How Children Learn Music: Emotion Before Technique/ Jak dzieci uczą się muzyki: emocja przed techniką

On December we began working with Tymek on his first Christmas carol — “Przybieżeli do Betlejem.” It was an important moment: his first conscious encounter with a piece that carries not only melody, but also emotion. At the beginning, there was a lot of caution and difficulty with concentration. His fingers did not always know …

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Remembering my two great-grandmothers – the women from whom it all began /Wspomnienie o dwóch prababciach – o kobietach, od których wszystko się zaczęło

(All Souls’ Day – November 2nd) Today, on All Souls’ Day, I think of all those who were part of my family but are no longer with us —those who built our world, filled it with memories, the scent of old homes, and the tenderness that time cannot erase. But today I especially remember my …

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