Monday, May 22, 2023

How To Harness Your Child's Musical Interests

 Music is beautiful, simply put. Music has a way of getting people to express their emotions in a beautiful way; it’s ideal for conveying and getting others to feel that exact feeling. Without any words whatsoever, you can still convey the exact feeling you want. Whether it’s love, sorrow, melancholy, or beyond, music has a way of bringing out this feeling. 


But music goes further than this; it’s a beautiful form of art. It gets the body moving, it sets the atmosphere in the space, and it’s a great hobby that brings so much fulfillment. As you can see, the influence of music plays a massive role in everyone. So how can you get your little one to fall in love with this interest? 

Start With Exposing Them To Music

One of the best ways to foster a love for music in your child is to expose them to music of all kinds. This can be as simple as playing the radio in your car or playing music from other cultures at home. When kids are exposed to different rhythms, meters, and tonalities from around the world, it expands their musical vocabulary. Even infants recognize the melody of songs long before they understand the words. Singing to them or playing quiet background music at nap and bedtime can connect your little ones to their musical heritage.

As children get older, they will learn from the music they listen to and their parents' tastes. Exposing them to a variety of music can help them shape their opinions on what music should sound like and where their interests will lie. Then, they can find a way to incorporate music into their lives throughout adulthood. This can include anything from watching a concert to dancing to singing along to their favorite song.

Make Music With Them

From fond memories to having fun, why not make some noise with them? These can even include playing some ukulele songs for them or getting them to learn together. Playing simple songs, like "Wheels on the Bus" or "Twinkle, Twinkle," with your child is a great way to introduce children to music. The repetition of lyrics and melody helps children learn and memorize words, and simple tunes have a happy feeling that can easily complement any theme. When they get older, just play some music for them, or let them just explore. Overall, exposure and these positive nudges will help a lot.

Take Them To Music Events

Whether they play the drums, guitar, piano, or violin, kids who are exposed to live music have an easier time sustaining their interest. It's a big part of what makes them feel like they're not alone in their passion and that someone else believes in them, too. Taking them to see their favorite musicians in concert is a powerful way of showing that you support their musical pursuits. Often, they'll be even more motivated to play at home after having experienced the live performance firsthand. There are plenty of music events from orchestras, rock music, or even small-scale music festivals for the community. 

14 comments:

  1. Those are great ideas to expose kiddos to music. Mine loves all sorts of music.

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  2. Kids need to be exposed to music early on. It often starts in kindergarten or preschool, where they learn songs and sing as a group. Next, I think it's good to expose them to musical instruments, to find one they like. Every kid should learn to play at least one instrument.

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  3. I wish we were encouraged to do music at a young age. By the time i tried to learn guitar, I didn't have the time to put the practice in and I was much to old (teenagers, studying for exams).

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  4. These are all really great and wonderful ideas! Exposing them into music at a young age what my favorite and seems like more effective for me

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  5. Hhhhmmmm....I love the idea of making music with the little ones! That way, you can make the best records and sounds.

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  6. Great ways to ensure kids embrace and apply music in their life. Mine love music!

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  7. What a lovely idea to play ukulele song to kids, I totally agree that kids will love music if they are exposed to it during their childhood, a great article with excellent ideas, thank you.

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  8. Both of our kids are active in playing instruments. We started them at a young age, and I really think that is key.

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  9. Ive always wanted to be a parent of a musician. Thank you for these tips.

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  10. I am thrilled about our child’s growing musical talents and aren’t sure about the next step so this was really helpful. Thank you so much!

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  11. These tips are perfect tips to start toward harnessing our child’s musical interests to develop a lifelong love of music.

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  12. These are great tips for parents. My kids are musical themselves like their daddy and I love them to be more into it.

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  13. My boys both love listening to music and have a few musical instruments in their rooms that they play with sometimes. I am not very musically inclined when it comes to playing, but have always loved listening to music.

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  14. Taking them to a music event is great idea. My aunt done it with my little cousin and was good time.

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