Many women start prenatal education when they are pregnant, and a common method of prenatal education is music prenatal education. After the child is born, you can also listen to some newborn music for the child to relax and maintain the mood. Pleasure and the like, these all belong to the category of early education. Next, let’s learn about the relevant knowledge of newborn music.
Recommended music for newborns
Music for newborns is usually relatively soft, so what are the recommended music for newborns?
Chinese and foreign children’s art songs: "I Love My Little Animal", "Pug", "Ants Moving Beans", "Little Kitten", "Painter", "Little Star", "Jingle Bell" "Jingle Bell" etc.
Image children's instrumental music: such as: "Piano", which is a piano ditty written by Gu Jialin. It has a beautiful melody and expresses the vivid scene of children sliding down the slide from bottom to top and rapidly going down. "Bird's Song" and "Duck's Dance" express the image characteristics of birds and ducks.
Usually three-year-old children have greater enthusiasm for enjoying music. Music can cause emotional excitement. Happy and lively music makes children feel happy, and quiet music makes children feel calm.
Newborn music simulates fetal heart sounds
Newborn music can appropriately simulate fetal heart sounds, so how does newborn music simulate fetal heart sounds?
When choosing music, don’t listen to just one type of music for a long time. Babies develop differently at different stages of pregnancy. Their ability to perceive music is also different. Listen to some happy, pleasant and beautiful music during the first trimester of pregnancy. It can make pregnant mothers feel physically comfortable. It's also good for the baby. During the second trimester, the baby grows and develops rapidly, and his hearing ability improves greatly. At this time, the music can be diversified and enriched.
When making prenatal education music, you must keep a calm mind and emotion. Many people think that music is just for listening, and emotions have no impact on prenatal education. In fact, this idea is wrong. Pregnant mothers can also imagine while listening to music, thinking of all kinds of happy and beautiful things in their hearts. This information will be conveyed to the baby. Make them feel good in their bellies too.
Benefits of neonatal music therapy
Neonatal music has therapeutic effects, so what are the benefits of neonatal music therapy?
Experts from the Institute of Pediatrics of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences tried to use music to treat frail babies and pre-term babies, and the results proved that this treatment method is effective. Concerts have a certain impact on the biological rhythms of the human brain. Especially babies born before full term often have developmental disorders of the nervous system, respiratory system and gastrointestinal system. The use of music can gradually normalize their functions.
Many pregnant mothers think that prenatal education music is world-famous music, but many world-famous songs are a bit heavy or exciting. This kind of music cannot be used as good prenatal education music. You can choose music with gentle, natural and regular melody, such as the sounds of nature, the sounds of rivers, the chirping of insects and birds, or music that can help you sleep and soothe the mind, which is good for both babies and pregnant mothers.
Music early education for newborns
Music for newborns can be used as a method of early education, so what about early music education for newborns?
The musical sensitivity of newborns is in the hazy stage. Therefore, when choosing music for your baby, you don’t need to think too much about the content of the music. You only need to pay attention to the slow and fast rhythm, the firmness and softness of the melody, the volume, etc. , it doesn’t matter whether it’s Western music or folk music. However, such as disco music, rock music, etc., must not be listened to excessively.
Because this type of music is not beneficial to the physical and mental health of newborns, it may even cause negative effects such as damaging hearing, frightening the heart, and blunting auditory sensitivity.
Newborns spend 2/3 of their time sleeping, so parents can start by playing lullabies to them. Young fathers and mothers can hum softly through lullaby music, accompanied by gentle patting or slow rocking, so that their newborns can gradually feel the slow, quiet and gentle music while sleeping. Cultivating the newborn's musical hearing ability does not happen overnight. It is a slow process, but as long as you persevere, the newborn's musical hearing will definitely improve.