Golden School Of Music

About Music for Life for Young Children (MLYC)

Every Child Needs Music
"The brain responds to music in infancy, perhaps even in the fetal stage of development," says Frances H. Rauscher, University of Wisconsin. Engaging in music in early childhood fosters a lifetime of appreciation of the musical world. Music is also an important foundation for a child's academic developemtn and it is crucial for a future of learning. The brain feeds on stimulation. No other activities engage as many nerves at once as music. Research shows that early-childhood experiences exert a dramatic and precise impact, physically determining how the intricate neural circuits of the brain are wired. If the neurons are used, they become integrated into the circuitry of the brain by connecting to other neurs. If they are not simulated and used at the correct time, they may die. Early experiences are so powerful that they can chance the way a person develops later in life. Musical instruction strongly influences all the way children develop and is a process that continues through the child's first decade of life.

A complete musical curriculum, which is proven to activiate regions in all four lobes in the cortex, includes:

sight reading musical scores
playing music
ear-training
movements
singing
rhythm

The earlier a child starts the musical training the more likely the music is to affect the organization of the brain. This is because the brain has affective components that respond to music. From birth, children develop while adapting to the environment around them and the quality of the roots of their formation depend on the quality of the background. The process of the nature and abilities of the human being is formed through adaption to the environment. Children acquire singing competence as they learn to walk. They learn music of any origin just as they learn their native languauge, if given the opportunity. If the music is exposed through a constant and positive environment from birth, they will expand on it and refine it over the years.

The basic areas in anyone's life, including academic areas, are gradually formed in infancy and early childhood. The initial stage of human being formation is the most crucial period that will determine the future of a person's life.