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Beyond Lullabies

Introducing Baby to the
World of Music

By Sue Poremba

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How the music is created is less important than making sure the child has access to it, either by listening or by participating.

That was the philosophy of Jeremy Porter of Atlanta, Ga. "My wife and I started playing music for our son before he was born and continue to play music for him all the time," he says. "We're now rewarded by our cute little boy dancing on his own when he hears something he likes and trying to sing."

"Can you imagine a life without music?" Fonda-Smith says. "Music is a basic element of life. Music connects people with each other. Music is a language that we all begin to speak and understand from birth."

Developing a Love for Music

Mary Zurn, vice president of education for Primrose Schools, recommends the following ways parents can expose their baby to music:

  • Provide tapes, CDs or MP3s for children to listen to and sing to at home or in the car.
  • Attend an outdoor concert.
  • Encourage children to sing individually or in a group.
  • Play rhythm instruments such as drums, sticks and bells or homemade options like pots and pans or an unopened box of dried pasta.
  • Create a chant to accompany an activity (bedtime, bath time, walking out the door in the morning, etc.), and incorporate the child's name, too.

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