Taking your baby into the world of music
Taking your baby into the world of music, mothers always have no time to delay their education, but for babies, exposure to music can develop their Right brain, enhances baby's memory and creativity. Next, I will take you through how to bring your baby into the world of music.
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From 0 to 4 months old, listening is the main focus.
“The baby’s musical enlightenment begins with listening.” Sun Ning Said that the most important thing for musical enlightenment is to make babies interested in sounds, especially beautiful sounds.
How to do it:
After the baby is born, you should gradually guide him to listen to various sounds and music, so that he can slowly learn to distinguish and appreciate them. For example, hang a wind chime that makes a crisp and sweet sound next to your baby's bed, take him outside to listen to the sounds of wind, raindrops, and running water in nature, and let your baby listen to the sounds of different musical instruments such as flutes, violins, and pianos, etc.
Gain: The baby will gradually become sensitive to sounds and become interested in beautiful music.
Reminder: Do not let your baby be stimulated by too many noisy, high-decibel sounds. Pay attention to choosing soothing and melodious music, such as classic piano music, ethnic music, etc.
Playing simple musical instruments from 5 months to 1 year old
After the baby has basic grasping ability at four or five months, you can give him "instruments" such as rattles and rattles. When he can sit up, you can give him a "mini concert".
How to do it:
Give your baby some simple and fun "instruments", such as putting a few beans in a balloon, and it will become a "instrument" that can make rattling sounds; Pour water into several small bowls and it becomes an "instrument set" that can change the pitch. Mothers who have the conditions can also give their babies some real musical instruments, such as timpani, triangle, etc.
Harvest: The music created by the baby himself makes him happier, and he can subtly learn the changes in rhythm, pitch and timbre during play.
Reminder: The "instruments" prepared for the baby must first be safe, and the sound they make should not be too harsh. Mothers should also pay attention to guiding the baby through their own participation, such as tapping with the baby, or letting the baby ride on the mother's lap, making the baby tremble up and down in accordance with the rhythm, and enhancing the baby's sense of rhythm.
1-2 years old Playing games with mom
Babies over 1 year old can walk and play more complex music games.
How to do it:
Listen to music and play an imitation show. Take advantage of the baby's tendency to imitate at this stage, play music with animal sounds for the baby, and let the baby imitate the sounds or movements of the corresponding small animals along with the music.
Play the musical version of "Three Words". Listen to Kun dance music with a strong sense of rhythm for your baby, and let your baby stay still as the music breaks, and then move again when the music starts again, so as to strengthen your baby's mastery of rhythm and reaction ability.
Gain: Playing music games can help your baby better understand the content and rhythm of music and cultivate his interest in music.
Reminder: Do not describe the content of music to your baby using only words, and neglect to let your baby express his or her feelings about the music through actions.
When I am 2-3 years old, I can sing and I will perform.
It is no longer a problem for babies over 2 years old to walk and run, and their ability to understand and imitate things is also stronger. At this time, You can guide your baby to sing and perform along with the music.
How to do it:
Teach your baby to sing nursery rhymes. The mother first sings simple children's songs to the baby repeatedly and guides him to sing along. The baby may only sing the last note at first, but gradually he will sing the lyrics that are often repeated at the beginning and end, and finally he will learn the entire song. When singing, the mother can also inspire the baby to perform with vivid expressions and movements according to the lyrics.
Harvest: Singing can enrich your baby's expression and enhance his musical sensitivity. Random performances can open up your baby's imagination and creativity.
Reminder: Children’s songs taught to babies should be very simple, with each note being one beat and with few changes. The sound range is between 5 scales, and there should not be a large difference in height. Don't ask your baby to pronounce words clearly, because the baby's oral muscles are not fully developed yet, and it is normal for some sounds to be unclear. Taking your baby into the world of music 2
A good way to cultivate your baby’s interest in music
1. Flexible and diverse teaching methods
Children are innocent, cute, lively and active , do not have good self-control ability, so we use various vivid methods such as alternating movement and stillness, blending scenes, etc., so that children can experience the interesting practice of moving, listening, seeing, distinguishing, and singing: looking for music-feeling music-understanding Music - appreciating music - the whole process of expressing music.
2. Choose different music materials to improve children’s ability to distinguish music.
When appreciating music, the choice of teaching materials is directly related to children’s interest in music appreciation. When selecting materials, attention should be paid to the acceptability and acceptability of young children.
Different music brings different feelings to children.
Of course, the selection of music is very important and must be able to attract young children. The selection of music must be close to children's lives, so that children can have personal experience, so that they can have a desire to express music.
3. Design the teaching language well to add the unique interest of music
The music teaching language organized by the activity refers to the musical language that is embellished in the music activities, such as teachers and children before and after the activity Routines such as saying hello can be expressed in the form of music. Play a piece of cheerful music to let the children make rhythm, indicating that the music activity has begun. This can not only highlight the characteristics of the music activity, but also stimulate the interest of the children, and can also indirectly impart knowledge.
Rhythm language, which is represented by body tapping movements, is used in activities to allow children to feel the speed and intensity of music, etc., and to cultivate children's sense of rhythm, which can play a greater role in percussion of songs. effect.
Sign language, that is, using the teacher's gestures instead of language, can have the effect of being silent at this time. Through gestures, it is easier and more direct to convey and express inner emotions to children in a timely manner. The content of the song.
Body language, body language is transmitted to the children through the teacher’s movements and expressions, which can have the effect of “connecting the minds with each other”. Generally speaking, it is mainly the various expressions and expressions of the eyes and face. It Express and convey inner emotions to young children in silent language. Bright and firm eyes and joyful smiling faces can make children excited and increase their energy.
4. Focus on allowing children to express themselves through their own activities
The entire art of early childhood education lies in cultivating children’s interest in learning and mobilizing children’s enthusiasm for seeking knowledge. Only when When children need it, teachers can achieve the best results by giving them. In the past music education, teachers often ignored children's initiative and enthusiasm, did not give them sufficient free space to move, and focused too much on skill training. In fact, in teaching, as long as children's desire for expression is fully mobilized, they can explore in self-writing and creation, generate motivation and self-confidence, and have an interest in learning, their curiosity and desire for knowledge will be developed.
5. Provide a stage for children to show their personal musical opinions and improve their musical performance abilities.
Children who like music especially like to perform. For this reason, I often provide opportunities for children to perform, allowing children to show themselves in different music on a broad music stage.
Of course, there are many other ways to express music, such as singing, reciting, painting, dancing, etc. Music appreciation stimulates children's desire and interest in innovation, and they choose different expression methods for different music. This will better develop children's innovative abilities.
In short, we must continue to improve children's interest, integrate deep feelings into music teaching, stimulate children's sense of beauty through the artistic image of music, let them love music and integrate it into music, let us *** Explore together, give full play to the unique functions of music education, and promote the comprehensive and harmonious development of children's body and mind.