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Why is Music Important?
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- strengthens brain development
(visit
these sites for the research data)
- exercises the brain
- builds neurological connections
- introduces speech patterns
- develops sensory motor skills
- enhances movement capabilities
- builds 'inner speech' capabilities
- improves impulse control
- enriches self-expression
- practices oral and receptive language
- builds purposeful activity
- heightens attending skills
- builds spatial reasoning
- builds trust, routine, and communications skills
- reduces language and cultural barriers
- encourages motor development to keep up with cognitive development
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"Each time a child is stimulated to
think, either new neural bridges are formed or pre-existing ones
are strengthened."
Cynthia Ensign Raney |
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Research
shows music improving thinking skills, problem solving skills,
math skills, test scores!!
The combination of sensory, motor, and
emotional stimulation results in creating stronger neuro-connections. |
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How Can Children be Involved With Music?
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Music
enriches spatial reasoning skills.
Spatial reasoning skills are involved in
walking, and math, and engineering! |
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singing playing an instrument exploring cultural and historical
connections doing aesthetic and critical analysis interpreting music using music for enjoyment scheduling routines composing songs and rhythms moving to a rhythm during games and
other activities
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Where
to Start?
simple songs chants unaccompanied tunes marching and movement a variety of music styles
classical, blues, jazz, etc. games
listening repetition and echo songs
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Why Action Songs and Musical Games?
builds and strengthens neuro-connections enhances connections between speech, sensory, and
motor skills develops impulse
control, motor control enhances vocabulary and concept
awareness builds on ability to keep a beat enhances logic abilities,
problem-solving practices ability to have 'inner
speech' develops gross motor and fine motor
skills enriches artistic appreciation builds social skills enriches self-awareness
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Needing
Some Music ?
Check out Chapters!
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MUSIC
When one is involved in music, it is total involvement:
the head, the heart, the
hands.
It is listening, speaking, doing.
It is: experiencing
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...and what about background music?
- ongoing background music is like: "Audible
Wallpaper"
- 'silence' allows children to listen to the unique sounds that surround us
- silence provides opportunity for 'inner thoughts'...so many people
use 'music' to avoid thinking. It keeps the mind busy and allows one
to hide from inner thoughts and feelings
- heavy auditory stimulation guides us to 'tune out' which distracts
from developing listening skills... and we wonder why the children
aren't paying attention to us!
- provide music as inspiration, to change the mood (i.e. calming
effect) to listen to, and for activities
- use music when one can attend to it --building music appreciation
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Music Aptitude:
is a combination of BOTH "innate
potential" and "environmental influences".
We have the opportunity to influence the environment !
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WEB SITES
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Activities |
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| Looking for some trumpet music??? Check out Matt
Soble's New CD |
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Any more ideas?? Please share them!
Email: msdebbiep@yahoo.com
copyright 1999, Debbie Roswell
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