“The young child doesn’t separate music and
art and dance ... All of that goes together,
it’s a part of life. If you just observe them in
nature, they dance, they sing, they ... it’s all
play, and it’s all part of the world for them.”
When young children hear music, their
natural inclination is to move their bodies
in response to it. Research has shown
that this movement, like the music itself,
is an integral factor in the brain’s and the
body’s healthy development. Music is an
invaluable learning tool by itself, but its
impact is vastly enhanced when it is joined
with movement. Music and Movement
in Early Learning explains what research
has shown us about the importance
of combining movement with music in
early learning environments and shows
experienced teachers using
them effectively.
Viewers explore:
• How fetuses as young as five months
respond to music by blinking or moving
to the beat.
• How studies have shown that early
movement experiences are essential to
optimal brain development.
• How babies naturally want to clap along
or move to the music they hear.
• How studies have shown that, when
music and movement are used together,
learning improves.
• How the body is the primary learning
center, and music/movement games and
exercises increase body capability.
• How keeping the beat is related to
sensing the cadence of language.
• How song with movement helps
children develop “inner speech” and,
with it, impulse control.
• Why movement games and exercises
don’t have to be specialized activities
reserved for the playground or gym.
They can be used across the curriculum,
with or without musical accompaniment.
• How, when children sing and dance
together, they bond together and learn
from each other.
25 minutes.
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