Some suggest that embracing your inner child (and, in some cases) thinking like a five-year-old is actually beneficial for creativity, lifelong learning, and the development of core leadership skills (source).

After all, five-year-olds are about as creative as they come (try asking one how many patterns they can create with notes C, D, and E).

Of course, we were all five once. But it’s all too easy to forget what that sense of wonder feels like, to be curious and inquisitive, to ask questions and seek out the answers, to try something you’ve never tried before. All of these things help us see the world in new ways, expand our horizons, step outside our comfort zones and open ourselves up to possibility and discovery.

So, next time you need a fresh spark of creativity or you want to see the world from a new perspective, try channeling your inner five-year-old. Today, I’m sharing eight ways to do that.

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Resources mentioned:

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Do We Really Teach How We Were Taught?

8 Simple Ways to Tap Into Your Inner Child (HuffPost)

How to Read Lead Sheets & Chord Charts

Wunderkeys Primer Piano, Book 2 (Andrea Dow)

Free Rhythm Pattern Card Set - a printable set of 16 rhythm patterns cards in 4/4 time

Rhythm Pattern Card Set - a printable set of six rhythm pattern card sets in duple and triple meters (192 patterns total)

Go-To Warm-Up Resources for Busy Choir Directors

Decide Now! app + how I use it in my teaching

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