Question: What are some simple and cheap ways for ordinary families to provide musical enlightenment to their children?

Answer: Ordinary families can start by initiating music education for their children by listening to it early and listening to rich content.

Early listening means giving the child toys with different sounds, such as rattles and rattles, when he is just born, so that the child can find the source according to the sound. When choosing toys, you should pay attention to the fact that the sound emitted by the toys should be controlled at the decibel level of the parents' normal speech. Do not choose toys that are too noisy. Too high a sound will damage the child's hearing.

The content that the children listen to can be that the father and mother (or other family members) take turns reading picture books or children's songs, and they can take turns speaking in dialects and Mandarin. They can listen to different versions of children's songs and stories in different languages, and they can also listen to Chinese Traditional opera (Peking Opera, Kun Opera, Yu Opera, etc.), listen to the sounds of different small animals, and listen to the sounds of nature (wind, rain, etc.).

Early listening and listening to rich content can allow children to perceive, become familiar with and appreciate the rhythm and emotion in sounds, which is a good start for children's musical enlightenment.

When your children are older, you can let them try to operate musical instruments. When children listen to music and do hands-on operations, they will use two different areas of the brain, so that the child's brain function can be better exercised.

Therefore, children should mainly practice "listening" during their infancy, listening to the voices of different people, the voices of different languages, the voices of different emotions, as well as the sounds of birds, frogs, and gurgling water in nature. , the dripping rain, the whistling wind, etc. are all beautiful and sweet music. We need to listen to these beautiful sounds with our children and guide them to discover the differences between high and low, long and short, strong and weak sounds.

Wait until the child’s fine motor skills have developed to a certain level, and then practice “moving”. Try to expose the child to some different musical instruments, so that he can feel the sounds of various instruments through touching, fiddling, and playing. , but do not force your children to learn, otherwise they will only lose their initial enthusiasm and interest in music.