Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Popularity Of Musicals For Kids As A Teaching Aid

By Mamie Conrad


Cinema evolved into one of the biggest source of entertainment for the crowds. The people were enamored by it; there were hundreds of stories and thousands of actors. But then, what about the kids? They were to get their due share of recognition in the form of musicals for kids. These were small stories appealing to the children and having a lot of value as an educative tool. They were either having some moral or had some technical things that the kids could learn.

One finds that the entertainment today is filled with computer simulated robots that fight each other and flying spaceships that are bombarding one another. The educative edge seems to have slipped over board somewhere along the way. The music however has remained the mainstay of game maker and the player alike.

It is well known that the children are much more adept at making impossible guesses and putting thing together than adults. The learning process is something that has proven to be the bastion of the very young. Adults seem to learn very little late in life and if they do it some stale news that one has heard already.

Among all the music that the children grasp easily it is seen that the rhythmic songs are most popular. There need not be any theme even if the song is lively enough. But the educative factor is one thing that cannot and must not be ignored. For when the song is long gone, the lesson remains. The song helps one pick up the lesson quicker.

The songs that are melodious are more pleasing to hear, it does take someone with talent to master them. The smart child will however know the difference and soon will master them. The lessons thus learnt are passed on to their offspring and this like the river becomes a deluge that has no end. It is one of the beauties of the learning through music.

There are many musicals. The earliest ones were present since the sixties. The popular themes of abandoned children and over protective nannies have made this theme one that is a favorite for children of all ages. There are of course, modern movies and newer version of the older themes that take their turn at the silver screen.

Children are easily distracted. If one wants them to sit through a whole movie it can be an ordeal. There are however some exceptions. The movies with cartoon characters of the ones with a lot of lively songs are apt to catch the attention of the young child easily. That is the magic of the movies; it can give new life to the imagination.

Learning is enhanced when the lessons are rhythmic or have some tune to it. If one were to put all the necessities of life in one basket and then make a tune that were to sing it to us, we would probably all be wise men before long. The theme behind the musicals for kids is somewhat similar, though it is only on a small scale. It helps speed up the learning process and acts as a constant source of inspiration for the child.




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