Monday, May 14, 2012
Music Therapy and Education
I think that music therapy can provide many opportunities for children. Many students learn in different ways, as we all know, and we as teachers need to be prepared to deal with these differences. Music is a great way to bring a new way of learning into the classroom. Some students may remember information better if it is put to a song rather than just reading it off a paper. Also music can be used to bring students and a classroom together. Children will become better at working in a group if they are asked to sing with one another and also their speech and social skills will improve too. Just as it helps a student to read aloud it also helps a student to sing aloud, alone and in a group to give them diversity in learning.
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Thanks for your post, Brittany....
ReplyDeleteThink of all the good you will do in your classroom if you use music as a tool to reach those students who would otherwise be unreachable. Think of the content knowledge being delivered in a way that will stimulate long term memory and facilitate higher levels of thinking! What an exciting thought!!!
A diversity in learning- good thought. And remembering information in song good be a big key for some learners. The 50 states song- that is almost the only way to remember them all. Music educational songs could be incorporated so easily and very beneficial.
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