I don't know if you know but the ear is the first sense that the human being develops and music is the activity that activates most parts of the brain. So music is key to stimulating babies, even the unborn. Y relaxing music is much more than an external stimulus, It is an excellent way to promote the physical and psychological development of the child.
As we told you from three months of gestation your baby already has the ability to listen, and from the second month born he can already pick up rhythms. From here it only remains to progress and with 6 months you will be able to recognize melodies. We keep telling you the wonders of relaxing music for children.
Benefits of relaxing music
La music in general is essential for human development, and the relaxing and particularly in children is very important. to get started it has the ability to relax the little ones. As parents or educators this helps us to handle stressful situations that occur as the child grows. A child used to listening to relaxing music will be much more used to controlling his impulses and tantrums.
Numerous studies confirm that children exposed to relaxing music develop their language skills better, since the neural connections that are active in the field of language are activated. As children, singing the lyrics is easier when you know the rhythm. In this way the children repeat long and very complex sentences that they would not do otherwise.
Specific relaxing music stimulates creativity and imagination. By listening to this type of music, children are able to develop their inner world. They increase their skills in other subjects such as drawing or painting.
In particular relaxing music helps children develop their social skills. The little ones have the opportunity to interact with other children and adults, and show that they know the dances and songs in a group. For shy children it can be of help along with other recommendations that we gave you in this article.
What is pentatonic music?
This pentatonic music may be a bit strange, but it has to do (roughly) with the 5-note musical scale, which is what the music is based on. Gregorian chants, ancient Chinese, Egyptian, Persian music and also in indigenous Andean culture. By putting music of this type to our children we will be giving them the opportunity to live, through this music, the state of consciousness corresponding to their age, which corresponds to previous stages of humanity, a state more cosmic than earthly.
Pentatonic songs help to relax, calm and create a calm environment. They are ideal for getting the right atmosphere before or after a story. You can also use them when they get home, while the children change their clothes, get ready to have a snack or start any activity. They are ideal as a preamble to relaxation.
From what age should children be played music?
Since always, and by that we mean that long before birth it is already interesting to put music to babies. Already in the mother's womb, music helps to stimulate the fetus's heart rate. It also promotes the production of endorphins in the mother. Various studies confirm the suitability of being born listening to music, both for the mother's labor exercises and for the newborn.
Up to 7 years it is recommended, according to the Waldorf school, that children be offered pentatonic music, of which we have spoken above and of which you will find many examples on the Internet. This does not prevent us from singing popular songs to them on the diatonic scale.
Seeing the importance and benefits of relaxing music for children, as parents you must feel motivated and willing to help them in this important aspect of their life. Y If you also motivate them to play an instrument, they will have many emotional and intellectual advantages.