| Music enchants children. Its magic reaches | | | | |
| out to them even inside the womb. During the | | | | - Music gives knowledge. Constant exposure to |
| later parts of infancy, they almost always | | | | music such as folk songs, praise music and |
| instinctively sway, bounce, or move their | | | | nursery rhymes will make it easy for a child |
| heads to its beat. Toddlers garble out | | | | to understand values and feelings even before |
| nursery songs they hardly understand long | | | | they begin to go to school. Parents should be |
| before they can read, write, or talk | | | | ready to give answers when their children |
| coherently. And as they grow older, they | | | | want song lyrics to be explained. |
| learn how to make up songs. | | | | |
| | | | - Music inspires creativity. Because of what |
| As much as they love to listen, children love | | | | they hear, children may get inspired to |
| to create music. Whether it's singing | | | | explore other forms of art such as drawing or |
| off-key, banging a rattle against the wall, | | | | painting to further give life to a song. They |
| or pounding on a toy piano, nothing can stop | | | | may illustrate the complete cast of Old |
| them from trying to imitate the different | | | | McDonald's Farm or show how the Big Rock |
| sounds of music. | | | | Candy Mountains appear in their minds. |
| | | | Because of the early exposure to a kid's harp |
| Self-expression through music should be | | | | or a toy piano, a child may be motivated to |
| encouraged so kids may increase appreciation | | | | write songs or compose music early on in |
| for it as they grow older. A way to do this | | | | life. |
| is to provide musical instruments such as a | | | | |
| tambourine or a toy piano. It's also a good | | | | - Music develops communication skills. |
| idea to play nursery songs in the background | | | | Getting better at the toy piano entails the |
| while a child is playing or drawing. | | | | same skills needed to learn how to read. |
| | | | Musical lyrics may help increase a child's |
| Musical Effects | | | | vocabulary. New ideas are learned through a |
| | | | song's story line and kids can get better at |
| Helping kids hold on to and increase their | | | | articulating these ideas. |
| fondness of music will not only result in | | | | |
| discovering talents. It will also bring | | | | - Music helps children achieve goals. With |
| positive effects to their well-being. Here | | | | the intent to master an instrument, a child |
| are some key benefits that music can bring to | | | | learns the concept of staying focused to |
| children: | | | | attain an objective. At an early age, they |
| | | | are already equipped with values that can |
| - Music encourages children to be more | | | | help them become successful grown-ups. |
| expressive. They can bang on their little | | | | |
| drums when they're mad or they can stroke the | | | | But just like any other recreational means, |
| keys of their toy piano cheerfully when | | | | music should not be imposed on your children. |
| they're happy. | | | | Teaching a child how to play a musical |
| | | | instrument or having him take part in voice |
| - Music promotes self-esteem. When children | | | | lessons should not result in tantrums every |
| realize that they can handle a musical | | | | time a session starts. Your child should love |
| instrument, sing a song aloud, or sway with | | | | and enjoy musical activities in order for |
| the beat, they'll feel proud of themselves | | | | music to have a positive effect in your |
| and their abilities. | | | | child's life. |