Attending to Music
“Music Soothes Savage Beasts (Including Kids)”
“Let go” while playing music, clap your hands, rock back and forth, sway from side to side and move your child to the beat of the music.

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Remove the physical cues and allow your child
to imitate the movements that you previously provided.
Introduce
instruments (e.g., rattles, drums, and other musical toys).
Play
music, stop it intermittently, and start it after your child looks toward you.
Use
hand over hand assistance to help your child shake a rattle when music plays.
Stop
your child’s rattle when the music stops, to help build understanding of “cause
and effect.”
Sing
familiar children’s songs and interactive finger plays, while sitting face to
face with your child (e.g., The Itsy Bitsy Spider, The Wheels on the Bus, Open
Shut Them, etc).
Exaggerate
facial expressions, change your tone of voice, and vary musical activities to
keep your child interested.