Showing posts with label Brain development. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brain development. Show all posts

Monday, August 5, 2013

Music lessons before age 7 boost brain link

An interesting article on learning music from a young age... "Starting piano or violin lessons before the age of seven appears to cause permanent changes to the brain that are linked to better motor skills. Those changes in brain development don't occur in people who learn to play an instrument when they are older, a new study has found..." to read more of the article from CBC news, click here ... Music lessons before age 7 boost brain link

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Why teach music and movement to young children?

It develops personal growth through language, listening, co-ordination, concentration, memory.

It develops interpersonal growth through social skills, respecting others, working together.

It stimulates brain growth through multi-sensory stimulation.

It helps with learning movement, pitch and rhythm often used to reinforce learning of important information.

 It develops a child's imagination and creativity, and it's fun!