1. Why are children interested in music?
Gardner, a famous developmental psychologist and professor of Harvard University in the United States, once said: "Among all the talents that an individual may have, musical talent is the earliest one." Children's response to sound begins in the fetal period. In the third month of pregnancy, most fetuses will feel the external sound stimulation, and they will respond to the sound stimulation by moving and changing their internal breathing.
The fetus from birth to four months can be said to be the first stage of the development of musical "pre-ability" Newborns can make use of all kinds of sound experiences accumulated in the fetal period and quickly begin to explore the rich and changeable sound world around them. Newborns can have auditory responses within a few minutes of birth; Conditional reflex can be established for different timbres in 2-3 days, and sounds with different frequencies can also be distinguished; Five days later, he can recognize the position of the sound, and when he hears the sound, he can completely stop the ongoing action, showing the phenomenon of auditory concentration. By the third month, the baby can recognize the voice of his mother or other direct caregivers. At the end of four months, babies will touch toys that can make pleasant sounds with their feet or hands. At first, these actions are just an instinctive reaction of the baby, which is purely accidental, but if the sound is very pleasant and interesting, the baby will repeat these actions over and over again with great interest. Four-month-old babies will like their laughter very much and often laugh all by themselves.
4- 18 months is the second stage of the development of baby music "pre-ability". At this time, the baby's babbling voice gradually increases, and his pronunciation ability will be constantly stimulated during the process of parents talking to him and singing. After 6 months, the baby can listen to music almost like an adult and care about all kinds of sounds. /kloc-children over 0/year-old have developed their ability to hear and distinguish sounds. They can accurately distinguish sound sources and quickly distinguish different sounds with little difference. For example, when I see a train, I will be particularly interested in its purring, and I will stretch my voice to imitate the train.
The development of baby's musical ability can't be the same, which depends largely on the influence of environment and education. If the baby's living environment is not good, he can't get proper care and food, and he lacks the minimum sense of security, the baby's laughter may appear later. If the baby's caregiver is not his own mother, and the caregiver changes frequently, it will be difficult for the baby to recognize the voice again. Babies' musical ability will not come into being out of thin air, but will develop gradually under the influence of environmental stimulation and education. Understanding the development of children's musical "pre-ability" before the age of 3 can help us better discover the musical potential hidden in children, create a suitable environment and provide necessary stimulation, so that this subtle artistic potential can be properly protected and tapped, laying a good foundation for the development of children's musical ability.
Second, the benefits of liking music.
1. Wisdom
Music can make babies smarter. This is because music can stimulate the development of children's brains and make their little heads more sensitive and coordinated. It can not only exercise their memory and sensibility, but also develop their sense of space and time, which is of great help to improve their language, mathematics and logic abilities.
good and honest
Music is the closest thing to our hearts, and it is almost human instinct to be moved by beautiful music. Especially the baby? Their hearts are still a piece of pure white paper, and music can easily leave a beautiful mark on it. Imagine how such a rich and sensitive little soul nourished by music can be easily polluted.
Step 3 imagine
I'm afraid it's hard to find anything more abstract than music in this world. It's just a group of fleeting sounds. But music is the richest thing in the world, because it leaves us endless room for imagination. Therefore, the cultivation of baby's imagination by music is incomparable to anything else.
4. Creativity
The baby's imagination of music is not passive, but incorporates his feelings and memories of the world, and also stimulates his own creativity. Look at those babies who like music. Who can't hum some minor tunes that they "invented"? Don't listen to him hum, this is the baby improvising his artistic creativity!
5. Rich emotions
How many beautiful melodies are there in the world How many different emotions are contained in these melodies? It is such a colorful music world that a rich and delicate mind can be cultivated.
6. Elegant temperament
The influence of art on people is the kind of influence that "moistens things silently". Listening to and practicing a few songs can't change a child, but the long-term infection and edification of music will definitely make your child quiet and elegant, more sensitive and more intoxicated with everything in life.
Be happy
All babies will show happy expressions when they hear their favorite music, and some will "dance" with the music. This is the pleasure they can get without any study.
Third, how to cultivate children's musical literacy?
1. Pay attention to prenatal education
When the baby is in the womb, listen to some soothing and pleasant prenatal music; After the child comes out, he should form the good habit of keeping him in the music atmosphere at any time and play some world famous songs for him at will. Besides sleeping, no matter what children are doing, they can inadvertently capture beautiful music, and these melodies will be imperceptibly internalized into children's nutrition. You must believe in the power of classics.
2. Enjoy music with children
According to the age characteristics of children, create conditions for children to listen, watch, sing and practice more. For example, adults often listen to songs and music for their children, let them practice singing along with the music, show them cultural programs on TV, take them to see cultural performances and concerts, enrich their musical knowledge and develop their musical ability.
3. Provide children with temporary opportunities to develop their musical talents.
Let children directly participate in performance activities, feel the content expressed by various musical expression means in direct participation and experience, and perceive the strength, speed, rhythm and timbre of music from it, so as to acquire musical knowledge and skills. For example, children can listen to music composing movements, tap out various rhythm patterns with small musical instruments, and be "little teachers" and "little conductors" to cultivate and develop children's musical ability.