What it means to have a lifelong friendship with music, part 1

by Khoo Hui Ling

​When starting The Music Studios, the dedicated team of teachers and I unanimously agreed that a lifelong friendship with music was the best gift a music teacher could give to a student. The tagline does have a nice ring to it, but what does it really entail? Since The Music Studios is a recent development and this is the very first blog post, I thought it meaningful to share some ideas about that. To all music teachers and parents, I hope this will provoke some thought into the worth behind sending children for music lessons.
 
I’ve found “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupery to be an enlightening allegorical read that has inspired many facets of my life. It is about a little prince from another planet, and his encounters of adult life from a young child’s innocent perspective. The little prince learns many lessons from his love and pining for a rose from his home planet, which leads to my first point below.
 
PART 1 - FALLING IN LOVE WITH MUSIC
 
     “People where you live," the little prince said, "grow five thousand roses in one garden... yet they don't find what they're looking for...

     They don't find it," I answered.

     And yet what they're looking for could be found in a single rose, or a little water..."

     Of course," I answered.

     And the little prince added, "But eyes are blind. You have to look with the heart.” ​

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