As a child, my fondest memories are of running home from school, grabbing a snack to eat and running for my music class! Echoes with you too?
It was very common for us back then to pursue an after-school activity, in almost all households. It was vocal music for me, violin for my brother and some of my cousins took the Western Music route. Were we good at it? I would say, yes. Did we pursue it? Nope.
Sadly in our country, the mindset is always to treat these passions and hobbies as “extra-curricular” activities and beyond a particular age and class, we don’t pursue it with the same vigour and zest. We owe it to academic pressure or the lack of the right motivation to go beyond the usual 2-classes-a-week mindset, especially in sports or music lessons.
In a recent interview with Kunal Basu, Founder of Swirl Music, Mansi Zaveri, Founder of Kidsstoppress.com, delved into the significance of music education for children and how his brand is shaping the future of young musicians across the country.
About Swirl Music
Swirl Music offers online and offline, private and group music classes across various instruments for people of all ages. They offer different programmes such as coaching students for certificate and exam-based programmes, pre-school programmes, after-school programmes teacher training etc.
If you are reading this and are interested in teaching music, Swirl Music is looking for good, qualified and fun teachers to join the Swirl family. Contact them here.
Watch this video for an in-depth conversation between Mansi Zaveri, Founder & CEO of Kidsstoppress.com and Kunal Basu as they dissect different questions parents have about starting their kids on music lessons.
- What is the right age to start children on music lessons?
- How to help your kids sustain their interest in music?
- How to pick the right instrument for children?
- Am I, as a parent, too late to learn music?
- How does music help in our children’s overall development?
- How music plays a key role in helping children with special needs
- The different music exams that children can apply to
- How music can become a full-fledged career- the various options out there
- And lots more.
Do tune into our podcast and share your comments below. If you would like to know more about Swirl Music and the various programmes they offer, you can click here.
This post is written in association with Swirl Music.
Tanya Lemos
KSP Team
Janani S Koushik
Mansi Zaveri
