Every Child Needs Music
All human beings are pre-wired for music. “The
brain responds to music in infancy, perhaps even in the fetal stage
of development” says Frances H. Rauscher, University of Wisconsin.
Music in the early childhood fosters a lifetime of appreciation of
the musical world. Music is also an important foundation for a
child’s academic development and it is crucial for a future of
learning. The brain feeds on stimulation; no other activities
provide so many nerves at once than 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 neurons; if
they are not stimulated and used at the correct time, they may die.
Early experiences are so powerful, that they can change the way a
person turns out. The music instruction strongly influences nearly
all the ways children develop. The process continues through the
child’s first decade of life. Sight-reading musical scores and
actually playing the music, accompanied with a complete musical
curriculum: ear-training, movements, singing, and rhythm, activate
regions in all four of the cortex’s lobes. The earlier a child
starts the musical training may affect the organization of the
brain, because the brain has affective components that respond to
music. Children, from birth, develop while adapting to the
environment 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 adaptation to the
environment. Children acquire singing competence as they learn to
walk. Children learn music of any origin just as they learn their
native language, if given the opportunity. If the music is exposed
through a constant and positive environment from birth, they will
expand and refine it.
The basic areas for 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.
