Exposing children to music from an early age can have many benefits for them. It is about the age under 3 years, when the development is fast and intense.
Music promotes the development of verbal memory and spatial skills, while in older children it can help prevent dyslexia.
Therefore, the reasons why it is worth stimulating children to listen to and practice music are various.
Stimulates the tongue
Compared to other psychomotor activities (visual, theatrical) that are increasingly proposed to children under the age of three, the approach to music turns out to be the one that above all helps in the development of language skills, because it favors the memorization and distinction of sounds.
This is explained by Alice Mado Proverbio, professor of cognitive neuroscience at the Bicocca University of Milan, who has conducted several researches in the field of the neuroscience of music in children.
"Several studies have shown that children exposed to sound stimuli give very precise sensory responses: when they are nine months old they recognize the difference between one phoneme and another, for example between 'da' and 'ba'. Phonemic capacity is innate, but sensory stimulation can modify the brain, because it stimulates the use of specific areas", says Proverbio.
It helps in the fight against dyslexia
In addition, listening, playing music improves verbal and short-term memory. Furthermore, activating the areas of the brain used in music can be a valuable support for the treatment of dyslexia.
Studying music actually changes the ability to read and process sound. Reading the pentagram, for example, activates areas of the brain not used by non-musicians.
A valuable tip in this case would be to keep your children in constant contact with music.