Me: So, what's a song you'd like to learn?
Student: I don't know.
Me: That's okay. What are you listening to these days? Artists, songs?
Student: I don't really listen to music.
Me: Well, what's playing around the house?
Student: We don't really play music at our house.
It's a surprisingly common conversation these days. Maybe it's the internet. Maybe Spotify has made music so on-demand, we take it for granted.
But I never thought I'd see the day kids say, "I don't listen to music."
The good news is, there's a simple solution. Turn on some music.
In the house. In the car. On the way to school or work. On the way home from school or work. In the shower. While you're doing chores.
There's no shortage of places you can bathe yourself and your family in those sweet sounds.
Bonus points if you can figure out which music you love and which music you hate. Extra bonus points if you can explain why.
A love of music can begin with a simple on/off switch.
I always told my son as I was driving him from school to activity that the driver controls the music. That was all well & good until he turned 16 & got his permit!!!! But I sucked it up and listened to “his” music!!