Congreve, an English playwright, once said, "The charm of music can soothe the soul, soften hard rocks and bend a thousand-year-old tree". Babies are soft and emotional, and can keenly capture the rhythm and inner feelings of music, because babies are born with musical talent.
But with the growth of age, the subtle and magical connection between baby and music will gradually weaken, and more and more noise and noise will replace wonderful music.
Music is the key to beauty, which not only affects the baby's artistic aesthetics, but also has a far-reaching impact on the baby's attention, memory, creativity, social emotion, language development and even mathematical thinking.
Music and attention
It is found that music seems to be closely related to the initial part of the brain, and we will respond to the input of music uncontrollably, so this is why very young children will have natural feedback on the elements of music. Recent neuroscience research shows that a stable heartbeat will affect human attention, and the premotor cortex, which processes a stable heartbeat, is also related to attention. Therefore, before the lower grade of primary school, teachers usually use music in their teaching strategies, such as kindergarten and early education teachers, who will definitely use singing to carry out activities.
ZentnerheEerola did an experiment on 24 children aged 120 for five months, and found that they paid more attention to rhythmic stimulation than monotonous language stimulation. The experimental results show that when children are stimulated by a steady beat, they will show more concentration, so when we play games or read books with children, children's songs and rap will help them concentrate.
Music and memory
Music has a great influence on children's memory. The study found that children have been able to respond to repeated music within 8 months, which can be as long as two weeks. Therefore, associating a fixed song at a fixed time in life, such as a lullaby sung by the same mother before going to bed every day, can easily make the baby feel familiar and safe. This warm and perhaps imperfect lullaby will run through a child's life. It represents the mother's arms.
Music and creativity
Music is an art, and art is naturally full of creativity. Beautiful music chapters will make children's hearts go further. There are many symphony chapters suitable for children, and the notes make up interesting stories. Fourteen complete sets of Animal Carnival by Saint Sang are recommended. Magnificent lions, clumsy kangaroos, slow turtles, the long sound of donkeys in the wilderness, and the call of cuckoos in the secluded forest in the hollow valley all vividly depict the unique personality and habits of animals, and are imaginative works.
Music and social emotion
Every melody has its own emotion. Children can hear different emotions from music. In the process of musical expression (singing, dancing and playing musical instruments), children feel confident and feel their influence on the world around them, thus affirming themselves. Whether it is a parent-child music game or a music game between children, children will take turns to play, share the opportunity to listen, and exercise their social skills.
Music and Teaching Thinking
The research on music and music therapy in 2005 shows that in the early life of children, music and mathematical ability are related in brain development, such as some musical elements: stable rhythm and rhythm, melody speed and mathematical principles: sense of space, sorting, counting, pattern algebra and so on. Music is a kind of mathematics, which combines various musical elements, either simple or complex. For example, the most classic children's song "Little Star" has a musical structure in which the end repeats the beginning. The structure of this song can be clearly expressed through different rhythmic movements.
Music and language development
Music is a language. The earlier you get in touch with concerts, the better your child's language development will be.
There are so many benefits of music. Don't think that children are too young to understand music, and don't miss their early music study because their parents don't like music.