Music on Learning in Early Childhood

The excerpt below comes from the Music Together website

In Bridgeport CT., children who participated in Music Together activities scored higher in language development, cognitive development, physical development, and social-emotional development than children who did not participate in Music Together.

you can read more about this study HERE

Last week our family experienced something very special. Our little daughter was born 12 days ago and it's been fun having her home. Our 3 1/2 year old son is going through some adjustments, as expected. One day last week he was feeling a little sad. I was nursing the baby and could not get up to play with him so I suggested he put on his favorite Music Together CD. He put on his CD and turned the volume up when one of his favorite songs "Mr.Rabbit" from The Bells Song Collection came on. Our new baby stopped nursing immediately when she heard the song and just stayed there quietly listening. It was amazing. This is a song we play regularly at our house and I could tell that she recognized it. My son was so excited he decided he wanted her to listen to the entire CD. When it was a song that we play often she had the same reaction. I was amazed that a newborn baby could already recognize songs that she had heard in utero.