The question of the need and benefits of music education has always existed ambiguous attitude on the part of parents and teachers. But the most important aspect of this problem is the task of detecting music abilities and identifying numerous common misconceptions on this topic.
Often you hear the parents complaining about the child’s lack of a musical ear and their opinion of the futility of practicing music. Do parents know about the diagnosis of musical abilities and the psychology of the development of musical inclinations in children?
You need to listen to music, but more ... hear!
Abilities to music cannot exist separately. The complex of musical abilities is developed in the process of children's musical activity.
Musical inclinations are a multifaceted phenomenon. It combines in itself as specific physiological parameterssuch as hearing, rhythmic feeling, motility, etc., as well as an inexplicable subjective phenomenon called musical flair. Moreover, the second category is no less important than the first: physiological data ensures the success of the technological process of mastering musical works, and musical intuition emotionally animates the performance, leaving unforgettable impressions of the audience.
At the heart of the pursuit of music lessons lies precisely the musical flair. A child who does not show an interest in music will find it difficult to overcome the difficulties of mastering this or that instrument. Perhaps the development of musical hearing, motility, sense of rhythm, coordination, it is possible to achieve positive results in the formulation of voice, it is easy to determine the choice of musical instrument, but the ability of the intuitive feeling of music is not always and not everyone needs to be developed and improved.
My child can not sing! Why should he learn music?
According to the average layman, hearing is associated with clear voice intonation. This is one of the most common mistakes. when self-diagnosing musical abilities of children. Many, after listening to the singing of their baby, make the verdict that "the bear has stepped in his ear."
However, it should be remembered that the ability to own a voice is a specific skill. Someone has a natural givenness of this ability, others are working on its development for many years, and often, at sunset, the “coolest” career itself never mastered it. But often there are children who are not able to control the voice, but who can perfectly hear music. Many of them later become remarkable professional musicians.
"Technology" to determine the musical talent of children
What should parents do to identify musical talent in children? The primary condition for working on the process of diagnosing children's musical abilities is listening to the most diverse, preferably academic, music. You definitely need to attend classical music concerts with your child, carefully choosing programs that consist of non-large pieces - let it be the most famous classical pieces of music or some thematic selection, for example, a selection of pieces of music about nature.
Listening to various instruments, musical groups and performers from different eras is useful. Children need to give an idea of musical instruments and genres in an accessible, understandable form.
Highly it is important to monitor the reaction of the baby - the most important indicator of natural musical data. A child with a hidden reserve of musical abilities carefully listens to the melody or favorite record, dances or, while still dying, listens to the motive, shows great interest and a bright emotional attitude.
Artistry and expressiveness when reading poetry, also being one of the types of performance, may be evidence of emotionality and inclination for artistic expression in musical works. And, finally, oddly enough, the last but not the first way to diagnose musical abilities is to test hearing.
With the right professional attitude to the process of improving abilities, a musical ear can develop. After all, musical inclinations are both obvious natural given, and have unexpected tendencies of dynamics. It is necessary only to remember that the priority criterion for the choice of music education is the desire of the child himself, his love of music. Adults need to uncover this multifaceted world, emotionally filling the child’s desire for development, and then he will overcome the most difficult obstacles to the development of any profession.
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