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It's been in the media for years: music is good for children (and for their parents)!
- Music significantly aids in improving the fundamental areas of child development: physical, cognitive, language, social, and emotional.
- Studies with preschoolers have shown that those children receiving music training performed 34% higher on tests measuring spatial-temporal ability, indicating that music enhances higher brain functions required for math and science.
- Studies also show that music training generates the neural connections used for abstract reasoning, the so-called "hard-wiring" of neural connections.
- Children who have participated in music perform better in reading and language, and have higher self-esteem.
- Musical activities, especially those with a holistic approach ( like Betsy's MusiKids), can help children develop physical coordination, timing, memory, visual, aural and language skills.
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Studies aside, there are other definite benefits:
- An appreciation for beauty in art and in the world around us.
- Hearing the music of the planet - the music in nature, in faces, in silence...
- The satisfaction of contributing to a successful performance - teamwork in the arts!
- Having a song in your heart!
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All benefits considered, music is truly a gift that lasts a lifetime!
For more information:
Twelve benefits of music education
Resources and information for music advocacy (from
Naperville District 203)
Music instruction aids verbal memory"Music is a more potent instrument than any other for education" Plato |
For
more information contact Betsy at: 630-778-8038
or e-mail her at musikids@att.net |
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