How do you like to unwind? What’s your favourite go-to music?
Music has such a calming power that it just works like magic to get you all prepped up in a moment. All it takes is one song.
Yet in the cacophony flooding our lives, you often miss out on listening to the sounds that can heal and nurture your tired minds.
The natural thing is to take all this for granted but you’ll be surprised to know that this simple act of listening to music can impact your mind and the way you think?
Auditory Processing of Music
Researchers have found that listening to music can reduce the anxiety levels, lower the blood pressure, and even pain. It improves your quality of sleep, mood, memory and mental health.
Listening to music helps the brain cells to process information more efficiently. By stimulating areas in your brain, it –
- fortifies learning memory and cognition
- enhances your creativity
- controls your mood
- brings down your stress
- relieves anxiety and depression
- bolsters motivation
- ensures good sleep quality
The list can go on and on. And you can surely add a few more from personal experience.
Music And Children
Play any music and watch your child react to it instinctively. Bouncing, swaying, moving their hands in response to the music they hear.
Listening to music helps in developing their brains. It builds their motor skills as well as their cognitive skills, giving them a chance to express themselves.
A few of the benefits for the children include –
- increases cognitive development
- better memory and concentration
- advocates language development
- boosts emotional regulation
- encourages creativity
- fosters social skills
- elevates physical coordination
- develops listening skills
- encourages cultural awareness
That’s the reason doctors and researchers recommend playing music, especially classical music, to newborns and young children.
The Ugly Side
Of course, the kind of music also makes a difference.
Some of the songs have explicit and violent lyrics which can negatively impact the impressionable minds.
It can leave them feeling confused, aggressive or even homicidal and depressed.
Music with destructive themes can have a negative and disturbing influence on some of the children.
And since music impacts the brain, it can lead to the child feeling emotionally excited, depressed, angry or suicidal.
Practical Applications for Parents
Parents can help children develop an ear for music.
They can expose them to different genres so they learn about them. It can be anything, classical, jazz, country, Hindustani or just something instrumental. You, as well as your child, will soon discover what they like.
For the young babies and toddlers, don’t restrict them to the regular nursery songs. Play fun and peppy songs and encourage them to sing along or move to the rhythm to develop their cognitive and motor skills.
As they get older, get them to learn to play a musical instrument. This will help develop their memory and fine motor skills. It will also build their confidence and social skills
Don’t forget to make music a part of your lives. Play it during play time or activity time. They can play calming music during study time to help them focus.
In Short
Music has immense therapeutic value. It calms the mind and acts as a soothing balm for the tired soul.
Learn to enjoy the rich auditory experiences that has the power to transform how you think and feel.
Let music help you and your child with cognitive and emotional growth, enriching your mind in the process.
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