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8 Ways to Help Children Experience Arts and Culture

My parents did an excellent job introducing my siblings and me to the riches of Western culture. in child-friendly ways. Some of my favorite memories involve attending Shakespeare plays and classical music concerts. Each summer, our town hosted both a Shakespeare festival and a classical music festival. Although understanding Shakespeare wasn’t easy for me at the time, I gradually developed an ear for the language, and I read simpler retellings of the stories ahead of time so that I could more easily track the plot in the theater. Superb actors communicated so much of the meaning through their delivery that I understood much more than I would have by just reading the play.

8 Ways to Help Children Experience Arts and Culture

My parents did an excellent job introducing my siblings and me to the riches of Western culture. in child-friendly ways. Some of my favorite memories involve attending Shakespeare plays and classical music concerts. Each summer, our town hosted both a Shakespeare festival and a classical music festival. Although understanding Shakespeare wasn’t easy for me at the time, I gradually developed an ear for the language, and I read simpler retellings of the stories ahead of time so that I could more easily track the plot in the theater. Superb actors communicated so much of the meaning through their delivery that I understood much more than I would have by just reading the play.

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