MusicTrain by Barbara Swetina leads in record time to the understanding of music and notation – not in weeks or months, but in just a few hours! And with MusicTrain you give your brain a workout and start to write your own music as well.
“When we ride the Music Train Learning turns into a game, A musician you become, In no time, while having fun!”
Barbara Swetina
Interactive Play & Composition Set
MusicTrain is a toolkit for music, an interactive Play & Composition Set for fast and easy mastery of music notation. The box contains more than 250 magnetic components for creating ever new rhythms and melodies. A handbook leads quickly and systematically from the elementary beginnings to understanding full score notation. A DVD (in preparation) gives a step by step tuition for teachers and for self study. Participants of all ages are quickly motivated, because they find themselves playing fun games, without noticing that they are learning to read music. As a result people are relaxed and want to carry on, because they are having so much fun!
“If I had learnt to read music in such a way when I was a child, I would be a professional musician today!”
Guest Germany
Learn by Playing
The success formula for the MusicTrain by Barbara Swetina is ‘learning by playing’, also called ‘brain effective learning’ or learning in the ‘green zone’, where mind and body are relaxed. This is a natural state for humans, here learning is easy, like for small children exploring the world full of wonder and excitement. Through playing games people are relaxed and have so much fun, that motivation is high and no-one wants to stop.
Success Coaching
From my own teaching experience I know how important it is to facilitate guaranted success experiences at the beginning, because this awakens enthusiasm, self-confidence and kindles joy and motivation for more learning. Fun and success are natural motivators. We know we are in the ‘green zone’, when students say:
“Wow, I did not know music could be so simple!”
“This was just so much fun, I want to continue!”
“Hey look, I’m good at this, this is great!”
Once people feel relaxed and have success experiences and are enjoying themselves, the hormone serotonin floods the brain and gives a natural ‘high’, a feel good experience. Nothing is more natural than to want to continue this good feeling and to play more. More play means more practice, leading to better skills, more success experiences, higher self-worth, and more inspiration which feeds into an ongoing motivation for learning. This success spiral can go on and on and builds rich and healthy interests.
Green Zone Learning
Once people feel relaxed and have success experiences and are enjoying themselves, the hormone serotonin floods the brain and gives a natural ‘high’, a feel good experience. Nothing is more natural than to want to continue this good feeling and to play more. More play means more practice, leading to better skills, more success experiences, higher self-worth, and more inspiration which feeds into an ongoing motivation for learning. This success spiral can go on and on and builds rich and healthy interests.