1. Share your favourite music

    Reliving your favourite musical experiences and enthusiasm with your child can go a long way. You could tell them the story behind the music, such as where you first heard it, and why you like it. Don’t be put off if your child doesn’t seem to appreciate your treasured tunes at first – even adults often don’t like being exposed to new things - so try repeating unfamiliar music a few times to see if they will come to enjoy it.

    2. Use music from their daily routines
Take note of your child’s routines outside the home, for example when they’re at day-care, nursery or being looked after by relatives, and incorporate them into your shared activities. Many young children experience a great deal of music at nursery, listening to different kinds of music or singing along to songs. Why not make the most of this by singing the same songs on car journeys or playing similar music at home. Young children love repetition!

    3. Notice their musical tastes
Be attentive when your child expresses an opinion about music, see how they respond to different tunes - in and outside of the home - and share those situations with them. You could use their favourite nursery rhyme to play a game together or settle down and sing along to their favourite television theme songs.

    4. Try lots of different musical genres
Test out lots of different styles of music until you discover one that your child really responds to. This could mean that they move around a lot to the music or stop moving and listen intently; young children are more likely to stop moving if they experience a new style they haven’t heard before which interests them. Don’t feel that you should only play them music aimed at young children – children can enjoy all kinds of music.

    5. Get physical with music
Actively enjoying music means getting active! Try playing different musical games involving clapping, dancing, swaying, rocking and changing your actions (and those of your child) when the music changes its mood or speed. Sing and dance together to music on the radio, or hold your child on your lap and listen to some soothing music together.

    6. Make the most of their favourite tunes
Start with the familiar as a way of introducing your child to new genres of music. When you know what they like, you can broaden their musical taste by trying things that are closely related. For example, if your child enjoys the theme song to their favourite television programme, listen to the instruments that are used and try to find other kinds of music that also use those instruments.

    7. Keep going and keep it fun!These are just a few ideas to get you started. All children respond well to music, so keep going until you find a particular kind of music that will get them going or, alternatively, calm them down. Do remember that music is something to be enjoyed, so having fun is the most important thing!

    “Music is something to be shared at all ages,” says Dr Lamont. “It really doesn’t matter what kind of music it is, but getting to know music together is a great way of connecting with your children. As well as loving the repetition of their favourite songs and programmes, young children have amazingly diverse musical tastes which you can nurture and encourage”.

    1 與他分享您最喜歡的音樂
與您的孩子一起重溫您最喜愛的音樂經(jīng)驗(yàn)和熱情是有一個(gè)很長的過程的。你可以告訴他們音樂背后的故事。例如當(dāng)你是在哪里第一次聽到它的，你為什 么喜歡它。如果一開始您的孩子并不是那么欣賞您所喜歡的曲調(diào)時(shí)，您也不要?dú)怵H。因?yàn)榧词故浅赡耆撕芏鄷r(shí)候也不喜歡突然就冒出來的新事物，所以請(qǐng)盡量重復(fù)那 他們陌生的音樂，看看他們是否會(huì)喜歡它。

    2 使用音樂從他們的日常工作
注意您的孩子的日常家庭以外的生活規(guī)律，例如當(dāng)他們?cè)谌臻g護(hù)理，托兒所或是由親屬帶的時(shí)候，同時(shí)將其納入您的共享活動(dòng)。許多年幼子女在托兒所的時(shí)候能接觸 到大量的音樂，他們聽各種不同的音樂或是跟著一起唱歌。為什么不充分利用這一特征在您的汽車行程中或是在家放同樣的音樂呢？年幼的孩子喜歡聽重復(fù)播放的 歌！

    3 注意他們的音樂品味
當(dāng)您的孩子發(fā)表對(duì)音樂的意見時(shí)，要注意他們面對(duì)不同的音樂時(shí)在家和不在家的時(shí)候的反應(yīng)并和他們分享這些現(xiàn)象。您可以通過他們最喜愛的童謠來和他們一起玩游戲或一起坐下來和他們一起唱他們最喜愛的電視主題曲。

    4 嘗試多種不同的音樂風(fēng)格
嘗試各種不同風(fēng)格的音樂直到您發(fā)現(xiàn)一個(gè)您的孩子真的有反應(yīng)一種。這可能意味著他們聽過很多音樂之后就停止不再聽原來的音樂了。年幼的孩子很可能會(huì)因?yàn)槁牭?一種他們從來沒有聽過的能讓他們感興趣的音樂就停止了轉(zhuǎn)移。不要覺得你只需要給他們放一些兒歌就好可以，其實(shí)孩子喜歡聽各種各樣的音樂。

    5 獲得物理與音樂
積極欣賞音樂也意味著你會(huì)越來越活躍！當(dāng)音樂變化著情緒或速度時(shí)，嘗試表演不同的音樂并伴著拍手，舞蹈，搖擺，搖動(dòng)和改變你的動(dòng)作（和您的孩子一起）。跟著電臺(tái)音樂唱歌跳舞，或牽著你孩子的手，并一起聽一些舒緩的音樂。

    6 作最他們最喜愛的曲調(diào)
開始與熟悉的一種方式，介紹您的孩子到新的類型的音樂。當(dāng)你知道他們喜歡什么，您可以擴(kuò)闊他們的音樂品味，嘗試的東西是密切相關(guān)的。例如，如果您的孩子享有的主題曲，以他們最喜愛的電視節(jié)目，收聽該文書的使用和嘗試找出其他類型的音樂也使用這些文書。

    7 將它進(jìn)行到底并保持它的趣味性！
這里有一些觀點(diǎn)可以使你輕松開始。所有兒童對(duì)音樂的反應(yīng)都是很靈敏的，所以你要堅(jiān)持找到一種音樂能使他們動(dòng)起來或是安靜下來。要記得音樂是用來享受的，樂趣是最重要的！

    拉蒙特博士說：音樂是所有不同年齡的人都可以共享的。不論是什么樣的音樂，只要知道音樂是一種很好的和你孩子溝通是方式就可以了。同時(shí)還要進(jìn)行重復(fù)唱他們喜歡的歌曲的工作。你可以培養(yǎng)你的孩子的多樣的音樂品位。