Babies mimic songs

Children as young as 15 months can repeat simple melodies they hear hours after exposure to the tune.As part of the study, scientists captured audio of a 15-month-old boy making sounds similar to the beginning of the song “Happy Birthday,” hours after he heard the song played on a toy. An analysis of the sounds showed the boy hitting the first six notes of “Happy Birthday” almost spot-on, in G major.

“The social aspect of music is important — if a baby sees their mother singing, they know she’s engaging with that song, that she’s enjoying it, and they know it must be important,” Benetti said.
“I think that social context is important. It’s engaging and it’s socially relevant, and for them, that’s enough."

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Babies mimic songs

Children as young as 15 months can repeat simple melodies they hear hours after exposure to the tune.As part of the study, scientists captured audio of a 15-month-old boy making sounds similar to the beginning of the song “Happy Birthday,” hours after he heard the song played on a toy. An analysis of the sounds showed the boy hitting the first six notes of “Happy Birthday” almost spot-on, in G major.

“The social aspect of music is important — if a baby sees their mother singing, they know she’s engaging with that song, that she’s enjoying it, and they know it must be important,” Benetti said.
“I think that social context is important. It’s engaging and it’s socially relevant, and for them, that’s enough."

🆔@neurocognitionandlearning

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