Can
Classical Music Mean Higher
Income for Your
Children?
Learn the Effects of
Classical Music on Kids
At one time
it was a fad to expose your
children to classical music so
that they became smarter. The
craze isn’t as widespread as
it used to be, but the idea still
exists and circulates, kind of
like an old wives’ tale.
Maybe
it’s something about the
elegance and aristocracy
associated with classical music
that leads people to think it has
some magical educational value.
As it turns
out, the “Mozart
effect” isn’t as
credible as people seem to think.
Research has shown some effects
of classical music on improved
spatial tasks, but these findings
were overblown to refer to
intelligence in general. Maybe
singing auditions for star search
would have been the better route?
Well, let's not go that
far!
There might
be other explanations for why
classical music could have this
effect. It could be something
about the influence of certain
classical songs on mood. Another
possible explanation is that
families who expose their kids to
classical music tend to have
higher incomes and better access
to quality education.
These
possibilities are unlikely to be
heard and considered by the
public. Scientific misconceptions
usually end up running around
without being corrected, and in
the case of classical music for
children, hundreds of dollars
were undoubtedly spent on
classical music CDs as a result.
People have
spent a lot of money trying to
make their kids smarter in
general, to the point where
classical music for children has
become an industry that sells
products and offers services
designed to enhance the
intelligence of your children.
There’s
nothing inherently wrong with
classical music for children.
Classical music can be enjoyable
and instructional, especially to
children who are musically
inclined. It’s not too
difficult to believe that taking
lessons and practicing singing
scales from an early age can
improve a kid’s brain
activity and coordination, and
there’s nothing wrong with
exposing your kids to some
musical culture.
But
there’s something wrong
about inserting a classical CD
into the stereo and expecting its
intelligent musical waves to make
their way into your
children’s ears and enhance
their minds.
There are
plenty of more useful activities
that can improve your
child’s mind, like sports,
puzzles, and reading. And yes,
even karaoke. The classical music
for children gimmick in relation
to intelligence is comparable to
what diet pills are for health.
We already know that a good diet
and exercise makes you healthy,
but people still want an easier
way out.
Parents can
benefit their children and their
intelligence more by just
engaging them in an active and
stimulating lifestyle, and
remembering that they’re
kids. But until parents realize
this, an industry that feeds off
of overzealous parents’
insecurities will continue to
thrive. So, should your kids
learn classical music notes and
be taught in musical ability? It
won't hurt them but don't expect
a genius to come out of it.
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