Many parents choose music to calm and entertain their children, that's because music can also help express love, joy, and bonding with their little ones.
In addition, music is also known as a medium that can improve brain development, strengthen memory, and improve social skills in children.
Reporting from the Brighthorzons.com page, music can support children's intellectual, socio-emotional, motor, and language abilities, you know!
For example, children's vocabulary can be enriched through the songs they listen to. Through songs, children can learn to imitate various animal sounds. Expressions and feelings of children can also be channeled through the music they sing.
Well, you can check ways to introduce music while playing with children according to their growth age as follows:
Music for Babies
Babies know the melody first before the lyrics of a song. Classical music; Mozart, Beethoven, and instrumental can soothe a baby's sleep. Listening to classical music itself is known to stimulate intelligence from infancy.
Music for Toddlers
At the age of under five years, children have begun to be able to follow the rhythm of music and repeat the lyrics of their favorite songs. This, apparently plays a role in improving language skills and memorization in children. Examples of children's songs that you can teach toddlers are "My Balloon", "Pelangi", "Lizard on the Wall".
Music for Preschoolers
At preschool age, children begin to enjoy songs about things they are familiar with, such as toys, animals, favorite foods, and daily habits. For example, you can introduce your child to the songs "Let's Brush Your Teeth" and "Change Your Own Clothes" by Hey Blo, as well as "Egg Omelet" by Saga.
How to Introduce Children to Music
Invite the children to sing while clapping their hands, or invite them to move their feet and hands happily
If you don't have a musical instrument at home, you can use a pot, pan, plastic or bottle filled with some beans or rice
Sing a song that relates to the activities you do with your child. For example, you can sing the song "Res Beres" from Hey Blo while cleaning up the scattered toys with your child. Or when you are playing ball with your child, you can invite your child to sing the song "Ball" by Baba Lili Tata.
Take your children to watch music performances or little singer concerts in your city.