Music awakens and stimulates neural pathways in the brain that are associated with higher forms of intelligence such as abstract thinking, empathy, mathematics, and science.
Music’s melodic and rhythmic patterns provide exercise for the brain and help develop memory. Remember singing the ABC song to learn your ABCs?
Studying music helps children establish good listening habits–essential for achievement in school.
Music evokes movement, and children delight in and require movement for their development and growth.
Developmentally appropriate music activities involve the whole child–the child’s desire for language, the body’s urge to move, the brain’s attention to patterns, the ear’s importance in initiating communication, the voice’s response to sounds, as well as the eye-hand coordination associated with playing musical instruments.
Music is a creative experience which involves expression of feelings. Children often do not have the words to express themselves and need positive ways to release their emotions.
Music transmits culture and is an avenue by which beloved songs, rhymes, and dances can be passed down from one generation to another.