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Music enhances social skills. The emotional aspect of musical activities seems to be beneficial for developing social skills like empathy, says Dr. Alexandra Lamont, Lecturer in the Psychology of music at the University of Keele

 

 

 

 

 

Lise Eliot, in her book What’s Going on in There? Says, “Children’s early experience with speech and music are tremendously important in shaping many higher aspects of brain function, including emotion, language and other cognitive abilities”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversity of different kinds of music are essential and can be useful for the baby’s future writing, reading and language skills, says Dr. Philip A. De Fina, associate professor at the New York University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, and chief neuropsychologist and director of neurotherapies at the NYU Brain Research laboratories

 

 

 

 

Studies by two of the leading early childhood researchers, Thomas R. Verny and Rene Van De Carr, have shown that babies who have been stimulated while in the womb exhibit advanced visual, auditory, language and motor development skills. They state – these babies sleep better, are more alert to their environment and surroundings and are far more content than infants who did not receive any form of prenatal stimulation.

 

 

 

Hearing complex sound patterns helps develop the brain, says Alexander Barzvi, child and adolescent psychologist at the New York University Child Study Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Frances Rauscher of the University of Wisconsin, says, Music helps improve children’s ability to reason abstractly, by strengthening neural firing patterns of the brain

 

 

 

Professor Paul Robertson, a leading expert in the field, states it’s important the best music is made available to babies at the earliest possible stage of their growth. There is compelling scientific evidence that the music we hear at the earliest ages significantly affects the way our neurological pathways are laid down during development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About Dreams And Lullabies

My name is Keith Whiting, the founder of Dreams And Lullabies.  I'm a record producer and have worked with many of the biggest names in jazz and R&B.  I first became interested in how babies react to music a number of years ago when some very good friends of mine had their first baby. 

While visiting they told me how much trouble they were having getting the child to sleep and how she would sometime just start crying for no apparent reason and nothing they did seemed to make any difference.  Then right on cue the baby let out a wail that could wake the neighborhood.  They were both tired and frustrated and never having had any children I just assumed this was what every child was like.

I had the first pressing of a new CD I’d recorded and asked if they’d like to listen, although with the baby crying I wasn’t sure how much we’d be able to hear it, let alone appreciate it.

The first song, a jazz ballad, started playing and almost immediately the baby’s cry turned to a whimper, and then stopped completely.  The next song came on, something a bit more up-tempo, and the baby let out another wail.  I made a joke about a tough critic and my friends asked me to play the first song again.  Sure enough, the baby stopped crying until the second song came on, then let out another wail.  It was like something from one of those world’s funniest videos.

They asked me to leave the CD with them.  A week later they called to tell me, whenever they played the first song the baby would stop crying.

I had long known the power of music, you hear a sad song that immediately reminds you of a lost love, an up-tempo song from your teenage years plays on the car radio and you start driving faster, a haunting melody brings a lump to your throat, and patriotic songs that inspire people to fight for their country.

I started researching the effect of music on babies.  Recorded some demos and gave them to parents of newborns and young kids, and asked for their response.  Then produced a CD of lullabies that went on to be certified “Gold”.

Music aids the development of speech according to Jessica Pitt of the Pre-School Music Association.

I listened to Classical lullabies, Irish lullabies, Hawaiian lullabies, American lullabies, Spanish lullabies, Italian lullabies, Austrian lullabies, English lullabies, African lullabies.

I collected Classical baby songs, Irish baby songs, Hawaiian baby songs, American baby songs, Spanish baby songs, Italian baby songs, Austrian baby songs, English baby songs, African baby songs.

 

“Playing all kinds of music for baby makes a difference.  Many studies show music is a crucial part of an enriched environment”, says Linda Acredolo, Professor Emeritus, University of California, Davis.

I listened to 50 different versions of Brahms lullaby and goodnight!

I checked out children’s nursery rhymes, more baby songs, and even more lullabies.  I had the world’s largest collection of nursery rhymes, lullabies and baby songs ever owned by a single guy!

And I discovered two things, there were some very good ones and lots of bad ones, and of course you couldn’t tell which was which until you got them home.  The second thing I discovered was that most of them covered the same music in similar styles.

It’s Never too Early to Introduce Your Baby to Music!

Music helps children learn math.  “When children learn rhythm, they are learning ratios, fractions and proportions,” says Professor Gordon Shaw, University of California, Irvine.

 

 

In Florida, all state-funded pre-schools are required to play classical music by law.

My research has shown me that babies liked a wide range of music, everything from jazz to folk to classical, and that as they got older they reacted to more and more complex arrangements.

The other thing I discovered was that for parents playing one or two favorite CDs over and over again could get a little tiresome!

I determined to create a range of CDs that would cover all styles of music that would grow in complexity as the child grew.  And would also provide enough interest to nourish the babies rapidly developing brain while both interesting and relaxing the parents.

The result is Dreams and Lullabies

Make the specially designed and recorded music of Dreams and Lullabies a part of your baby’s bedtime routine and create a soothing and relaxing ambience that will calm both you and your baby

You may find cheaper CDs of baby lullabies on the market, but you won’t find CDs at any price that compare to this unique series of baby lullabies, children’s nursery rhymes, and other scientifically designed musical creations for you and your baby. Putting a value on a good night's sleep is impossible. Creating a soothing and relaxing environment, providing a sense of security and comfort, and nourishing your baby’s mind while cementing the bond between you and your baby is obviously priceless.