Yes, prenatal music!
"When is the best time to begin a child's music education? Nine months before the birth of the
mother!"
Zoltan Kodály
Why? Because...
♫ By
the sixteenth week of gestation a baby can hear sounds outside of the womb.
♫ By
the twenty-fourth week a baby can make sense of those sounds.
♫ Musical
sounds are powerful and can help create family bonds, before the baby’s
arrival, that will enhance family life once the baby is here.
Thomas Verny, M.D., says in his book, The Secret Life of the Unborn Child, “...a pregnant woman who spends a few minutes
each day listening to soothing music a could make her child feel more relaxed
and tranquil.”
How much more powerful if your baby hears YOUR
voice singing to him or her everyday!
A FirstSounds class will help you...
♪
Become an active participant in creating a musical environment, whether it be
one of a soothing, tranquil or playful nature.
♪This is done
through singing, gentle movement, tactile stimulation, simple instrument play
and focused listening.
Some people think...
they don’t have a “singing voice” or they are “tone deaf,” but to your baby YOURS is the most beautiful, comforting voice in the world!
“When the nurse handed my baby to me I cradled her in my
arms. She was crying and was not latching on to nurse. I didn't know what to do to calm her. Instinctively started singing the lullaby I sang to her before she was born. As I stared at her, and sang that lullaby, she looked at me, like she knew she was safe and knew I was her Mommy.”
Nikki, Mom to Elizabeth
♪ “Repeated exposure to the same song and to its
mother’s voice has notable benefits to the child, and another beneficiary is
the expectant mom (mom-to-be). This time of relaxation and focus on the coming
of the baby produces calming chemicals in the blood which are transferred to
the baby through the placenta. These chemicals allow baby and mother to share
the bonding experience, laying a foundation for later learning." http://www.expectantmothersguide.com/library/houston/bonding.htm
Join a class today and build the bonds of a lifetime!
