Music helps in all areas of child development. It ignites their intellect, social-emotional proficiency, motor skills and overall literacy. It helps the body and the mind to work together.
Here are some great points about the benefits children get by exploring music through play:
- Develop fine and large motor control
- Music builds intimacy
- Expands Communication and imagination
- Creates a sense of belonging
- Music makes children happy!
For language skills, the key to toddler music is repetition, which encourages language and memorization. It also gives them opportunities to imitate the words. It also makes kids happy. For example, silly songs make toddlers laugh. Dancing to music helps children build motor skills while also allowing them to practice self-expression. Music is a perfect way to get them to work on motor skills because children love to dance and move to music. They also enjoy listening to rhythms by clapping or tapping objects.
Here are some links for more information:
Bright Horizons – Music and Children Rhythm Meets Child Development
Novak Djokovic Foundation – Importance of Music in Early Childhood Development