Research Tells Us

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Music as Valuable Tool

• Supports bonding through touching and rocking…


• Helps to build trust…


• Nurtures the caregiver as well as the baby strengthening confidence and self esteem i.e singing vs. reading…


• Affects total development of the child…


• Provides nourishment for the brain…


• There is a strong language-movement connection…


• Can provide a foundation for learning, listening and literacy…


• Enhances grounding, body awareness, motor skills, problem solving, balance, co-ordination…


• Enriches the quality of life for everyone…


• Power to change a mood or frustration in an instant…


• Instills a sense of community…


• Contributes to social success…


• Promotes emotional well-being…


• Feels good and is good for us…

• 1st & most favorite toy, child reaches arms out. If important to parent will share with child…


• A lot of bonding going on. Eye contact, face to face, 1st my turn, then yours, bringing closer together…


• If children are not given experiences to engage their bodies, they will switch off.


• Movement frees the mind, instrumental music may affect the subconscious…


• Can be seen as the language of emotions, stirs up inner energies causing sensation in physical body that sets personality in motion. (Kokas)


• Symbol of human feelings. Through joyful musical experiences, becomes a higher form of communication, expressing what is inside.


• Sound exploration is crucial to language development…


• Caregiver’s positive comments reinforce exploration.


• Communicative & expressive, laden with possibilities…


• Stress & cortisol washing over brain like oil. Can’t think. With frequent occurrence chemistry of brain will be altered… (Berry)