“Parents have heard about the specific benefits of classical music for developing minds and calming babies for decades … but the scientific debate has continued to rage,” writes Claire Fallon at Monday’s (10/5) Huffington Post. “In an age when children develop surrounded by constant stimulation and distraction, however, [composer Marc] Neikrug sees a very particular value in classical music. ‘I’m concerned about a world in which there is an almost corporate, aggressive move to lower people’s attention spans…. It’s really important to let kids, at the earliest age, build some kind of ability to focus,’ Neikrug said. ‘Great music can do that.’ … The ability to fully enjoy classical music later in life, Neikrug argued, is one of the potential benefits of playing classical music for a child. ‘If you listen to classical music at an early age, … it’s the same as learning another language early,’ he said. ‘They come back to it.’ ”
Posted October 7, 2015
