WHY BABY MUSIC? Music Promotes Learning

Research has shown that babies, from fetus to toddler, respond intuitively to music and benefit from it.
Naturally and instinctively responding to music, the infant and toddler exposed to music can later concentrate and learn more quickly, showing advanced verbal skills, vocabulary, and coordination. Research has also shown that music for very young children generates neural connections, enhancing higher brain functions that enable a child to reason in subjects such as math, physics, and engineering.
The impulse to move, speak, sing and play rhythmically is a natural and vital part of being human. After one year of music, children starting music at a later age have far less gain in their musical intelligence than children having that year of music at a young age. Just as babies learn to speak and understand our language before they learn to read and write it, music is also learned best this way!
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Music Promotes Learning!
Music is an essential component of child development. When included in a child’s early education, the following benefits are often seen:
QR The richer the music environment a child inhabits, the richer the brain network.
QR Music, at a very young age, has a dramatic impact on a child’s language and vocabulary development.
QR Rocking, swaying and moving through space stimulates the vestibular system, improving balance.
QR Timing activities develop motor skills and coordination.
QR Listening, comparing, and responding to various types of music develops thinking skills, while songs, rhymes, and finger games strengthen memory.
QR Repeating patterns & counting beats develop listening & sequencing skills. QR Participating in group dances & musical games encourages social skills and boosts self-esteem.
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Obviously music is very valuable for the joy of the music itself. Music improves the quality of life. Both adults and children are happy when music is added to their day. Stressful situations seem easier to handle when singing a song or humming a familiar tune!
Early exposure to rhymes, tickle games, songs, and instruments reinforce core first-year developmental milestones such as eye contact, object permanence, and bonding. Babies become aware of the sights and sounds around them which aids in language emergence and focus. Floor activities help to naturally develop babies’ core strength and social skills with other babies as it provides stimulation of the vestibular system.
Our approach to music comes from the Orff Schulwerk philosophy, a joyful and exciting experience for very young children using singing, movement and instrument playing to teach music. By participating in these lessons, the child will become a better musician and will be more successful in future musical pursuits.