Tone Deaf

by Robin Lever, Composer and Musician

If your child is tone deaf, don't let that worry you - there are plenty of musical activities you can do with your child!
Every culture in the world has its own music. It fulfils a basic human need and young children need opportunities to listen, respond to it and make their own sounds! Enjoyment of music lasts a lifetime - it can reduce stress, unite people and bring joy.
Even if you aren't confident of your own abilities, it needn't stop you sharing a rich and rewarding variety of experiences with your child. If you've ever experienced a good tune, sung in the bath or tapped your foot to a beat, then you won't have any trouble when it comes to musical play with your child.
Even if you can't sing and have no confidence in your musical abilities, there are so many reasons to be engaging in music related play during your child's pre-school years.
Music can build up those listening skills and help with concentration, things which are necessary for language development. It helps with physical coordination and memory too!
Your child's musical confidence will increase if you do some straight forward musical activities from time to time.
There is a popular misconception that in order to sing, you need to be able to always hit the right note or have a good singing voice. This is completely untrue! Music to the young child has very little to do with demonstrating precise skills or giving impressive performances.

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