Rearing classical kids (LINK)
May 14th 2008 21:11
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Researchers say children derive many benefits from early exposure to classical music, including:
* Play leads to growth. How a child plays can shape that growth. Classical music sparks curiosity and develops a child’s cognitive skills.
* Following a series of notes, especially a detailed sequence found in classical music, stimulates the left hemisphere of the child’s brain. This is the same section that’s stimulated when reading or working a math problem.
* Listening is a key element in a child’s cognitive development. Classical music develops a child’s listening skills and may help prepare children to understand richer content in other fields.
* Music provides a framework – and you don’t have to know allegro (fast) from adagio (slow) – to catch it. Understanding the development of complex issues within a framework can be the foundation for discipline needed in future studies and all aspects of adult life.
* Children, especially younger kids, may have difficulty expressing their emotions in words. In music, they are able to make their happiness, sorrow or frustration understood.
With thanks to Scott Reeves, link attached.
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