MUSIC AND LEARNING

Effect of Music on Child's learning



Effect of Music on Child's learning

Introduction

Naturally, children love the music and respond to it. Children have the ability to feel the music both physically and emotionally. Music has great impacts on mind and movements of a person. Due to these facts, music is important for early childhood development, and improving learning skills of a child. In this essay, we will discuss that what affects the music and can have on a child's learning capabilities, and how the innovations in technology can facilitate the child learning processes.

Discussion

Infants are fundamentally sensitive to the dynamics of sounds. They normally respond to music through movement by their entire body. They rock, bounce, and move in response to loud music. As infants grow to toddlers, they are able to listen to different music and respond actively to the familiar songs. As movement is a necessity for an infant or a toddler for making them able to learn, and music stimulates the best movement, therefore, music no doubt has a great impact on learning capabilities (Gell, 1973).

Research has shown that music plays a vital role in developing the cognitive skills of the children. The music activates the entire system of the person by stimulating the brain, emotions, and the body simultaneously. If music is used in a constructive way, it can have positive effects on a child's learning capabilities. Music holds various constituents for the developing mind of children, which helps in the development of skills for speech, expression and movement. For example, the children who involve in free play during their stay at school playgrounds are more likely to have in depth understanding about cross cultural environments (Bishop, et.al, 2001).

A child's early years are a crucial period for exposure to the arts (Barnett, 1973). According ...