On holidays, children and parents can be seen everywhere holding music scores and carrying pianos to learn music. In fact, most parents are laymen of music, but they are convinced that learning music has many benefits for their children. At the very least, children who learn dance generally have outstanding temperaments, and children who can sing and dance have a more cheerful and optimistic personality. However, when their children are learning music, many parents will be confused: If their children always sing out of tune, is it because they are born with tone deafness? If their fingers are not particularly long, are they not suitable for playing the piano? Experts in the industry explain how children should learn art. Four misunderstandings are analyzed in detail.
Myth 1: Tone-deafness cannot be changed
Children's "tone-deafness" is mainly reflected in the pitch of singing, which is out of tune; singing is like talking or singing, without high notes. The bass is not in tune; the pitch fluctuates high and low when singing, and every note that makes up the melody cannot be sung accurately; the child's Mandarin pronunciation is not accurate, which affects the intonation when singing.
Children who are "tone deaf" can be trained and corrected through the following methods:
Develop children's listening ability. Pitch has a lot to do with listening ability. If you have poor listening ability, playing and singing will be completely different. Adults can play music or use a tape recorder to play songs for children to listen and sing along. If conditions permit, children can learn an instrument and let them play, listen, and sing at the same time to see whether the sounds played and the sounds they sing are equally accurate. .
Parents should not let their children sing songs a cappella. Singing a cappella will make the child's pitch inaccurate and more likely to go out of tune. Ask the child to sing along with the piano or the tape recorder, and start singing along in a low voice and practice.
It is not possible to determine whether a very young child is tone-deaf. Only when the child goes to kindergarten can we find out whether the child's singing is really out of tune through daily study and observation. It is true that some children are naturally insensitive to pitch and rhythm, but they can still be changed through training. Parents can usually choose some songs that are suitable for their children, such as finding some music with a not wide melody, so that the children can sing in the natural sound zone. In addition, it is also helpful for the children to listen to more music.
Misunderstanding 2: You must practice hard to learn dance
Mothers around me often complain, "It is very hard for children to learn dance. Every time I send her to school, I see the teacher asking her to press her legs." , I can’t bear to see the child’s painful expression!” Parents are advised to let nature take its course. If the child has talent in this area and is very interested in dance, then the child can receive some professional training. If so, the child will definitely have to endure some hardships to practice basic skills. However, most ordinary children will not engage in dance majors in the future. If children are forced to practice hard, it will make them disgusted or even afraid of dance. ”
In fact, there are not many skills in children’s dance. The main purpose is to cultivate children’s interests and let them learn to express themselves through dance. Of course, after some basic training, children will have standard Sitting and standing postures will show some beautiful dance movements. Of course, some flexibility exercises are also possible and necessary, but do not overdo it. Reasonable and moderate flexibility exercises will not affect the development of the body. On the contrary. It will promote the physical development of the child.
Myth 3: If the fingers are not long, they are not suitable for piano learning. "Playing the piano", "So-and-so has a pair of pianist's hands, thin and long". Even many parents will use this standard to judge whether their children are suitable for piano learning. Long fingers are indeed an innate advantage, but It doesn’t mean that the longer it is, the better. Because the child’s hands will grow gradually. Whether the child is suitable for learning piano depends on the child’s overall quality. In fact, as long as the fingers are not particularly short, they can learn to play. For piano, the most important finger conditions are dexterity, strength, flexibility and control, rather than appearance, thickness and length. Generally, children in kindergarten can learn piano.
Parents initially decide to let their children learn piano because they want their children to experience more beautiful things. However, as time goes by, many parents will forget their original intention and think that their children may need to participate in some competitions. The process involves too many important factors. After all, not all children can become Lang Lang or Li Yundi. If parents cannot give correct guidance, the damage to their children will be irreparable.
Myth 4: Learning ballet will make you look good when you walk
Most parents’ original intention of letting their children learn ballet is to make their children have a straight body and a dignified manner, which is good for their skeletal development and body shape. . Through practice, children's bad postures and shapes can be corrected, such as O-shaped legs, pigeon-toed postures, hunchbacks, etc. In short, children can stay upright and dignified whether they are standing or sitting. Ballet is a dance from head to toe. Systematic training covers the head, cervical spine, spine, back, waist, hips, legs, knees, and feet. This kind of whole-body balanced exercise is particularly beneficial to children's skeletal development.
However, some parents have reported that. After learning ballet for a period of time, the child seems to walk a bit out of shape. In this regard, Principal Xu explained that if the child looks a bit "splayed", parents can remind him in time, because the child may be used to walking on the stage. .
As long as the children pay attention consciously, they will not show "eight feet". As long as children are trained to develop good walking and sitting habits from an early age, it will not cause the appearance of a splayed figure, but will make the child look more upright and temperamental.