Introduce music to kids

"Teaching music to children should be done in a fun way. Playing While Learning Music is the most effective method"

The number of schools or music courses in Indonesia these days is really exciting. The realization that music has many benefits for life makes the parents not reluctant to encourage their sons to learn music. Unfortunately, many parents have not realized that learning music should be gradual.

Often without giving a choice, parents immediately put their children into piano, guitar or vocal classes. The child who really wants to go to the drum class so lazy to practice and always reasoned to ditch. In the end, learning music becomes an annoying activity, wasting time and money. Vain. If such a goal parent will not be achieved and the musical potential of children impossible honed. This situation needs to be changed.

How to teach children to music? The answer: through a gradual process. Learning music gradually as well as follow the formal education (school), starting from the playground then to the next level (level).

In teaching music, the first thing to do is introduce music. Usually, after going through the stage of introduction, children need not be forced to learn music.
Music recognition

Knowing music is an early stage that must be done before children learn to play musical instruments or learn to sing. Very important because the goal is to invite children to love music and sharpen their musical sensitivity.

Loved the music
Why love music? Do not know, then do not love. If we love (music) we will be more open to receive and learn more about all things related to music. In addition, someone who knows music and then plays music will realize that music is very beneficial to their lives.

Sharpen Musical Sense
Age 2 years is the right age because at this age the brain nerve to learn music has matured. Music consisting of 5 main elements - tone, rhythm, notation, melody, and harmony - can sharpen children's musical sensitivity through play activities. Therefore, playing music while learning is the most effective method to introduce and teach music to children. Parents and music teachers can create games that contain chanting and dancing (movement). Playing and exploring sounds with simple percussion tools - such as tambourine, castanet, maracas, jimbe, triangle - can also be part of a fun learning activity.

Introducing music from an early age and training musical sensitivity is not just aiming to print children into musicians. Music can help children express better, train their sensitivity to art (especially music) and the environment, improve brain intelligence, mind power, creativity, health and confidence in public (in front of the class and on the stage).

Don Campbell an educator, music researcher and founder of Insitute of Music, Health and Education reveal in his book many studies have shown that:

Young children who get regular music training show motor skills, math skills, and better reading skills than their peers who do not practice music.

High school students who sing or play a musical instrument have a higher score on the exam than those who do not have that hobby.

The brains of adult musicians generally show a greater brain wave (EEG = Electro Encephalogram) than those who are not musicians and even have different anatomy when practicing music before the age of 7 years.

Every child has the right to learn music, including Children with Special Needs, such as Children with Down Syndrome, Slow Learner, and Autism "

Children with Special Needs just like children in general, show the same reaction to music physically, senses and emotions.

Train musical sensitivity of Children with Special Needs, can help them become more independent, improve motor control, improve language and speech, control emotions and make it easier for them to interact and communicate with others. Music is a good therapeutic tool for Children with Special Needs.