Can playing classical music influence a developing childs brain?
While opinion is divided, Sophia Whitfield, Commissioning Editor of New Frontier Publishing’s Music Box series for children, has no such doubts. As a mother of five children ranging in age from eight to 17, she firmly believes that music can help stimulate a child’s educational and emotional development. “Music has a power and a passion which is hard to describe. We often remember moments in life by the music we were listening to at the time.” According to researchers at the Harvard Medical School a baby’s brain is wired for music while still in the womb. At the age of 4 months, discordant notes at the end of a melody can make them squirm and turn away. If they like a lullaby, well, who can’t fail to appreciate a baby’s coo.
