’m Miss Holly.
I’ve been a musician for as long as I can remember. In my home, there was always music. My parents sang. My older siblings played instruments. When we did household chores, we sang together. When we traveled, we sang. We attended musical performances that inspired me. When we wanted to celebrate, or play, or just enjoy time together, someone played the piano, someone played the guitar, and everyone sang. We sang harmony, we sang rounds, we sang popular songs that we heard on records or on the radio.
I remember driving to the Grand Canyon with my family in our green Cadillac – the kind with the fins on the back. My parents packed us all into the car and we drove for 5 hours to get there. My sister brought her guitar, and we sang the whole way. My mom and dad and my big sisters all sang together in beautiful, rich harmony. My brother and I were so inspired by all of them. It was so much fun for me to be a part of, and made the time together feel so special. It’s one of my earliest and favorite memories.
Having the language of music has enhanced my life in every way. It’s given me a way to communicate at times when words weren’t enough. It’s given me a wonderful community. Singing in choirs, playing in bands, and singing and playing music with my own kids, has been so much fun! Along with the fun, there were added benefits- having a musical education has helped me organize my thoughts, to learn all of the other things I’ve wanted to learn in life.
The musicians I’ve been blessed to share time with have all felt like they had advantages too, and studies are now showing why. Music helps kids’ brains develop, and it helps them to feel connected to their families.
There’s one thing most “natural” musicians agree on. Music was a way of life from infancy.
There are successful musicians who didn’t grow up in a musical home. My hat is off to them – they’ve worked extra hard to be successful.
But by and large, musicality starts in infancy, just like any other language.
Because Music is a Language!!
And we all know that language is best acquired in infancy, even though new babies aren’t at all ready to talk.
In the same way you naturally teach your baby spoken language, I’ll teach you how to instill the language of music in your baby, even though they’re not ready to show you that they’re getting it. Don’t worry, if you’re offering it, your baby is getting it! Babies are wired to detect patterns. It’s how we’ve survived since humans existed. And it’s how babies thrive.
There are lots of kinds of musical educations. Some are strict and forced, others are haphazard and inconsistent. The kind of musical education I want to invite you to offer your baby is
- Loving
- A little at a time
- Consistent
This is a recipe for a lasting, happy relationship, not only with music, but with you.
I’m going to give you tools to not only understand the language of music for yourself, in a way that you might not get anywhere else, but tools that will prepare your baby so that when done consistently, as your baby gets older and their fingers are develop (which I’ll also give you tools to assist with) your baby will know lots of very little songs to play. These fun little songs will be in their heart and mind, because you sang them every day since they were tiny, and because you showed your baby the symbols, and demonstrated what they meant.
I’ll help you do this, and it’s gonna be so much fun!
Be sure to hop on the waitlist for Baby-Led Piano™ so you’ll know just when the course is ready for you and your baby!
I’ll see you there!
