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INDUSTRY INSIGHT
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The
Benefits of
a Musical
Environment
Y
ou can make music with just about anything
found in your household. Adding a musically
inclined environment to your child’s life offers
extensive benefits for her emotional, intellectual
and social development.
For young children, music helps identify teamwork. It shows
that you can create something greater with the help of more
people. For example, the use of drums, guitars and vocals can
produce a better song than a song only containing the use of
drums.
Music allows children to express themselves through
creativity and openness with others. Enjoying music gives
preschoolers a common interest and can create lasting
friendships. Here are some ideas to incorporate some tunes
into your child’s daily activities.
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Allow your child to sit at the kitchen table with pots and
pans to use as drums while you make dinner. This engages
your child with you in the kitchen and keeps him away
from the possible dangers of the kitchen while you are
cooking. Provide him with different types of pans and
utensils (for example, plastic utensils and metal pans) so
that he can learn to create various sounds. It is best not to
use glass in this activity.
Sing along with your child in the car. Preschoolers are
not yet at the age where they become self-conscious
of their behavior. In fact, most little ones love letting out
their strong vocal chords for everyone around them to
hear. Encourage your child to do this more often, even
if it is a little loud on the ear drums! Playing basic songs
This Industry Insight was written by Dina Speranza &
Carol Maier. They are the owners of The Goddard School®,
located at 800 Commerce Avenue in Moon Township.
Goddard offers both full- and part-time Infant/Preschool/
Kindergarten programs. For more information, visit
goddardschool.com/Pittsburgh or call 412.262.1821.
and repeating them regularly will help your child retain
simple melodies and rhythms.
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Plan a dance party for family fun night. Encourage your
child to get up and show you his moves by playing freeze
dance. This is done by a family member controlling the
music and stopping it at random times. When the music is
stopped, everyone freezes until the song restarts. Freeze
dance always results in tons of giggles by all the family
members.
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