Juliana Osinchuk

Enchanting music from Mozart and other composers designed to provide a healthy, nurturing environment and a chance for your baby to exercise "musical muscles"!  This project benefits Children's Hospital at Providence in Alaska.

Music has the power to influence and change any persons' mood. Music can make you laugh or cry, tap your toes or fall asleep, agitate or soothe you. The speed, pitch and range of music can affect you positively or negatively. While research on music's power has been ongoing, only recently has the general public become aware of the vast potential of listening to music as well as participating in it. Music education in the earliest years of development improves a child's learning ability because young minds are like a fresh, empty sponge, susceptible to all kinds of stimuli which they absorb very quickly. As responsible parents, we try to comfort and teach our children right from wrong, as well as protect them from bad influences. We are careful with language, visual stimuli, nutrition and physical education but we often forget about the power of music. The fact is, unborn children hear before they see. They learn to recognize a parent's voice which is why we are encouraged to speak to them before birth. What kind of music do we want the baby to hear? Would it not be best to create a healthy auditory environment, free of undue anxiety or stress?

(Listen to some clips from Growing Babies Bright. You'll need RealPlayer which you can download from the Real.com if you don't already have it.)

Read the Parenting, February 2001 review of this CD.

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