Music Makes A Difference

Why Incorporate Music in the Classroom?

• Music education helps children learn in school

• Children learn concepts more easily when music is part of the curriculum

• Music education increases interest in academic learning

• Music education improves student listening skills

What are the Effects of Incorporating Music in the Classroom?

• Rise in student reading achievement test scores

• Low achieving readers learn to read when music is in the reading curriculum

• Students in grades 2-6 who are bi-lingual or non-English speaking learn English language through song

• Handicapped students achieve significantly through music education

How to Incorporate Music in the Classroom

• Use music as transitions during centers• Allow music to be played during work times• Learn a song by singing parts of it each time

the class lines up• Create a song using the information students

are learning

Resource

• http://www.nldline.com/music1.htm