How Music Benefits Our Children 让孩子们在音乐中成长
“Rhythm is there in the cycles of the seasons, in the migrations of the birds and animals, in the fruiting and withering of plants, and in the birth, maturation and death of ourselves.” -- Mickey Heart
“ 韵律，是四季的循环，是鸟类和动物的迁徙，是植物的生长和枯萎，是我们的诞生、成长和死亡” -- Mickey Heart
It would be difficult, and frankly quite depressing, to imagine an early childhood education environment without the presence of music. Both for creating a mood through background music, and as a direct teaching tool, music is a valuable resource when dealing with children.
想象一下，如果在幼儿的早期教育环境中缺少音乐，他们的世界将变得多么沉闷和无趣。无论是作为活动时的背景音乐，或是作为直接的教学载体，音乐都是与孩子们打交道的宝贵资源和重要途径。
California Kids Club strongly promotes the use of music in its environment. Our rich Music Club ® curriculum is linked to our monthly language themes to enhance the use and understanding of thematic language. Music Club ® also makes use of a variety of music types, such as dance songs, traditional songs, and even tailor-made original pieces.
加州儿童会非常鼓励在各种环境中使用音乐。我们丰富的音乐会课程与我们每月的主题课程是相对应的，在学习音乐的同时就能加强主题课程里知识点的理解和运用。音乐会涵盖了各种音乐类型，如舞蹈歌曲、传统歌曲、甚至是量身定制的原创歌曲。
After last year’s success, it is exciting to launch our second Music Week, where the children will explore specific genres, namely, Rock ‘n Roll, Latin Music, Opera, and Reggae. Our students will have the opportunity to experience new kinds of music, dance instruments, and culture.
暨去年成功的举办首个音乐周之后， CKC即将迎来我们的第二个音乐周。今年，孩子们将探讨不同的音乐流派，即摇滚乐、拉丁音乐、歌剧和雷鬼。孩子们将有机会体验新的音乐类型、舞蹈、乐器和文化。
Before discussing the deeper treasures of a musical environment, let’s acknowledge the obvious. Music generally affects our moods. Festive occasions, parties and celebrations would be difficult to imagine without the presence of music.
在讨论音乐环境更深层次的优势之前，让我们先来确认一个显而易见的事实：音乐可以影响我们的情绪。想象一下，各种节日、聚会及庆祝活动中如果没有音乐，那将会是怎样的情景。
The physical, emotional, cognitive and social benefits of our exposure to music are so real that they have led to the development of Music Therapy, supported by bodies such as the American Music Therapy Association.
置身于音乐环境中，我们的身体、情感、认知和社交都得到了不同程度的发展，甚至已经研发出音乐疗法以及成立相关机构，如：美国音乐治疗协会。
According to a study conducted by the journal, Psychology of Music, Children exposed to a multi-year program of music tuition involving training in increasing complex rhythmic, tonal and practical skills display superior cognitive performance in reading skills when compared with their non-musically trained peers. In other words, studying music is linked to better reading skills.
根据杂志《音乐心理学》的研究，接受多年在复杂的节奏、音调和实际操作技能等音乐教学的儿童，其认知能力和阅读技巧都高于没有受过音乐训练的对比组。换言之，学习音乐能提高阅读能力。
Since California Kids Club is a school that bases a lot of its lessons on books and aims to teach children how to read, the relationship between music and reading is worth noting.
在加州儿童会，我们立足于绘本教学，并致力引导孩子如何阅读。深知音乐和阅读之间的关系是相辅相成的，我们愿意更多的运用和促进两者之间的发展和提高。
There are boundless more advantages to experiencing music, but in terms of what development aspects we focus on most here at California Kids Club, teamwork, self-expression, risk taking, self-discipline, spatial intelligence (math), and a sense of achievement all benefit from active exposure to music.
学习和体验音乐有非常多的优势，就发展方向来讲，我们加州儿童会更专注于：团队合作、自我表达、冒险精神、自律性、空间智能（数学）和成就感等，孩子们都将受益于积极接触音乐。
Bearing this in mind though, Dr. Kyle Pruett, clinical professor of child psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine states: “It’s important not to oversell how smart music can make you, music makes your kid interesting and happy, and smart will come later.”
耶鲁大学医学院儿童精神病学临床教授Dr. Kyle Pruett指出：“不要吹嘘音乐是如何使你变得聪明的。首先音乐可以让你变得有趣和快乐，然后才会变得聪明。”
