Well-planned musical activities in preschool are very effective as a medium to improve social and emotional development.
Music bonds everyone together and improves mood. It causes the brain to light up and creates new pathways for learning, memory and problem solving.
Music-making exercise teaches us social dynamics, while still maintaining a fun and nice learning experience. Grouping children together to make music teaches them to work as a team properly, in a way that is fun for everybody and while still creating something of value.
Participating in a music class for young children is the essence of quality time, the kind of focused time that engenders feelings of safety, love, and well-being.
Children who experience music and music activities with a caring adult form a unique bond and respect.
Most importantly music will teach children that they can create great things if they manage to work together properly, while everybody is doing its part. On top of all this, it can also help them learn cooperation, sharing, compromise, concentration and most importantly creativity. These skills will help children advance sociality in the long run and will prove to be invaluable.
Leadership skills and confidence are also vastly improved with music, as demonstrated with the learning of simple songs. It is a great way for children to progress their leadership skills and boost confidence.
One of the most important parts of musical emotional development is the development of empathy. This mostly works in environments where children are working in groups and watch other children for subtle cues, such as volume, timing, and expressiveness to create music. However, not many of us know that these are the same cues that we use to understand each other’s feelings, and being able to perceive and understand is the base for empathy and moral development.
Music connects children who may not otherwise discover they have anything in common. Sharing a love for certain types of music creates an almost automatic bond. It helps provide children with a framework on which they can socialize.
Music can help children and teachers relate to each other by creating a relaxed atmosphere for communication or shared activities.
Participating in music – either as dancing, studying, or playing an instrument – gives children a sense of confidence that they take into their interpersonal relationships. Confident kids tend to attract friends.
Research suggests that preschoolers participating in musical groups and movement activities displayed greater group cooperation, cohesion, and pro-social behavior compared to kids who weren’t involved in the same activities.