2008年5月27日星期二

Survey

Does music affect a child's development, if so how? (out of 12 people)


  • Yes: 7 people (58%)
  • No: 1 person (8%)
  • Maybe: 4 people (3%)

Subquestions (to be answered for "if so, how")

1) Does music affect a child's development?
2) If yes, can you name specific genres of music (classical, rock,
etc.) that have positive or negative effects?
3) Which stage of child development do you think is most subject to
the music effect? Preborn, early childhood, elementary schoolers or
teenagers?
4) Have you or your spouse tried to use music as one way of pre-born
education of your child? Do you believe it takes effect? Have you
observed any effects?
5) Do you know Mozart effect? If yes, do you believe it is scientific?

Some Answers

Mantou: Music has to be learned from childhood, say 4-10. This is a Precious window for music education. After that, untrained people will lose the ability to distinguish many subtle sounds. From this perspective, music can affect child's development the para-effects (or side effects) of music education during the childhood. A good music education during childhood will undoubtedly affect many other development such as the sense of numbers, rules, and caring for details. These are all important and will shape the child's ways of thinking.

For different music, there are different effects on child's development. Although we are uncertain exactly how and what effects, we are certain that violent or loud rock roll music can affect child's emotion and behavior. It is not a secret that those kids who listen to violent music are more likely associated with violent behavior. But bear in mind, it is not clear whether violent music causes violent behavior, or vice versa. There are research studies on this issue.

As I said before, childhood is the critical stage for music training. However, the benefit of preborn music education is not proved. The Mozart effect is a folklore.
For teenage, we don't know. The only thing we know is that violent music is related to violent behavior.

For me, I personally believe in the music effects. However, I don't do preborn music training. Music may be just one type of noise for fetus. Fetus needs a quite environment.

As many people have said, this is a large topic but a good topic. I suggest you focus on childhood music education. You can cite your own experience.


Uncle Wu:

1) Does music affect a child's development?
Definitely. Music is another dimension of the world, in addition to science, literature, arts, etc. Children exposed to music learn to interact with inner feelings in another way. Music training also teaches children the importance of discipline and structured creativity.

2) If yes, can you name specific genres of music (classical, rock,
etc.) that have positive or negative effects?
All music genres have positive effects. For example, classical music embeds its beauty in its structure, harmony and melody. It teaches relatively sophisticated appreciation. Rock music interacts with the listeners in multiple ways and can be more expressive. It is good to be exposed to all kinds of genres and develop one's own taste in the process. On the other hand, there are pieces in each genres that may
cause negative effects. For example, some songs promote violence or cynical attitudes. Children should make good use of help from their parents and teachers in choosing music works that are suitable for them.

3) Which stage of child development do you think is most subject to the music effect? Preborn, early childhood, elementary schoolers or teenagers?
Children at different ages respond differently to music. Newborns can enjoy music with clear rhythm and pleasant melody, while a teenager is more equipped to appreciate the sophisticated structure of Bach. To understand the feelings expressed by Chopin, one would need more life experience of sorrow, frustration, etc. The important point is to select age-appropriate music for each child.

4) Have you or your spouse tried to use music as one way of pre-born education of your child? Do you believe it takes effect? Have you observed any effects?
I believe pleasant music helps the mother to relax and be happy. This in turn is good for the fetus. However, I don't think there is evidence that music can interact with the fetus directly (except for some genres that is essentially very loud noise).

5) Do you know Mozart effect? If yes, do you believe it is scientific?
I heard about it, but have not study enough to know whether it is scientific. On the other hand, I believe music education and training is a valuable part of a child's education. In my experience, most people who perform well academically also receive regular music trainings.

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Does music affect a child's development, if so how? (out of 12 people)

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