Benefits of Kindermusik: Early Exposure to a Variety of Music
Benefits of Kindermusik: Early Exposure to a Variety of Music The child’s early years are the very best years for exposure to a rich variety of music—instruments, timbres, tonalities, tempi, rhythms, etc. Hearing a rich variety of music helps your child become more aware, alert, and sensitive—not only to music but to their total environment. Through research we know that children absorb things around them—including music, beginning at the moment of birth. By filling the spaces of your child’s day with music, passive and active, you are teaching them the many roles that music can play. Music can help us relax, cope with our feelings, celebrate, create, and express ourselves beyond our verbal capabilities. By providing a stimulating music environment and keeping your child enrolled in Kindermusik, you are nurturing your child’s natural capacity for learning to love music and make music. Learning to enjoy and listen to music not only helps develop music appreciation but also benefits othe...