Music is a definition of the art of sound through which emotions and ideas are expressed in an important artistic way through (composition, harmony, and colors), and music is divided into several concepts such as: pitch, which controls the volume (high - low) and the second concept, which is tempo, which It controls the speed of sound (slow-fast) and the third is dynamic (higher - quieter).

 

Music is the first language that stimulates the child’s sense of hearing. Singing is also an essential aspect of the child’s speech development. Therefore, music is considered one of the most important materials that develop a child in many areas, especially during the early childhood stage (Chen-Hafteck and Mang 2012). Many of the words he memorized through songs, and he does not necessarily know the meanings of all the words while he is in early childhood, but at least he learns the correct pronunciation of them which develops the language skills of the child. Music and movement also develop social interactions between students through communication, cooperation with colleagues, and singing with them, and at the same time, individual singing enhances their self-confidence. There is another area as well, which is the emotional field, where the child expresses his feelings through a song.

 

We can use music in all subjects, for example, mathematics. In half the class, I felt that the students were starting to get bored. Stop the class. Open them a song about mathematics. Ask them to jump and sing. This will restore their enthusiasm and return to the lesson with beautiful energy and it will change their mood.

 

As well as in sciences such as the activity that I used to identify the names of animals, their shapes and their sounds, each student will choose an animal and take his mask and color it. This will develop fine motor skills such as fingers during coloring. After that, each student must come in front of the students and put his mask behind him, and imitate the sound of the animal he chose (as he went out to display in front of everyone this will enhance his self-confidence), and the students will have to anticipate the animal he has  (this will also enhance their cognitive skill as they must think and focus to associate the sound with the animal) and in the end, the students will sing collectively and this will develop a lot of skills, the most important of which are social skills.

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References:

Journey, Petit. “Why Music and Movement Matter in Early Childhood | Petit Journey.” Petit Journey, 15 Sept. 2021, www.petitjourney.com.au/music-and-movement-in-early-childhood-education.

 

“Music | Art Form, Styles, Rhythm, and History.” Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2022, www.britannica.com/art/music.

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