Why Music?
All children are born with the inherent ability to make music.
With music, they can access everything through music - they can feel, understand, communicate and express using music. Music is universal and it transcends all languages, making it an extremely powerful communication tool!
Why music? Viewed by some as simply icing on the cake, music is so much more! Our propensity for making music is universal and it’s one of the uniquely human ways that we express ourselves, throughout every stage or our lives. From our cooing as infants, to the rhythm of our heartbeats, to the childhood chants and songs we create and sing, to the music we use to celebrate special events and recall memorable occasions, we are musical beings.
Making music uses every part of who we are – our voice, feet, hands, memory, emotions, imagination, breath, voice, heart and soul. What other learned life skill can make such a claim? Active music-making nurtures cognitive, physical, language, social, and emotional learning. It comforts us when we’re sad, soothes us when we’re upset, energizes us when we’re tired, inspires us when we’re indifferent, and aids us in creating bonds with those we love.
Every human being has the right and the capacity to be a music maker. Without melody and rhythm, where would we be? The world would be an awfully quiet place.
Music Learning Supports All Learning®
Wiggling, singing, and laughing with your child is so much fun, it's easy to forget how much learning is taking place! Our research-based curriculum not only develops music skills, it nurtures creativity, self-expression, and confidence while also supporting social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development. Because these benefits build over time, children enjoy the fullest growth in each of these areas when they participate as consistently as possible up through kindergarten.
“In Bridgeport, Connecticut, a study showed that children who participated in the Music Together® Preschool program made significantly greater progress in cognitive, language, and physical learning than children who did not participate in the program. Participation in Music Together® Preschool also seems to have helped these children in social-emotional development.”