Movement is the antidote to your student's overwhelm and brain fog.
| | I had a student this week who was almost in tears. They felt overwhelmed and frustrated that they weren’t perfect. They couldn’t remember their notes despite having worked them out 5 mins before. Students need to be shown how to get out of this mind trap… and the way that I do it isn’t to reason with them or start explaining how the brain works... I ask them in a friendly and non judgemental way to just pop their violin down and to follow me. It’s an invitation. We then work on bringing in big movements:
Swinging arms Rolling shoulders Stretching Jumping jacks Dancing Marching
Of course, when I use the Stringosaurus Hub resources, we have stories and songs to aid this. Movement can be stress busting and certainly worked in my lesson this week. I regularly incorporate movement into lessons. We recently had a Stringosaurus Hub community discussion about using a stretchy band as a tool to learn and move. Young children have a developmental need to move! Movement is the antidote to your student's overwhelm and brain fog. Don't be afraid to put instruments down and stretch and move. | | | | | | | | | |
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