Monday, August 23, 2010

Music Education for Child

Music is one of the highest expressions of artistry. It is an important part of our life and good music could help us build proper moods. Music is also an important part of child education. It is a huge part of school education in all levels and even since their early childhood. 

Lots of studies have shown that music could boost brain development even for babies inside the wombs. We all know Mozart Effects isn’t it? Babies and toddlers are also get benefits if they are exposed with appropriate music. As music could stimulate brain development and function, children could get advantages on math, language, and any creative capacity imaginable. Music education for child should be diverged based on age brackets and educational needs. On early childhood music education designed to combine music, story, movement, and exploration on all musical instruments. At the higher levels, children could be urged to learn music theory as well as playing specific instruments and participating on music ensemble.  

There are several well known methods for music education for children. Kindermusik and Music-in-the Box is among the notable music learning methods for early childhood combining music with movement, picture books to encourage language and reading development. Kodaly method is well known for its emphasis on singing for child music education while Suzuki method is focusing on learning specific instruments.    

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