Kindermusik at Liberty United Methodist Church
Specific Benefits of Kindermusik
And Related Research
Early music experiences can have a significant impact on literacy and reading.
According to experts, learning to read depends on acquiring a variety of skills,
including phonological processing, oral language, and comprehension. So
when it comes to these literacy-boosting skills . . .
how does Kindermusik fit in?

Kindermusik Classes: On the Path to Reading (“Our Time”)
by Suzanne I. Barchers, Ed.D. and Heidi Gilman Bennett

Research Highlights (Shorter) http://www.kindermusik.
com/Classes/Downloads/Music&Literacy-OurTime-Research%
20Highlights.pdf

e-Book (Longer)http://www.kindermusik.
com/Classes/Downloads/MusicLiteracy-OurTime-eBookf.pdf



Kindermusik Classes: On the Path to Reading (“Imagine That”)
by Suzanne I. Barchers, Ed.D. and Heidi Gilman Bennett

Research Highlights (Shorter)http://www.kindermusik.
com/Classes/Downloads/Music&Literacy-ImagineThat-Research%
20Highlights.pdf

e-Book (Longer) http://www.kindermusik.
com/Classes/Downloads/Music&Literacy-ImagineThat-eBookf.pdf

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Music & Math
There is no longer any doubt that there is a significant link between early
music instruction and cognitive growth in certain other, “nonmusical” abilities,
such as math, memory, and spatial-temporal reasoning. In fact, studies
focused specifically on music for young children even suggest that these
cognitive gains increase according to the number of years that students
engage in active music learning, and even that the younger children are when
they begin, the greater the gains will be!

The Impact of Music on Mathematics Achievement by Deanne Kells, M.A.

e-Book (Longer)http://www.kindermusik.
com/Classes/Downloads/ImpactOfMusicOnMath.pdf

Research Highlights (Shorter)—Coming soon!

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Music & Social/Emotional Development
Research demonstrates that involvement in music and movement activities
from an early age helps children develop good social and emotional skills.
Research also links social and emotional development with school-readiness
and even with higher academic testing scores. It's no surprise. After all, the
same skills that foster emotional security and social success - skills like
confidence, curiosity, cooperation, self-regulation, and good listening - predict
cognitive achievement and academic success as well.

Music & Social-Emotional Development by Molia Dumbleton, M.A., M.A. and
Heidi Gilman Bennett

Research highlights - Toddlers

Research highlights - Preschoolers