Benefits of Music
Music is everywhere …
All sounds are musical.
Rhythm is in the way we walk and talk.
All sounds are musical.
Rhythm is in the way we walk and talk.
Children are born into a world of sound and movement, responding to vibrations when heard and felt. Their involvement with music facilitates their intellectual, imaginative and emotional growth, helping them gain a positive self-image and extend their awareness of cultural values.
Music is enjoyable, soothing and assists in the development of listening skills, concentration, coordination, cooperation, communication, and memory.
Music is enjoyable, soothing and assists in the development of listening skills, concentration, coordination, cooperation, communication, and memory.
Music helps children
- Express feelings through voice and body
- Develop harmony, melody, rhythm and learn to sing in tune
- Have fun and be creative
- Recognise sounds, instruments and different music
- Develop and extend language, listening skills, concentration, memory and discrimination (e.g. fast/slow)
- Learn to participate in a group as well as alone
Ideas for equipment for music
- A selection of musical instruments (purchased and home made) and music
- A cassette/CD player with a variety of tapes and CDs (classical, children’s, cultural and pop)
- Items for dancing - scarves, streamers, etc.
- A display unit for displaying musical instruments, with easy access
Adults can help
- Provide music anywhere and any time
- Sing and chant as often as children enjoy
- Help children make up their own songs and chants
- Play tapes, sing along and move to the music
Ideas to help with literacy and numeracy
- Sing familiar songs, rhymes and chants
- Learn new songs rhymes and chants
- Choose songs and chants about numbers, counting, etc.
- Choose songs and chants with interesting new words in them
(Taken from www.lead.ece.govt.nz)