I haven't produced offspring yet, but if I had, they'd be musical that's for sure. As a licenced Kindermusik Instructor through the Bermuda School of Music, I've seen many a gifted toddler enter my room with their heads being held up by their doting parents and leave with a very shy "goodbye teacher Joy''."

I'm told that the growing up and speaking part is a natural development in a child's growth pattern, along with the holding up of their own head, but I'd like to think I helped aid in that.

Music at an early age increases language development, problem solving, self-esteem and emotional bonding. Okay, how can I back that up you're asking? Simple, I'll tell you a secret that you SHOULD NOT tell your kids. Are you ready?

Music is math. We all know that sound is produced through waves and these waves hit certain frequencies, right? Well, each frequency has a numeric equivalent. Numbers are math. Introduced early, disguised as something else (in this case, wonderful melody) the brain soaks up the seen and unseen benefits in every way.

By simply tapping a steady beat on your toddler's legs or back (that would be the part in the music you never stop bopping your head to ... the melody is the part that starts and stops), you are gently instiling timing.

Never hesitate to sing to your child. Even the most questionable of voices is capable of teaching something. As your child gets older he or she tackles everything at their own pace. My mother can attest to this and I'm sure you can too.

In Kindermusik class, as the child develops, so does the curriculum. At age three or four the world is full of wonder and imaginary things. Children should be encouraged at home to tell their own stories.

We've tackled the math and timing of it all, and now, with your persistence and dedication, you get to see how music ... is language.

Oh verbs! Wonderful verbs and adjectives, and the "hows" of it all! Imagine singing a song about galloping to Grandma's house while actually galloping. Your child has just multi-tasked without having a 9-5, hectic schedule, and mouths to feed. Oh the joy! As a vocalist, lyricist, poet and performer, words are my favourite. They convey emotions and rid the world of the monosyllabic "fine" and "nice" that often stifles creativity and makes life bland.

Music opens up the possibility that rain makes a sound that can be sung ¿ "pitter patter" (Kindermusik also integrates a bit of American Sign Language, ASL, to add movement to the music and funnel that energy into a whole experience). And by rounding their lips into an O, singing a high "oo" to a low "oo" the sound of the wind can be made. Your child will master each of these baby steps with music as a foundation.

If you were living in a musicless world, you should know another secret¿

Music can change your mood! Parents of older, more difficult to reach children, picture this: Assuming you've actually had a relationship in the past with your now prepubescent adolescent who, let me tell you, is mostly angry because someone flipped the script on his or her physical development and social standing in the world and secondly, because you didn't tell them, this is a good one.

Your not so little one comes home in the foulest of moods. Before you put on your therapist hat and reason them to death, flick on Aqua's "Barbie Girl'', lip synch and dance around the room. Have fun! That's right. Laugh with your child and loosen up. It's the same rush as hanging upside down at the playground. No one gets to see it but the two of you. They'd probably get bullied off the monkey bars by some preschoolers anyway and besides, that's not the only way to "reclaim your childhood''. Allow the music to release your happy hormones.

And adults, this part of the music is for you. I'll broach this subject quickly and painlessly. After you've dropped your child off at school and are waiting in the inevitable traffic that is a result of school being back in session put your road rage to good use. No point in being stressed to and from a stressful job. Slap on Linkin Park and Jay-Z's grinding collaboration "Numb / Encore" and feel free to scream the chorus along with the lead singer Chester Bennington. You'll channel all that negative energy out instead of using it in the form of snide remarks towards your boss and co-workers.

There, from birth and up, are some reasons why music is life for me, and why it should be incorporated into everyday living.

From my musical home to yours¿