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Cultivate the Lovely
Hello PFMA families! As school is starting for our students, we hope things go as smoothly as possible with adjusting to some new schedules and ways to school. You have probably noticed that our world seems to be getting a bit tense and crazy, especially if you look at events reported on the news. Sometimes all this craziness can really be stressful.
Is this all new? If we look back to the history of mankind, there has never been a lack of stress, division, wars, and craziness. It is part of living in the human race on earth.
However, another part of being human is to create beauty, joy, and all things lovely. I call it cultivating the lovely.
You can cultivate the lovely everyday by simple means. Play some music, sing together as a family, or have your kiddos put on a family concert.
Take a walk outside and notice the beauty in nature. Clip a branch or two and put them in a vase to decorate the table.
Read poetry. Then write one yourself!
Paint or draw a portrait. It doesn't have to be good. Just enjoy the process.
We love what we do here at PFMA because we get to bring the joy of music to our students.
Here is a wonderful poem that exemplifies cultivating the lovely with music:
Is this all new? If we look back to the history of mankind, there has never been a lack of stress, division, wars, and craziness. It is part of living in the human race on earth.
However, another part of being human is to create beauty, joy, and all things lovely. I call it cultivating the lovely.
You can cultivate the lovely everyday by simple means. Play some music, sing together as a family, or have your kiddos put on a family concert.
Take a walk outside and notice the beauty in nature. Clip a branch or two and put them in a vase to decorate the table.
Read poetry. Then write one yourself!
Paint or draw a portrait. It doesn't have to be good. Just enjoy the process.
We love what we do here at PFMA because we get to bring the joy of music to our students.
Here is a wonderful poem that exemplifies cultivating the lovely with music:
WHY I TEACH MUSIC:
Not because I expect you to major in music.
Not because I expect you to sing or play all or life.
Not so you can relax.
But...
So you will be human
So you will recognize beauty
So you will be sensitive
So you will be closer to an infinite beyond this world
So you will have something to cling to
So you will have more love, more compassion, more gentleness, more good... in short, more life.
Of what value will it be to make a prosperous living unless you know how to live?
--Anonymous
Not because I expect you to major in music.
Not because I expect you to sing or play all or life.
Not so you can relax.
But...
So you will be human
So you will recognize beauty
So you will be sensitive
So you will be closer to an infinite beyond this world
So you will have something to cling to
So you will have more love, more compassion, more gentleness, more good... in short, more life.
Of what value will it be to make a prosperous living unless you know how to live?
--Anonymous
Keep up the great work and happy music making!
Dawn Elmer
Dawn Elmer
Academy Director
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