendous benefits to children's emotional and behavioral maturatio...