Did you know that the way you rock and bounce your baby can affect his sense of rhythm and even what type of music he prefers? Researchers at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada studied how babies perceive music. Since parents usually bounce or rock their babies while singing to them, the researchers wanted to see if there was any connection to the development of rhythm or later preference for music in the babies. The researcher took a look at seven-month old babies. The babies listened to an ambiguous piece of music. That is, the music couldn’t be defined as any … Continue reading →