Mozart Effect for Children: Awakening Your Child's Mind, Health and Creativity with Music » (Reprint)

Listen to Don Campbell's credentials.

A Texas native, Don Campbell studied with Nadia Boulanger at the Fontainebleau Conservatory of Music in France and has worked with Jean Houston, Leonard Bernstein and other musicians, healers and mind/body researchers.

Over the years, his quest to harness the healing and creative powers of sound and music has taken him to 40 countries, including Haiti, Russia, Israel, Greece, Tibet, Indonesia and Thailand, where he has studied indigenous culture, taught and worked with children and young adults, and given his own performances. He has taught and performed in most of the capitals of Europe and lived in Japan for several years, serving as music critic for a Tokyo newspaper.

He founded the Institute of Music, Health and Education in 1988, and is known to the public through frequent television and radio appearances and international lecture tours. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.

In his groundbreaking book, The Mozart Effect^®, Don Campbell revealed the enormous healing powers of classical music. Now he shows you how to help the children in your life experience the same benefits.

You don't have to be an expert on classical music to use this wise and compassionate book. Focusing each chapter on a particular age — from prenatal through age ten — Don Campbell explains how music is the perfect tool to improve children's language, movement, and social skills at home, school, and play. He presents dynamic, inventive ways to invigorate a child's imagination, and supplies simple exercises, musical menus, and entertaining games that will improve your child's memory. At once practical and profound, The Mozart Effect^® for Children is an invaluable resource for all parents and educators who want to help their children imagine, achieve, and grow in every aspect of their lives.

Parent Council Reviews

If you want your child to benefit from music, then this book is for you. Campbell talks about child development using metaphors from music as well as offering suggestions for tunes to encourage brain growth. He cites several research studies, but he emphasizes that it is more important to relax, enjoy the tunes, and make use of the classical music selections that will appeal to children of various ages. 2000, William Morrow, $25.00. Ages Adult. Reviewer: S. Palmer SOURCE: Parent Council Volume 8