Musical Instruments- If You Must
b'Musical instruments: must our children either be tied to a piano bench or forgo their dreams of the Ivy League? Must we battle with our children daily to make them practice, and then have to listen to fifteen minutes of what sounds like a dying moose?\\n\\xa0Experts say childhood exposure to musical instruments relieves stress (theirs), tones the brain for auditory fitness, even lowers kids\\u2019 risk of dementia seventy years hence.\\nWhile that\\u2019s certainly playing the long game, all of our kids play instruments, and we\\u2019re here to tell you why yours should at least give it a shot. At least the recorder. Sorry about that.\\nHere\\u2019s links to research and further reading we discuss in this episode:\\na picture of a bass clarinet, which Margaret promised as a visual appendix to her story of Clarice, the clarinetrix\\nsports coach Bruce Brown\\u2019s terrific advice on the only thing you need to say after watching your kids perform: \\u201cI Love To Watch You Play\\u201d\\nthe Tiger Mom article that started the backlash against making kids spend three hours a day practicing (not that we were ever going to do that anyhow)\\nTen Reasons Why Everyone Should Learn to Play Musical Instruments\\nAngela Kwan for Parents: 6 Benefits of Music Lessons\\nDid you play an instrument as a kid? Are you glad you did? Tell us in the comments!\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'