Guest guest Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 I like that, thanksSubject: Re: play musicTo: Texas-Autism-Advocacy Date: Sunday, February 12, 2012, 8:28 PM You might buy two drums and let him teach you. Just follow what he does, show him that you love him and that you understand him. Don’t try to teach him at first. Just be with him. More and more he’ll let you show him your ideas. It took me almost 6 months of joining my son in a Son-Rise playroom to really get him watching me for more than a few seconds. But even those fleeting seconds showed me that he was noticing me....because I wasn’t trying to change him. I was just being with him at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 Proverbs 22:6: " Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. " I interpret this not only to mean to teach children right from wrong, but also that God gives each person talents and interests put into the heart that are from God. I think it means that if a child shows an interest in something, then we should do our best to foster that interest. Try to find a CD of music with good drumming -- even some drum solos. Let him bang away on the drums or anything he chooses to use as a drum within reason. If you can find an instructor, that is great,I had a friend I grew up with who just had a natural talent for the piano. He never had a formal lesson in his life, but his mom had a piano in the house, and she let him experiment on it. He became one heck of a piano/keyboard player. He travels around with Thorogood now and others, I think -- he makes his living playing. He just has always had the gift. Now, his mom could have tried to squelch it, but she didn't. She let him play. I remember in our teens, he was always in one band or another. His brother played guitar and hung out with Stevie Ray Vaughn (who also grew up in our neighborhood). My friends and I used to love to go watch them play in a rented out storage room or someone's garage. his interest. That is what is most important, but if you can afford to get him some formal training and see where it leads -- that can be even better.If you see your child leaning towards something, I say nurture it. My son loves buildings. He says he wants to be an architect someday. so we got him " Sketch Up " and he designs away. It is his favorite thing to do, but I am looking for an art teacher who can also teach him how to draw buildings free-hand. I bought a book and I am trying that as best I can, as well. It sounds like you have a budding drummer, and I am hoping mine may be the next Lloyd .:)One of my favorite poets, Langston wrote: " Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams goLife is barren field, frozen with snow. " We must give our children dreams to shoot for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 thanks so much for all your ideas. Happy Valentine's DAY!!!!! God bless you Rosie To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 9:34 PMSubject: Re: Re: play music Proverbs 22:6: "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."I interpret this not only to mean to teach children right from wrong, but also that God gives each person talents and interests put into the heart that are from God. I think it means that if a child shows an interest in something, then we should do our best to foster that interest.Try to find a CD of music with good drumming -- even some drum solos. Let him bang away on the drums or anything he chooses to use as a drum within reason. If you can find an instructor, that is great,I had a friend I grew up with who just had a natural talent for the piano. He never had a formal lesson in his life, but his mom had a piano in the house, and she let him experiment on it. He became one heck of a piano/keyboard player. He travels around with Thorogood now and others, I think -- he makes his living playing. He just has always had the gift. Now, his mom could have tried to squelch it, but she didn't. She let him play. I remember in our teens, he was always in one band or another. His brother played guitar and hung out with Stevie Ray Vaughn (who also grew up in our neighborhood). My friends and I used to love to go watch them play in a rented out storage room or someone's garage. his interest. That is what is most important, but if you can afford to get him some formal training and see where it leads -- that can be even better.If you see your child leaning towards something, I say nurture it.My son loves buildings. He says he wants to be an architect someday. so we got him "Sketch Up" and he designs away. It is his favorite thing to do, but I am looking for an art teacher who can also teach him how to draw buildings free-hand. I bought a book and I am trying that as best I can, as well.It sounds like you have a budding drummer, and I am hoping mine may be the next Lloyd .:)One of my favorite poets, Langston wrote:"Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams goLife is barren field, frozen with snow."We must give our children dreams to shoot for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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