Rhythmic Complexity: Week 12 FOL
A child’s first exposure to rhythm is in the womb as she feels and hears her mother’s heart beat. After birth she hears her own heart beat. African and Indian music traditions have brought syncopation and other rhythmic complexities to our ears, weaving these rhythms into current Western culture. As children are exposed to a variety of different rhythmic patterns they develop their abilities to listen and produce these rhythms more easily. This aids them in formal music study and in the development of their large and fine motor skills. Children with a good sense of beat and rhythm are more coordinated athletes and dancers.
