Like any parent, I long to
give my toddler every advantage
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in these early formative years.
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I want him to have a
broad spectrum of exposure
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a wide range of experiences
and a chance to increase his
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aptitudes on every level.
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Music, of course, is one
aspect of this early education.
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Here are some tips to keep in
mind while opening up the mind
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of your young child
to the world of music.
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The most beneficial
musical forms for young children
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according to research, are
music from the classical and
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jazz genres.
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If you want to help
your children be musical,
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then make sure a large
portion of what they hear is
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instrumental music.
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Music is a language itself.
The scales and the arpeggio's
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and so forth. So when we
listen to music with words,
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young children especially
will not listen to the
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musical language as
much, but the verbal one.
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This of course is fine
but would defeat the purpose
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of training the musical ear.
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My son absolutely
loves classical music
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from the late 19th century,
along with the high standards
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big band renditions and
when it comes to vocal music,
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he has a tendency to
enjoy male artists over female.
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He's a big Johnny Mathis,
Steve Darmody, Rudy Micelli,
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Josh Groban fan and he
absolutely stands still
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when he hears
other children singing.
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And I love instilling
scripture in his mind using
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little melodies.
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Most of them I just make up and
sing myself, I think it makes
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a huge impact.
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Until your child is old
enough to begin group lessons
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or private instruction,
keep the music playing.
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Find the music you enjoy
and even look at broadening
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your own scope of
musical listening tastes to
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help give your child
the language of music.
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