How Young Children Learn Music
Children learn by Listening
Music should be a frequent and consistent part of each child's daily environment. You can provide listening opportunities at home, in the car, at bedtime, during transitions, and with daily routines. The Music Class® CDs not only provide fun songs, but include a variety of instruments, styles and voices to stimulate musical learning.
Children learn by experimenting through Play
Songs that include active participation turn music time into play time. When substituting words or activities, there is no wrong idea. Anything goes! Promote your child's creativity and experimentation with the music.
Children learn by decoding musical information through Repetition and Contrast
Immersion in a diverse music environment from a very early age gives children the opportunity to learn the syntax of all the music they are exposed to. Because young children learn non-sequentially, we don't concern ourselves with the sequence of their experiences, but instead rely on the knowledge that repeated exposure to a wide variety of musical sounds will develop their musical vocabulary.
Children learn with the support of Adult Guided Experimentation and Modeling
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