I think this article is important to children and families, because some parents feel that music is just music. They feel that children are not getting anything from music; that's not true. Research has found that learning music facilitates learning other subjects and enhances skills that children inevitably use in other areas. "A music-rich experience for children of singing, listening and moving is really bringing a very serious benefit to children as they progress into more formal learning". Research shows that learning the do-re-mi can help children excel in ways beyond the basic ABCs (http://www.pbs.org.../education/music-arts/).
Music gears towards language development for all children. when a child is born; they learn the different sounds, and decoding of different words. When children are introduced to music, it enhances all these abilities that promotes language development. According to studies musical training gets the left side of the brain which processes language. there's a relationship between language development and music in children; it becomes the root of social competence.
Music can also increase a child's IQ. A man name Glenn Schellenberg did a study and has found that when a children were taking weekly piano and voice lessons their IQs increased. He took 12 children for nine months and gave them voice lessons; another group and gave them drama lessons to see if art had a better effect than music. Then he took a third group and didn't give them any lessons. All the children's IQ were tested before going to the first grade, and then tested before going to second grade. he found that the children that had been given the music lessons IQs had increased higher than the children that had no music lessons.
Researchers have also found that music helps children with spatial temporal skills to help them with solving math problems. Not only does music helps math skills, but helps children with art, gaming, architecture, computers and even engineering skills.
When Christopher Johnson did a study on music with children in elementary; he found that these children scored 22 percent higher in English, and 20 percent higher on math scores on standardized tests. The studies have shown that music can improve a child's learning abilities. It allows the children to learn discipline, and learning a skill.
Reference
The Benefits of Music Education. Music & Art. Education. Retrieved from:
http://www.pbs.org./education/music-arts/the-benefits-of-music-education
hi Guadalupe,
ReplyDeleteGreat post. I use to think playing music to the baby they would forget or not care about it. But I played music with my son, when he was in my stomach and today he is four and music still calms him down. Great Post and wonderful information.
Jackeline,
ReplyDeleteChildren can hear every thing when they are in the womb. I bet your son, loves music, and may one day want to play an instrument, or be a dancer. Music is very appropriate for young children.
According to (Jackman,2009), children need music every day and every year as they live and learn.Music is important for brain development as they learn to read letters and words in a song and touch their feelings ( make them happy as they dance and sing with others).
ReplyDeleteAlso, music whether singing, playing with instruments, dancing or finger plays helps children become more creative and more unique as an individual.
Awesome post and I believe that children learn best through music. That is why music is included in the classroom through out the day it important for brain development.
ReplyDeleteGuadalupe,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post, thank you for sharing. I am a huge fan of music and have seen how it can support children in early childhood classrooms. I enjoyed reading about the positive outcomes music had on the subjects in the article you shared. In my home, my children and I all work and study with music.