When you grow up surrounded by musicians in the family, projects like the one I will talk about definitely makes me smile...
When I was a baby my mother used to calm me down by playing classical music, and peace would return to the house... I still remember being seated on my uncle's lap while he was playing the piano "for me", those moments were truly magical and magnetic and definitely with an important impact in my life.
Music can have a real and great impact on the children's development, music facilitates learning other subjects enhancing skills that they can use in other areas.
The "Concerts for Babies" by Musicalmente from Portugal, have fantastic concept to approach the little ones by music that even allow them to take part and interact in the concerts.
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| Concerts for Babies Musicalmente (Paulo Lameiro) Fotographer: Marta Vidanes |
This project among 140 candidates and 15 nominees just won in Osnabrück, Germany the 1st Prize at YEAH! Young EARopean Award in the Innovation Category.
"The competition is looking for imaginative and innovative programmes that really engage children and young people creatively in music whether within the western classical music tradition and/or other music traditions with different cultural roots." YEAH!
"YEAH! is addressed to orchestras and ensembles, theaters and concert halls, composers, musicians, librettists, authors, pedagogues, and artists throughout Europe who tickle the ears with new stage formats and offer forward-looking impulses to international music life. Because music involves the shaping of time – our time. It provides food for thought and brings about encounters over and above any borders." YEAH!
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| Gil de Lemos / Musicalmente) |
More projects like this one should arise and be more easily available to everyone don't you think?
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