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Infant-directed singing

Infant-directed singing uses slower tempo, wider pitch range, repetition, and expressive pauses to engage a baby's attention and support communication.

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Singing and communication activities

Singing and communication activities

Why singing communicates before words Communication begins before a baby uses recognizable words. Infants exchange information through gaze, facial expression, body movement, crying, cooing, babbling, and changes in arousal. Singing naturally organizes many of these signals into a predictable social event. The caregiver’s voice carries prosody, meaning the rhythm, pitch, stress, and intonation that help […]