Musical education of children

No one says that you must definitely givea child to music school so that he learns to play the piano or guitar "through I do not want", or make him sing in the school choir, if he is even shy in his soul. Still, not all can be great composers, musicians and singers. And here To teach a child to understand music, develop a musical ear and sense of rhythm just necessary.

Musical education of children is very important for their development at an early age. Listening to music has a beneficial effect on the development of the central nervous system (it's not for nothing that our distant ancestors sang lullabies to their children). When a child grows up, music lessons will help him develop artistic taste, a sense of beauty and love of art.

When should the musical education of children begin? Best - even before the birth of a child. Already starting from the 19th week of pregnancy, the fetus in the mother's womb begins to distinguish the sounds of the external world, so that the future mother is more likely to listen to relaxing relaxing music (best of all - classics). Some experts argue that a child whose mother during pregnancy listened to music, will develop faster than his "deprived" music peers.

When a child was born, for a musicaleducation can use ... rattles! They produce a wide range of sounds, so the child, playing with different rattles, will learn to distinguish the timbre of sound. In addition to the old good rattles in stores, a huge number of musical toys are sold. They greatly facilitate the musical upbringing of the child. Please note that a child should buy only quality toyswhich produce pure musical sounds, otherwise there will be no benefit from them.

In addition, you need give the baby to listen to music. The nature of music should be selected according tofrom the type of activity: when the child is playing, rhythm music will suit, and before going to sleep - calm and smooth. Usually children perceive soft jazz and classics well. You can buy special CDs with music, arranged for small children. The fact is that it is hard for kids to perceive complex compositions with a variety of instruments and background melodies. And on such discs, music is specially adapted for children.

When a child is 2-3 years old, you can start to develop a sense of rhythm. For it is worth to buy the first musicalthe instrument is a drum (only without sticks - the baby can injure them by himself). First you can teach the child to reproduce the rhythm of simple melodies of children's songs with an emphasis on a strong share. When the kid can cope with this, you can offer other instruments - tambourine, spoons, ratchets, and after three years - a metalophone or xylophone. Gradually offer the child melodies with an increasingly complex rhythmic pattern, changes in tempo.

Musical education of children older than four years should already include conscious listening to music. You can begin to introduce the child to the soundindividual musical instruments and teach him to recognize them by ear. It is worth explaining the basic musical concepts to the child. Only use terms that are understandable to him, for example, if you tell him about major and minor, say that the major is fun, and the minor is sad. Let the child learn to feel the mood that the composer wanted to convey. If it is difficult for him to say this in words, let him try to "draw" a melody - drawing to music perfectly develops his creative abilities.

An important element of musical education of children is concerts. Of course, to lead a four-year-old to the conservatory is still a bit early. But the various musical children's performances - this is what you need. In passing, you can tell the child about the rules of behavior in the theater, at a concert - it certainly will not be superfluous. And in the intervals between trips to the theater let the child watch musical cartoons and children's films. There are even cartoons accompanied by classical music - for example, "Blue Danube" to the music of Strauss or "The Prince of the Nutcracker" to the music of Tchaikovsky.

At the age of 5-6 years, the musical upbringing of children can already begin to shift from hearing to the side self-reproduction. You can limit yourself to rattles and maracas (not everyone can play a musical instrument), but if a child shows interest in a particular instrument, you should give it a try.

Musical education of children is the guarantee of their harmonious development. Open your child a wonderful world of music!