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David Ogden Stiers

What we have to get clear to kids is that when you offer your stillness and open yourself to the experience of music, it pays you back more than you give.

David Ogden Stiers

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David Ogden Stiers means that if children learn to be calm and fully present while listening to music, they will gain a deeper and richer experience from it. This focused attention allows the music to affect them in a way that feels more rewarding than the effort they put into simply sitting still and listening.

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