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Early childhood educators value music education as a major segment of children’s social, emotional, physical, intellectual and psychological life. But why? What makes music so important?
According to Young Academics children who undergo regular musical stimulation (from 4 day olds to 5 year olds) have greater attention spans and superior language vocalization skills than children who dont get this. They also list the tops benefits as:
- Improved problem solving skills
- The long term enhancement of spa>al and temporal reasoning skills
- improved language skills
- improved outcomes in mathematical abilities
- Increases in short and long term memory
- Greater social skills and social awareness
- enhanced creative intelligence and developed logical brain functions
- enhanced ability to think, comprehend and understand
So how can you help your child through music?
Other than book your child into Young Acamedics you can do this in your own home through singing. Raising your voices in song wiht your children can provide time for sharing emotional, intellectual and physical enjoyment. Singing also enhances the following skills:
- Beat, pace, tempo, meter
- Rhythm and rhythmic patterns
- Elevate pitch higher/lower, pitch skips, steps, unison, leaps, melodic contour, and harmony
- tone quality, head voice versus speaking voice
- Structure, phrase, repetition
- Expressive elements
- Comparing softer/louder, dynamics
You don’t have to be the next Delta Goodrem, you just need to sing and have fun! Here are some tunes that your kids will love…
ARTICLE SOURCE: www.youngacademics.com.au
