CHILDREN AND MUSIC
Sir,-Please accept the hearty applause of fingers 5001-5010 inclusive for David Lyons’s article, and "to you for printing it. I hope that you are wrong, however, and that parents will take heed. As one who was never forced to learn music as a child (though I wish jthat I had) I am for ever indebted to my parents who realised the limitations of my talents. While I wholeheartedly agree with David Lyons’s remarks I would suggest that, wherever possible, children should be given the opportunity (not compulsion) at a reasonable age, to hear and learn to appreciate music, Beethoven as well as Be-bop. That way only can they know whether they wish to learn music-and, having decided to learn, apply themselves to the task.
T.
HEYMANN
(Foxton).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 795, 15 October 1954, Page 5
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130CHILDREN AND MUSIC New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 795, 15 October 1954, Page 5
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