How does learning music and dance in early life affect child development?

How does learning music and dance in early life affect child development?

1. Ideas

   • Physical effects on the child's body
     • Develop Physical Skills - Gross and fine motor skills
     • Improve Fitness
   • Psychological effects on the child's brain
     • Stimulates otherwise unused parts of the brain
     • Think more creatively and in an open minded way
     • Helps with self-esteem, motivation and social anxiety
     • Helps to relieve stress and induce happiness
   • Benefits of learning/doing Music, Movement and Dance and a young age
     • Improved listening skills
     • Helps with memory and academic achievment
     • Make friends
     • Boosts creativity
   • Learning and gaining life skills and talents
     • Being able to communicate with others respectfully
     • Being able to problem solve
     • Being able to learn from mistakes
     • Having persistence, resilience, patience and dedication
     • Being able to recognise their own responsibilities and the consequences for their actions
     • Accepting varying race and gender

2. Capabilities

   • Critical and Creative thinking
     • Posing questions and being curious
     • Organising information and connecting ideas
     • Applying logic and reasoning
     • Seeking solutions
     • Metacognition- thinking about thinking
     • Reflecting on processes
     • Considering alternatives
     • Transfering knowledge into new contexts
     • Evaluating procedures and drawing conclusions

3. Research Processes

   • Primary sources
     • Interviews and Surveys
       • Dance Teacher
       • Music Teacher
       • Peers and Family
       • Child Psychologist
   • Secondary sources
     • Internet- websites
     • Journals/ Books
     • Scholarly articles

4. Challenges

   • Being able to access information
   • Finding enough survey participants
   • Having enough time
   • Being able to contact interviewees