Music and the Infant Mind

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Are you paying attention to how you bounce that baby on your knee? If you want him to be a country star, bounce him to the two-step. If a waltz is more your preference, then rock him to sleep on every third beat. On today's show, we look at the effects of exposing different music, and rhythms, on developing brains with a brain researcher and a music writer-dad. Also: composer Joshua Camp shares his new composition honoring Brooklyn’s Prospect Park.

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