Rev Your Child’s Brain Power With Rhythms - Part 2
(written by Marcia Ellett, June, 2009)
Nadine Gaab, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Children’s Hospital in Boston, said in a recent USA Today article that babies can “learn about rhythm from hearing music in the womb, feeling the rhythm of a mother’s movements or listening to her heartbeat.”
And Daniel Levlin, author of This is Your Brain on Music, confirms “the auditory system of the fetus is fully functional about twenty weeks after conception.”
So whether babies are born with an innate understanding of rhythm or not, you can help them along. Exactly what can you do to stimulate early learning and a lifetime of music appreciation in your children? Here are a few suggestions:
Click on the BabyPlus logo below to go directly to the BabyPlus site to learn more about using the patented curriculum of heartbeat sounds while pregnant to benefit your baby for life!
(written by Marcia Ellett, June, 2009)
Nadine Gaab, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Children’s Hospital in Boston, said in a recent USA Today article that babies can “learn about rhythm from hearing music in the womb, feeling the rhythm of a mother’s movements or listening to her heartbeat.”
And Daniel Levlin, author of This is Your Brain on Music, confirms “the auditory system of the fetus is fully functional about twenty weeks after conception.”
So whether babies are born with an innate understanding of rhythm or not, you can help them along. Exactly what can you do to stimulate early learning and a lifetime of music appreciation in your children? Here are a few suggestions:
- Use the BabyPlus curriculum while you’re expecting to introduce your baby to the sequential learning process through rhythm.
- Expose your little bundle of joy to music before and after he or she arrives. Levlin said from birth to age five is the opportune time to develop your child’s communication skills and musical aptitude. Exposing them to a variety of melodies and rhythms can also enhance your child’s listening skills.
- Consider enrolling your child in a weekly pre-school music program where they can experience the joy of having fun with music and song. They won’t even know they’re working on their brainpower.
- As they get older, nurture any interest they show in playing a musical instrument. There is strong evidence to suggest that students who play musical instruments tend to get better grades in core subjects such as math, science, reading and language arts, and they do better on standardized tests too.
Click on the BabyPlus logo below to go directly to the BabyPlus site to learn more about using the patented curriculum of heartbeat sounds while pregnant to benefit your baby for life!
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