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Kids Aren't Lazy: Developing Motivation and Talent Through Music Paperback – 16 June 2018
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Lauren Haley
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Parents recognize their child's unique abilities and strive to provide the best education, credentials, and life skills. Teachers notice the faith parents have in their child's potential to contribute positively to the world. Still, even the most brilliant families wrestle with obstacles along the way.
Kids Aren't Lazy is the result of thousands of lesson hours spent working closely with young musicians and their families. In this volume, conservatory-trained violinist Lauren Haley offers strategies for fostering self-discipline, resilience, and advanced instrumental technique in young musicians. In redefining motivation as the learned rush of joy from conquering challenges, and talent as the sum of current skills that makes learning new ones easier, Haley reframes the way parents and educators understand the power of music education. Applying this revolutionary approach, motivation and talent are gifts that can be developed in any child.
Read on to discover how to:
· Address the root of musical struggles while developing new levels of focus, critical thinking, and self-direction in your child
· Prepare your child for peak performance and fear-free creativity
· Harness the power of routines to work for your entire family
· Understand how parental actions, well beyond words, shape your child's ultimate potential
With an emphasis on communication, Kids Aren't Lazy empowers parents with breakthrough strategies for advancing their child's musical proficiency and cultivating healthy behavioral patterns in all areas of study.
Kids Aren't Lazy is the result of thousands of lesson hours spent working closely with young musicians and their families. In this volume, conservatory-trained violinist Lauren Haley offers strategies for fostering self-discipline, resilience, and advanced instrumental technique in young musicians. In redefining motivation as the learned rush of joy from conquering challenges, and talent as the sum of current skills that makes learning new ones easier, Haley reframes the way parents and educators understand the power of music education. Applying this revolutionary approach, motivation and talent are gifts that can be developed in any child.
Read on to discover how to:
· Address the root of musical struggles while developing new levels of focus, critical thinking, and self-direction in your child
· Prepare your child for peak performance and fear-free creativity
· Harness the power of routines to work for your entire family
· Understand how parental actions, well beyond words, shape your child's ultimate potential
With an emphasis on communication, Kids Aren't Lazy empowers parents with breakthrough strategies for advancing their child's musical proficiency and cultivating healthy behavioral patterns in all areas of study.
- Print length216 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherPurpose Driven Publishing
- Publication date16 June 2018
- Dimensions13.97 x 1.24 x 21.59 cm
- ISBN-101946384259
- ISBN-13978-1946384256
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About the Author
Lauren Alexandra Haley is a professional violinist, violist, and the founder of Lauren Haley Studios, which enrolls over 50 young musicians studying violin and viola. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, Haley resides in Houston, Texas with her husband, Jake.
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- Publisher : Purpose Driven Publishing (16 June 2018)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 216 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1946384259
- ISBN-13 : 978-1946384256
- Dimensions : 13.97 x 1.24 x 21.59 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: 281,229 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 100 in Psychological Education & Training
- 101 in Teaching Gifted Students
- 188 in Violins (Books)
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Lauren Alexandra Haley is a professional violinist, violist, and the founder of Lauren Haley Studios, which enrolls over 50 young musicians studying violin and viola. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, Haley resides in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Jake.
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Sharon C.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Kid's Aren't Lazy
Reviewed in Canada on 5 March 2021Verified Purchase
I agreed with many of the book's premises and disagreed with others. Not earth shattering.
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Eloise H.
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An indispensable guide for parents AND teachers of music students
Reviewed in the United States on 24 February 2021Verified Purchase
I am a violin teacher myself. I read all of Lauren's book with great interest, and I learned a lot which is why I would recommend this book to teachers as well as parents. We need all the help we can get and this book certainly does give a lot of it. What particularly impressed me (remember this is my job, too) was her third section on Building Resilience and Maturity. There is all kinds of invaluable advice on how to help your children (and your students) handle auditions, recitals, and competitions. Apart from the excellent emotional and psychological indications, there are also lots of really practical things that many parents do not know, many teachers may not know or forget to tell you (we all have our gaps), and things you wouldn't think of on your own that could make a huge difference in outcome of a student's audition. The study of a musical instrument is a complicated thing for everyone: teacher, student and parent. This book will help any parent cope with the curve balls that music study will throw at you, from infantile temper tantrums to high octane competitions. It will also help to fill in any little lacunae a teacher may have or may have forgotten. There's a lot of great information for everyone. Well written, easily understood, and well laid-out by an obviously very compassionate as well as expert teacher.
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kevin w kiefer
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Applauded by HS band directors, recording engineers, aging band rockers!
Reviewed in the United States on 23 June 2018Verified Purchase
This book is a revelation to any parent or music major. Am sharing it w/long time friend who was the music director of both Fargo ND high schools. As a struggling trumpet & french horn student (high school) in the 60's, this explains our motivations... why couldn't we concentrate on practicing? Helpful w/my own son, a "Rock legend in his own mind", who couldn't concentrate on trombone in HS, but EASILY learned piano keyboard in a college class, in ONE SEMESTER in U of M. Says my friend Dik (music school recording engineer, producer, and bass guitarist in two Minneapolis bands, incl. "Scotty Miller Band": "Buy this book!".....
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MattZ
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A solid guide for serious parents of music students
Reviewed in the United States on 11 January 2019Verified Purchase
As a full-time violin teacher in San Antonio, I'm recommending that all of the families I work with read this book.
I see it as a useful guide and reference for parents who want to utilize their private teachers' expertise to the fullest, and achieve successful outcomes, even through challenges in motivation and attitude. There are no shortcuts to excellence, but certainly there are reliable, effective, positive pathways to seek. In many ways, this book demystifies those pathways to success in private lessons.
Even if you, as a parent or teacher, do not 100% agree with every bit of advice, at least the book opens up many potential productive conversations with the parent-teacher team.
I see it as a useful guide and reference for parents who want to utilize their private teachers' expertise to the fullest, and achieve successful outcomes, even through challenges in motivation and attitude. There are no shortcuts to excellence, but certainly there are reliable, effective, positive pathways to seek. In many ways, this book demystifies those pathways to success in private lessons.
Even if you, as a parent or teacher, do not 100% agree with every bit of advice, at least the book opens up many potential productive conversations with the parent-teacher team.
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Alfie’s Mon
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Intelligently written, easy to understand strategies for musical success
Reviewed in the United States on 23 June 2018Verified Purchase
As a former elementary school violinist, I sure wish this book had been around when I was growing up. There's so much great information here. Out of frustration I eventually abandoned my violin. I've often wished I hadn't but just felt I wasn't capable enough. Today, as I read this book, I feel like I understand what went wrong. Turns out, it wasn't about my capability. What a revelation! I'm actually feeling inspired to give this beautiful instrument another try. Will be buying additional copies to share with my family and friends, too.
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