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Competenze musicali del bambino 0-3 anni
Children’s musical abilities from prenatal time to three years of age
Costantino Panza1, Elena Flaugnacco2
1Pediatra di famiglia, Sant’Ilario d’Enza (RE), Coordinamento Nazionale Nati per la Musica
2Psicologa, Centro per la Salute del Bambino-Trieste, Coordinamento Nazionale Nati per la Musica
Novembre 2013 - pagg. 571 -576
Abstract
Recent and amazing discoveries of neurosciences on musical abilities of the foetus and the
newborn baby show that refined ability and musical competence are developed very
early and can be used by parents to provide opportunities for early development through
music listening and baby-talk. The foetus is able to hear the mother’s voice since the 31st
week. After birth, if the mother’s face and her voice are perceived together, the recognition
of the mother is quicker. Newborn babies are able to process music and rapidly develop
great competences in listening to music. In particular, baby-talk, a universal language
to communicate with babies, facilitates segmentation and comprehension of words. Singing
is very important to regulate arousal state and promote body coordination. Baby-talk
and singing promote the relationship between parents and children, which facilitates the
understanding of emotions and builds adequate social intelligence. Human musicality helps
the development of receptive and expressive vocabulary.
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