MULTICULTURAL MUSIC TO ENJOY
Music and movement on children has a positive effect, improving the cognitive capacity of memory, facilitating learning and exploring the ability for Writing, Mathematics, Literacy, Science, Social Studies, Art and Technology. http://www.mamalisa.com/
movement as expression
Movement is the answer to a song. Movement of the gross motor skills strengthens the body and creates balance. Through movement, children can express their emotions and feelings. Another way to exercise by movement is using musical instruments including the guitar, piano, and violin; these help us exercise the fine motor skills. The children explore, enjoy and embody themselves in the movement, generating new rhythms, and gaining positive self-esteem. Through the Movement, the kids can explore and participate in dance and culture.
Areas to Promote
Music, Movement and Kids
~ Music and movement are intimately related. Through music we can develop the auditory area of the brain; at the same time, the brain stimulates our body. Through music, the tempo, space and time, generate feelings. These feelings are connected to different rhythms found in the music: jazz, blues, rock, and ragtime.
Social / Emotional Development
~ Children learn to share their experiences expressing their emotions; for example: anger, joy, sadness, and happiness; using sounds to express emotions through their bodies. It promotes children’s integration as part of a group, to share in singing, taking responsibilities, following the rules, and taking self-direction.
Physical development
~ Helps exploration, discovery and development of locomotor skills and fine motor skills, eye-hand coordination. Learning to swing and coordinate, they use their imagination to move their bodies according to a specific sound.
Cognitive development
~ In this particular area, children in general, use their logic solving problems as group. They use their imagination when they try to jump like a rabbit, explore cause and effect, compare and measure. Children learn about number concepts and sequences.
Language development
~ Through music, children learn and refine their listening skills, gain new words, concepts, learning the alphabet and numbers. They can have good oral expression, facilitating the communication with a wider vocabulary.
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