This statement is true or at least I have not ever come across anyone in my lifetime who has regretted learning how to sing or play an instrument. There is something that happens to an individual when they take the time to stop, listen, learn, practice, and then share what they have been able to master with anyone. As an educator, I have had the pleasure of introducing this opportunity to countless numbers of 'youngsters' who to this day have either kept up their 'chops' or who are passing it on to their own children because they value the skills and lessons that they learned in the bands, choirs or ensembles that were oh so important to them back in the day.
The title to this blog-post is even more telling I believe. Having had the chance to meet and work with a lovely group of 'New Horizon-ers' this year, the proof is in the pudding as they say. Watching these folks prepare for their next gig for their friends and family or for the residents of a retirement home or at the local outdoor concert venue confirms what I already knew....Music will keep you vital, connected and young at heart. Working together with others on something that you feel and believe is important and worthwhile gives us all meaning and worth and will help make somebody else feel honoured to witness what we have worked so hard to master over the past number of weeks. So if you are not prepared to pick up your trumpet or warm up that voice, the least you can do is volunteer to support your local choir, band or orchestra and buy a ticket or sit in the park and enjoy the efforts of those who have mastered the music to share with you. It will make a difference in your life, I guarantee it.
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