To quote Sakari Oramo, the Chief Conductor at the Last Night of this year's BBC Proms (2014): "Music is so many things. It's mathematics, science, history, culture, physical education. Music is therapy for those who need it". I'm sure that, if children gain a love for pure and beautiful music at an early age, it will make them happy in life. Nine years ago, as a volunteer, I started to tell my chi
ldren and their friends about musical instruments, famous classical composers, various musical genres, ballet and opera. Half of this group went on to become musicians, including my two sons (one is Grade 6 violin, he is student of the Royal College of Music and the other Grade 3 cello). I got Diploma an NVQ Level 3 Childcare and I'm also completed an online Kindermusik course. Since May 2013, I have been giving weekly musical lessons from my own one-year programme at the Rocking Horse Montessori Nursery and the results have been great. One child said listening to Mozart's music made him happy; another said the organ was his favourite instrument and he loves listening to Bach. Each of my lessons consists of three parts: a story about music; drawing pictures on a musical theme while listening to classical music; and a” dancing time” , which the children love. One teacher at Caversham Children's Centre (where I gave some lessons as a volunteer) wrote the following: "Larissa's enthusiasm and passion for music has been passed on to the children, who have looked forward to her weekly visits"
