Kindermusik at Liberty United Methodist Church
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| Specific Benefits of Kindermusik And Research |
Specific Kindermusik Benefits:
Four-year-old children who participated in Kindermusik activities for longer periods of time
are shown to have improved self-control—they plan, guide, and control their own behavior
better than non-participating children.
The Effects of Kindermusik on Behavioral Self-Regulation in Early Childhood Four to six-
year-old children in a Kindermusik class who met ‘low’ compliance standards improved the
equivalent of an increase from the 50th percentile on a standardized intelligence test to
above the 78th percentile. Students whose parents or guardians met ‘satisfactory’
compliance standards jumped on the average from the 50th percentile to above the 87th
percentile.
Study Shows Music Training Improves Intelligence.
Four to six-year-old children in a music and movement program showed more motor skill
development than those in a standard physical education program.
The Effects of a Developmentally Appropriate Music and Movement Program on Motor
Performance.
Music and movement activities can improve children's communication skills which may
enable them to take greater advantage of learning opportunities in school.
Effects of a Classroom-Based Music Intervention on Preschool Children's School Readiness
Skills.
Four-year-old children who participated in Kindermusik activities for longer periods of time
are shown to have improved self-control—they plan, guide, and control their own behavior
better than non-participating children.
The Effects of Kindermusik on Behavioral Self-Regulation in Early Childhood Four to six-
year-old children in a Kindermusik class who met ‘low’ compliance standards improved the
equivalent of an increase from the 50th percentile on a standardized intelligence test to
above the 78th percentile. Students whose parents or guardians met ‘satisfactory’
compliance standards jumped on the average from the 50th percentile to above the 87th
percentile.
Study Shows Music Training Improves Intelligence.
Four to six-year-old children in a music and movement program showed more motor skill
development than those in a standard physical education program.
The Effects of a Developmentally Appropriate Music and Movement Program on Motor
Performance.
Music and movement activities can improve children's communication skills which may
enable them to take greater advantage of learning opportunities in school.
Effects of a Classroom-Based Music Intervention on Preschool Children's School Readiness
Skills.
Some Music Education Research:
Elements of music and reading are highly related in first graders. Students were tested on various elements of music
and reading and a strong relationship was found between a student's awareness of pitch and their ability to sound
out material in reading--material that included standard language and phonetic material.
source: Educational Leadership, November, 1998, p.39
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
article: The Music in Our Minds
Norman M. Weinberger, Professor of Psychobiology at the University of California, Irvine, referencing research of S.J.
Lamb and A.H. Gregory, 1993, Educational Psychology, 13, 19-26
Preschoolers who were given music keyboard lessons improved their spatial-temporal reasoning. A peer group, who
were given computer lessons, showed no improvement. Spatial-temporal reasoning is the abstract reasoning that is
used for understanding relationships between objects such as calculating a proportion or playing chess.
Spatial-temporal reasoning is important in subjects such as mathematics and science.
source: Educational Leadership, November, 1998, p.39
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
article: The Music in Our Minds
Norman M. Weinberger, Professor of Psychobiology at the University of California, Irvine, referencing research of F.H.
Rauscher, G.L. Shaw et al, 1997, Neurological Research , 19, 2-8
A research team exploring the link between music and intelligence reported that music training is far superior to
computer instruction in dramatically enhancing children's abstract reasoning skills, the skills necessary for learning
math and science.
Shaw, Rauscher, Levine, Wright, Dennis and Newcomb, "Music training causes long-term enhancement of preschool
children's spatial-temporal reasoning," Neurological Research, Vol. 19, February 1997
Elements of music and reading are highly related in first graders. Students were tested on various elements of music
and reading and a strong relationship was found between a student's awareness of pitch and their ability to sound
out material in reading--material that included standard language and phonetic material.
source: Educational Leadership, November, 1998, p.39
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
article: The Music in Our Minds
Norman M. Weinberger, Professor of Psychobiology at the University of California, Irvine, referencing research of S.J.
Lamb and A.H. Gregory, 1993, Educational Psychology, 13, 19-26
Preschoolers who were given music keyboard lessons improved their spatial-temporal reasoning. A peer group, who
were given computer lessons, showed no improvement. Spatial-temporal reasoning is the abstract reasoning that is
used for understanding relationships between objects such as calculating a proportion or playing chess.
Spatial-temporal reasoning is important in subjects such as mathematics and science.
source: Educational Leadership, November, 1998, p.39
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
article: The Music in Our Minds
Norman M. Weinberger, Professor of Psychobiology at the University of California, Irvine, referencing research of F.H.
Rauscher, G.L. Shaw et al, 1997, Neurological Research , 19, 2-8
A research team exploring the link between music and intelligence reported that music training is far superior to
computer instruction in dramatically enhancing children's abstract reasoning skills, the skills necessary for learning
math and science.
Shaw, Rauscher, Levine, Wright, Dennis and Newcomb, "Music training causes long-term enhancement of preschool
children's spatial-temporal reasoning," Neurological Research, Vol. 19, February 1997
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