"Richard Tsuyuki" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Which brings me to a slightly different thread. What sort of >recommendations does the list have for someone who's NOT interested in >CM at all, *yet*: very young child (1 year old)? (I'm assuming we can >avoid the "Mozart Effect" foolishness.) I suppose a few obvious answers >immediately spring to mind: 1) Don't worry about it; have her listen to >whatever I listen to. 2) Try to expose her to the broadest possible >variety of music (medieval through Boulez, jazz, rock, rap, etc.). 3) >Play her the RC (whatever that is). Anyone have interesting comments >on what sort of stuff is good for kids? I would suggest a combination of 1 and 3. Also, start her on some sort of music activities as soon as she is old enough. Not necessarily formal instruction, but something like *kindermusik*, Orff, Kodaly, or Montessori--games that develop her ear, sense of rhythm, and related skills. "Bruce Alan Wilson" <[log in to unmask]>