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How Music Affects Babies in the Womb ====I have choosen to do my topic on how music effects babies in the womb. Some questions I asked to be able to learn more about my topic include: ====

1.Does music affect babies in the womb?
2.How does it affect them? 3.How will it affect them in school? In everyday life? 4.Can music in turn calm babies, small children, even teens down if they listen in the womb?

**Annotated Bibliography**

Bellybuds. "Pregnancy Heartbeat – Prenatal Music Stimulation and Your Unborn Child." //Bellybuds//. 2010. Web. 03 Nov. 2010. []. //This website talks about the science behind music and a women’s unborn child. It gives a list and information about the benefits for both the baby and the mother in this case. It is a little bit shorter, but packed with information.//

Mantis. "Your Baby Needs Music - Tiny Love." //Tiny Love - Soft Developmental Toys//. Web. 02 Nov. 2010. []. //In this article, there is information about why music is so important for babies. It says that classical music can help even before the baby is born and it talks about how and why this is. It expands on the relationship between music and intellectual abilities. It also explains how music has healing power for people.//

Naish, John. "Beethoven's Babies." //EBSCO//. 11 Oct. 2008. Web. 26 Oct. 2010. [|http://support.ebsco.com]. //The article is about how classical music affects babies in the womb. It talks about how it has a lasting impression and can influence a person’s child greatly.//

"Read the Research That States Babies Remember the Music Heard inside the Womb on the Educational CyberPlayGround." //EducationalCyberPlayGround, Inc. K-12 Education Reference Directory of Resources.// 1997. Web. 03 Nov. 2010. []. //It was interesting to look through this site. I found that it was about a study done in the UK about how babies hear music in the womb. It also goes into detail about how it will make a baby better in musical areas.//

Robledo, S. Jhohoanna. "Music and Your Unborn Child | BabyCenter." //BabyCenter | Homepage - Pregnancy, Baby, Toddler, Kids//. Jan. 2004. Web. 01 Nov. 2010. []. //This is a site with information on babies and pregnancy. The specific page has information about music and how it affects babies in the womb. It has questions posted from curious mothers and answers from experts.//

Seashore, Carl E. //Psychology of Music,//. New York: Dover Publications, 1967. Print. //This book is a good source; it goes into more detail about how music affects anyone’s brain. There is a section on how musical talent is inherited or obtained by children.//

Singleton, Kathryn. "BBC - Parents' Music Room - Womb Music." BBC - Homepage. BBC Radio, Aug. 2005. Web. 02 Nov. 2010. []. //This website was very interesting. It gives information about when the baby can hear music and it talks about what you should play for them. It includes tips about music and a women's unborn child. Finally it talks about how the music affects the baby and what it makes them feel.//

Stewart, Alison. "Lullabelly: Music For Babies In The Womb | Click Chick | Midweek.com." //Hawaii////'s Favorite Newspaper | Hawaii News | Midweek.com//. Midweek, 31 Mar. 2010. Web. 03 Nov. 2010. []. // This story came from an actual mother. It is a short essay about her experience with being pregnant and letting her unborn child listen to music. It will be good first hand account about how music works with an unborn child, and how it affects them. //

Toronto, Robert Cribb. "Music for WombTech It." //EBSCO//. 26 Oct. 2010. Web. 3 Nov. 2010. [|http://support.ebsco.com]. //This is an article found on our library’s database. It is about a company officially discovering that audio can be heard before a baby is born. It goes into detail about what they discovered.//

WebMD. "What's It Like in the Womb? on MedicineNet.com." //What’s it Like in the Womb?// WebMD, 30 Jan. 2005. Web. 03 Nov. 2010. []. // This website talked about what it’s like in the womb. It is a section out of an article that gives information about what it’s like for the baby. It gives research and experiments done to help better understand the experience for an unborn child. //

Source Suggestions This is where other students will add source suggestions. Each member of the group must have at least six sources suggested by other members of the group

Nesbit,, By Michelle. "Facts on How Music Affects Babies & Toddlers While They Are Sleeping | EHow.com." //EHow | How To Do Just About Everything! | How To Videos & Articles//. Web. 04 Nov. 2010. . From Mallory Pottorff -This article expresses how babies correlate music with the sound of their mothers heart beat, which can allow them to be more comfortable.

Sullivan, F. "The Effects of Music on Babies: In the Womb and Afterward." //Associated Content - Associatedcontent.com//. Web. 04 Nov. 2010. . From Mallory Pottorff-This website explains how having around the baby while it’s in the womb can allow it to cope with music in the real world once it is born.

Anita Chanda. "Effect of Music on the Baby in Womb." Indian Blogger. Jun. 30. 2010. Thurs. 05.Nov. 2010. []. From Desirae - This auther gives you detail on how music effects the baby, some dos and don'ts, and gives you information on when the baby can hear and understand the sounds in the moms inviroment.

Eve Frost. " What Music to Listen to While Pregnant." eHow. Nov. 25.2009. Thurs. 05. Nov. 2010 []. From Desirae- I don't know if this is what you are looking for but the website states what kind of music is best to listen to and in what trimester.

Owens, By Maggie. "Research Shows Babies Recognize Music in the Womb - ABC News." //ABCNews.com - ABCNews.com: Breaking News, Vote 2010 Elections, Politics, World News, Good Morning America, Exclusive Interviews - ABC News//. Web. 05 Nov. 2010. []. From Brandon Morgan. This site is a scientific study showing that babies recognize the music played to them while they were in the womb. It is from ABC news, so its pretty legitemate.

"Music in the Womb | Momlogic.com." //Mom News, Health, Beauty, Fashion, Celebrity Moms, Baby Names and More | Momlogic.com//. Web. 05 Nov. 2010. []. From Brandon Morgan. This site covers an expirement that showed playing music to babies in the womb can improve their communication skills.