There are not too many people who are inclined to learning music and the
arts. That is the reason why enrollment in other endeavors such as
sports outnumbers signups for arts and music subjects. Sad to say, there
tends to be lesser emphasis and opportunity for the creative and
performing arts in education as children move up in the grades. When
there are budget cuts in school districts, the firs hits are art, music,
and drama. This is inopportune because much is to be gained by
providing musical and creative experiences all the way through a child's
learning expedition.
Luckily, preschool and kindergarten core curriculum is a great deal embedded with music, art, and movement. Art and
music lessons for children are very significant components of an effective preschool and kindergarten program.
Children
learn a lot by hearing music of different genres. They are
subconsciously trained to distinguish between different sounds, pitches,
and rhythms. They become skilled at identifying rhymes, which are so
common in the lyrics of songs. Rhyming is critical to the development of
phonemic and phonological awareness in children.
