Why Does a Future Olympic Champion Need Music Education?
Finally the long awaited Olympic Games in Vancouver have started. The future Olympic champions: who are they? As of today we cannot list the names of all the athletes that will be awarded medals during these games, but the fact that most of them were musically gifted in their childhood, is beyond doubt. Only a narrow-minded person or a dilettante could believe that all a good athlete needs to be successful are muscles of steel. And what does one need to get strong muscles? Right, he needs persistent training. Any sport is very physically demanding on the body. Have you ever heard the saying; might makes right? Does it work in reality? Whatever the sport might be – team, pair, or single – there are always specific competing tactics. That is, the athlete, or team, along with the trainer (or group of trainers), often discuss concrete actions the participants will undertake during the competition. And the tactics of both parties competing are looked at. A good player has to know the streng
